HomeAbout UsBiotechnology & Life SciencesChemistry & Chemical EngineeringCivil & Mining EngineeringElectrical, Electronics & Software EngineeringNanotechnology
Home
|
Please visit the main Spoor & Fisher website at: www.spoor.com |
The Patent Department finds itself continuously at the forefront of technical development and has evolved to the extent that it is well able to handle any matter in virtually every technical discipline which may come its way. The department handles not only the drafting and analysis of patent specifications but also the processing of incoming patent applications to be filed in South Africa and neighbouring countries and the filing and prosecuting of patent applications through foreign associates in every country of the world.Latest News
| Recipe plagiarism tough to prove Carl van Rooyen - 2011-11-22 Trying to patent a recipe [Read More] The great pharmaceutical patent debate Dr Joanne van Harmelen - 2011-11-18 Considering the different perspectives on pharmaceutical patents [Read More] Googles purchase of Motorola Mobility - Giant Patent Bubble or Astute Business? Chris Bull - 2011-09-08 Exploring Googles purchase of Motorola Mobility [Read More] Rwanda joins PCT and The Hague Agreement Craig Kahn - 2011-06-17 The Republic of Rwanda became the 144th PCT Contracting State on 31 May 2011. The PCT will enter into force for Rwanda on 31 August 2011 and Rwanda may be designated in PCT International applications as from this date. [Read More] Validation of European patents soon possible in The Kingdom of Morocco Craig Kahn - 2011-05-24 In December 2010 Morocco signed an agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) for the validation of European patents in Morocco despite the fact that Morocco is not one of the contracting states to the European Patent Convention. At the present time, it is not yet possible to validate a European patent in Morocco. [Read More] The Kingdom of Morocco has acceded to the Budapest Treaty Craig Kahn - 2011-05-10 On 20 April 2011, the Kingdom of Morocco deposited its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. [Read More] Egypt - Increase in patent examination fees Spoor & Fisher - 2011-03-14 the Egyptian Patent Office issued a decision where patent examination fees were increased from 2000 EGP to 7000 EGP [Read More] Egypt - Extension of time for filing PCT national phase patent applications no longer available and increase in patent examination fees Spoor and Fisher - 2011-03-11 Egypt was the 121st Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) contracting state and became bound by the PCT on 6 September 2003. The deadline for filing a PCT national phase application in Egypt is 30 months. [Read More] Chris Bull recognized in Worlds Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Practitioners Spoor & Fisher - 2010-09-30 Chris Bull recognized in Worlds Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Practitioners [Read More] Business Methods are Patentable Lance Abramson - 2010-06-30 The US Supreme Court issued its anxiously awaited ruling in the case of Bilski vs Kappos yesterday. The case dealt with the allowability of business method patents in the USA and received an inordinate amount of publicity. [Read More] The Costs of Patenting or not David Cochrane - 2010-05-19 The patent system is in place for the protection of new inventions - to stop others from copying the new ideas and time-consuming and often costly research of an inventor so that the inventor can reap the benefit of his/her work. [Read More] Egypt Newsflash: Extension of time for filing PCT national phase patent applications Craig Kahn - 2010-03-24 Egypt was the 121st Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) contracting state and became bound by the PCT on 6 September 2003. The deadline for filing a PCT national phase application in Egypt is 30 months. [Read More] Liberia Joins ARIPO Craig Kahn, Margaret Le Galle, Heather Donald and Mac Spence - 2010-03-12 With effect from 24 March 2010, Liberia will become a member of ARIPO. Liberia becomes the 16th member state party to the Harare Protocol (patents, industrial designs and utility models) and the 9th member state party to the Banjul Protocol (trademarks). [Read More] Exchange Control Ruling on Assignments of Trade Marks - 2010-02-19 A South African High Court decision handed down on 17 February 2010 has ruled that a trade mark assignment entered into without prior exchange control approval from the South African Treasury does not constitute a contravention of South African Exchange Control Regulations. [Read More] Software and Business Method Patents Chris de Villiers & Tumelo Tshaya - 2009-09-18 Computer software has traditionally been regarded as unpatentable and patent offices in the USA and Europe [Read More] Biodiversity Act: What you need to know Sandra Clelland - 2009-07-28 Researchers involved in the discovery phase of a project involving indigenous biological resources or traditional knowledge no longer need to obtain a bioprospecting permit. [Read More] SCA unimpressed by lack of inventiveness Hugh Moubray - 2008-04-10 SCA unimpressed by lack of inventiveness [Read More] UK Patent Office will now allow patents for "computer program products" Chris de Villiers - 2008-02-12 UK Patent Office will now allow patents for "computer program products" [Read More] The London Agreement Lowers Patent Translation Costs in Europe John McKnight - 2008-02-08 The London Agreement Lowers Patent Translation Costs in Europe [Read More] Fast Track Patent Applications in the US and internationally Omphile Modibela - 2008-02-08 Fast Track Patent Applications in the US and internationally [Read More] Website updated: 23 February 2012 |
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicCape VerdeChadComoresCongoCongo (Zaire)DjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea BissauIvory CoastKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaReunionRwandaSao Tome e PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSt. HelenaSudanSwazilandTangierTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZanzibarZimbabweARIPOOAPIGraphic Design & Web Development by Sound Idea. Powered by Collectivemind Content Management System