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Services

Conceptualise, Crystalise, Capitalise

Dessington IP consists of patent and trade mark attorneys with broad practical experience.

Patents

Regional/National Phase Entry: South Africa, ARIPO, OAPI, rest of Africa.
Patent searches, design assist, prototyping.
Drafting, filing & prosecuting patent applications across a range of technical fields in South Africa and internationally.
Patent renewals.
Litigation & dispute resolution (Court of the Commissioner of Patents, Supreme Court of Appeal).

Trademarks

Trade Mark portfolio reviews, advise on filing strategies.
Trade Mark Portfolio Management.
Trade mark searches.
Filing trade mark applications and prosecuting through to registration in South Africa and internationally.
Trade Mark renewals.
Trade mark oppositions.
Litigation & dispute resolution.

Designs

Drafting, filing & prosecuting design applications in South Africa and internationally.
Design renewals.
Litigation & dispute resolution.

Foreign Associates

Patents – PCT Regional/National Phase Entry & prosecution – South Africa, ARIPO, OAPI, and rest of Africa.
Designs - filing & prosecution in South Africa, ARIPO, OAPI and rest of Africa.
Trade marks – filing & prosecution in South Africa, ARIPO, OAPI and rest of Africa.

Domain Names

Domain name registrations, domain name dispute resolution & renewals.
Securing domain names both country level and top level.

Commercial aspects of Intellectual Property

IP Valuations.
IP due diligence and M&A support.
IP Licence agreements.
Distribution & manufacturing agreements.
IP Assignment Agreements (copyright, invention, patent, design, trade mark).
Drafting copyright and IP notices for websites.
South African Reserve Bank approval.

IP Portfolio Management

Patent, trade mark, design & domain name renewal.
Brand strategy & brand development.
Identifying commercially relevant markets and cost effective ways of protecting internationally.

Copyright

Licensing
Assignments/Transfer
Opinion work on copyright
Contentious matters
Music Licencing and Compliance

Litigation

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.
Contractual matters.
Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration.
Letters of demand.
Settlement negotiations.
Opinions on contentious matters.
Counterfeit Goods.
Unlawful competition.
Passing Off.
Restraint of trade.