Patents

We provide patent prosecution and litigation services. Our prosecution services include drafting patent specifications and preparing and filing patents in South Africa and internationally. For principal clients, we prepare and file South African provisional and complete patent applications as well as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and foreign applications. For agency clients, we file South African PCT national phase and convention applications. Our prosecution services also include attending to recordals (assignments and change of name) and renewal of South African patents. Our patent litigation and enforcement services include infringement and revocation proceedings.

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Trade marks

We provide trade mark prosecution and litigation services. Our prosecution services to direct and clients include registrability searches and filing South African and international trade mark applications (with or without priority claims). Our litigation and enforcement services include infringement, cancellation and opposition proceedings.

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Registered designs

We provide design prosecution and litigation services. Our prosecution services to direct and clients include filing South African and international design applications with or without priority claims). Our litigation and enforcement services include infringement and revocation proceedings.

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Anti-counterfeiting

We offer protection services against third parties copying your product. Counterfeit goods can have a devastating effect on your brand and business. We have assisted small to multi-national brands with their anti-counterfeiting strategies in South Africa and Africa. Our service includes registering your brand with the various customs offices in Africa to ensure counterfeit goods are detained. We also assist our clients with removing counterfeit goods from the marketplace through investigations, raid actions in the market, as well as criminal and civil litigation in the field of anti-counterfeiting.

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Commercial

We provide advice and litigation services for all your commercial needs. Whether it is the commercialisation of your intellectual property, licensing, transactions, or contracts between parties, we will be able to assist you and your business with its commercial needs. We also assist our clients with civil litigation and escrow requirements.

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Labour

Also known as employment law. We offer our clients with advice and litigation services in labour law. Our services include appearances in the CCMA, Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court. In addition, we also provide advice on employment contracts, codes of conduct and will also assist with internal disciplinary hearings and measures. We have assisted large and small entities, as well as individuals with their labour law needs.

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