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Von Seidels is a leading intellectual property law firm in Africa. We specialise in protecting and enforcing IP rights throughout Africa. We have offices in South Africa, ARIPO (Namibia), OAPI (Cameroon), Nigeria and Kenya. Von Seidels won “Patent Firm of the Year – South Africa” at the 2026 Managing IP Awards.

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Patent Revocation and Tender Review: Von Seidels Represents Unicirc in Two Significant Court Outcomes
23 October 2026 Von Seidels has represented Unicirc (Pty) Ltd in two significant legal matters concerning circumcision devices in South Africa, resulting in the revocation of a patent held by CircumQ IP (RF) (Pty) Ltd and the setting aside of a decision to award a national tender for the provision of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) devices to CircumQ. Together, these matters highlight important issues...
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