In August of 2002, our Supreme Court of Appeal delivered a judgment in Aktiebolag Hassle and Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd v Triomed (Pty) Ltd 2003 (1) SA 155 (SCA), which dealt with the principles of interpretation of claims ...
The scope of protection afforded by a granted patent is defined by the claims in the complete specification. Generally, for a complete patent to be infringed, every feature mentioned in one of the claims must be present in the infringing article. The fact that the infringing article: ...
Why mark your product "Patent Pending"? Adding a Patent Pending Number to your product keeps everyone guessing what they may not copy for up to 18 months. Most foodstuff (e.g. chocolates), software, mobile apps, business methods and games are successful / popular today ...
1. Patent search ‐ to determine whether you have something patentable. Before registering a patent for an invention: identify the benefits of your invention; identify features that you have "added" to yield those benefits. Note: you cannot patent "benefits", only ...
To protect your brand (e.g. clothing or event brand), you should register a trademark in South Africa. Steps to register a trademark: Call us to: (i) confirm that your brand is not "descriptive"; and (ii) identify ...
South African offers the lowest cost national phase patent available. Total cost: US$585. This charge include: our professional charge; the official / filing fee (US$50); prosecution costs (for non‐pharmaceutical inventions); acceptance, publication and grant costs; and cost ...