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Meet Rowan Joseph
Patent LitigatorOne of the leading patent litigators in South Africa, Rowan has extensive experience in pharmaceutical patent matters and heads up our life sciences and patent litigation departments. Connect with Rowan in Taipei at the 70th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) in November.
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Meet Gunther Roland
Patent AttorneyA South African patent attorney, Namibian attorney, civil engineer and official ARIPO representative with a particular interest in electronic and mechanical technology. Gunther is also a fluent German speaker. Gunther attended the recent VPP conference that was held in Bielefeld, Germany in October.
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Meet Bastiaan Koster
Patent Attorney and Trademark SpecialistAn approachable legal leader, accomplished patent attorney and trademark practitioner with broad understanding of the African and international IP landscapes, consummate in a very wide range of Intellectual Property matters. Bastiaan attended the recent FICPI Open Forum held in Vienna last month.
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Meet Hugo Prinsloo
Trademark and Copyright AttorneyA dynamic and experienced attorney leading our trade mark enforcement and anti-counterfeiting practice, Hugo focuses on trade mark, copyright and related IP matters. Hugo is a member of INTA and will attend the upcoming Leadership Meeting held in Austin, Texas from 19-22 November.
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Meet Érik van der Vyver
Patent AttorneyAn experienced patent attorney and electronic engineer, IT and electronics specialist, with an aptitude for patent litigation and advising on international IP issues. Érik is one of the founding partners and currently heads up the patent division at Von Seidels.
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Von Seidels is an intellectual property law firm based in Cape Town, with a satellite office in Johannesburg, South Africa. We specialise in protecting and enforcing IP rights in South Africa and Africa.
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Doing Business in ChinaOur technology and networking event in October with guest speaker from UCT RC&I focused on China and initiatives that are being created to facilitate tech transfer between BRICS countries.
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PATENTS
South Africa has a depository patent filing system. South African patent applications are not subjected to substantive examination…
REGISTERED DESIGNS
South Africa is a member of the Paris Convention and design applications can be filed up to six months after the earliest priority date…
TRADEMARKS + DOMAINS
South Africa is a member of the Paris Convention and priority may be claimed if the South African trade mark registration is filed within…
COPYRIGHT
South Africa is a member of the Berne Convention and South African copyright law is in compliance with the copyright laws of most…
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
The Counterfeit Goods Act of 1997 was enacted specifically to deal with the scourge of counterfeiting and dealing in counterfeit goods in...
ADVERTISING + CONSUMER
A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority can lead to the removal of advertisements that are false, mislead, imitate or are...
LICENSING + CONTRACTS
Intellectual property rights can be used by assigning (selling) or licensing them to others. Patents, registered designs, trademarks…
COMMERCIAL IP
Intellectual property rights are tools that are applied in business. They can be expensive and acquiring them will require time and …
IP ENFORCEMENT
Intellectual property rights are enforced through the various courts in South Africa. In the case of patent matters, the court of first instance is…
PLANT BREEDERS
In terms of the Plant Breeders' Rights Act 15 of 1976, protection may be obtained in respect of a new distinct, uniform and stable variety of…
