Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, introduces and elaborates upon the different types of trade marks.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the rights and benefits that a trade mark can provide.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, guides us through the procedures of filing specific trademarks.

All jurisdictions in Africa permit the licensing of trade marks and make provision for the recordal of licensees.

"After 20 years your patents form part of the public domain" - John McKnight, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the importance of patent protection as well as patent conditions.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher explains the dire importance of protecting your trade mark.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher explains the difference between owning a company name and trade marking it.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the process of registering a trade mark in South Africa.

Dina Biagio, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains how technology transfer is managed in South Africa.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, demonstrates the details concerning the type of property that may be registered as a trade mark within a business.

"A solution to a problem" - John McKnight, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains what a patent is.

Lodewyk Cilliers, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the concept of registered design.

Herman Blignaut, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the concept of a trade mark.

Trademarked products and ideas appear all around us.

The IP survey conducted by Managing Intellectual Property is described as the industry’s "biggest, oldest and most detailed analysis of the leading patent firms worldwide."

The Trademarks Act of 2012 has now come into effect and replaces the Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Act Cap 284 of 1939. Under the new Act the UK-based system has been abolished, and there is only provision for independent registration.

We are pleased to report that the Office of the Intellectual Property Division of the National Bureau for Research and Development, located in the capital, Tripoli, was not damaged during the recent fighting to remove the Gaddafi regime.

We are pleased to report that the Office of the Intellectual Property Division of the National Bureau for Research and Development, located in the capital, Tripoli, was not damaged during the recent fighting to remove the Gaddafi regime.

It has now, once again, become necessary for foreign exchange approval to be obtained when intellectual property (including trade marks, patents, designs and copyright) is sold to an off-shore entity.

Following the recent enactment of Industrial Property Law No. 050/AN/09, and the establishment of an IP Office (ODPIC), a new scale of official fees has been introduced with effect from 9 June 2012.