Commercial & Intellectual Property Law

Civil Law

The Role of Civil Law

Civil law is the law system based on Roman law which is codified and decided by the country’s judges. It entails the legislation that deals with citizens of the country where one citizen can take legal action against another.

Examples of civil law are that of Property, Commercial and Intellectual Property Law.

South Africa counts under the countries where a mix between common and civil law exists. Smit & Van Wyk specializes in various aspects of civil law as pertaining to intellectual property rights ranging from agreements, counterfeiting, infringements, and litigation to advice and applications, as well as registrations of trademarks and patents, as well as designs, and aspects of copyright.

Whether you want to register a domain name on the Internet, require assistance in a trademark lawsuit, want to take action against a copyright infringer, require legal help in a patent dispute or want to apply for intellectual property rights, you will find our expertise and years of experience to be to your benefit.

Being a member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law also means that we adhere to the ethical codes of the institute.

This ensures that clients can rest assured that we uphold confidentiality, maintain high standards of work, and that we always act in line with the ethical principles of the institute.

Based in Pretoria South Africa, we are not only close to all the important offices such as CIPRO, but also the courts. We are able to not only help with local civil law cases, but also international patent applications and disputes.

Contact us today for assistance in any type of intellectual property case.