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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 will attend the China IP Annual Conference in September.
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Meet Claire Brown
Trademark AttorneyA trademark attorney and the head of our Africa practice, Claire attends to the filing and prosecution of trademarks in Africa. Claire will attend the AIPPI World Congress in London in September.
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Meet Erik 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, the head of Von Seidels’ patent team. Erik will attend the AIPPI World Congress in London in September.
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Meet Simonne Moodie
Foreign Counsel, TrademarksAn experienced attorney with a broad range of experience in trademarks, copyright, strategic IP advice and related matters for a wide range of clients both locally and internationally. Simonne will attend the MARQUES Annual Conference, Dublin, in September.
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Meet Ralph van Niekerk
Patent AttorneyAn experienced patent attorney with an aptitude for complex patent prosecution and commercial Intellectual Property issues coupled with a broad understanding of international and African IP landscapes. Ralph will attend the AIPF and IPO Annual Meetings in the US in September.
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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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Supporting Mandela DayVon Seidels is making a difference by giving 67 South African start-ups a 67% discount on trademarks at the 67 Logos Designathon hosted by CWDi for Mandela Day on 18 July 2019.
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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…
