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‘Intellectual Property Attorneys’

Do you have an invention that you would like to Patent?

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. is a specialist legal practice dealing exclusively with intellectual property law including patent applications and registration services. The lawyers at our firm are also qualified engineers and scientists. A South African patent may be granted for an invention that is New, Inventive and Useful. If your invention meets these three requirements, generally, subject to certain exclusions, a patent may be granted for the invention in terms of South African patent law.

Steps to protect your invention by way of a patent:

1. Most importent, KEEP THE INVENTION SECRET. Do not market, or sell it until a patent application has been filed at the South African Patent Office.
2. Contact us to discuss patent or other protection for your invention in detail.
3. We can also conduct a cursory, fixed cost patent searches to provide you with background information of what has been patented before in your field.
4. Should you wish to proceed with the patenting process, we shall, upon receipt of a deposit, prepare a patent specification for the invention.
5. The patent specification will, upon completion, be forwarded to you for approval.
6. We file a patent application containing the patent specification at the South African Patent Office in Pretoria.

It is important to note that patents are territorial rights. A patent granted in South Africa can be enforced in only South Africa. Patents are also time and date sensitive. You have 12 months in which to file a patent application based on your South African provisional patent application.

Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk, Inc:

Tel:
(+27) 012 349 7800

E-mail:
enquiries@svw.co.za

Website:
www.svw.co.za

Physical Address / Courier
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
Republic of South Africa