Patents Honey & Blanckenberg
A “patent” is a legal document which defines the scope of the invention for which the inventor, or the owner of the invention, has the exclusive right, for a defined term, to control the use or disposal of the invention as defined in the patent application.
The firm’s Patent division provides advisory and registration services to local and international clients related to patent protection and enforcement in Zimbabwe and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation.
The Patent practice provides maintenance services for patent filings and registrations; recordals of changes of particulars of patent proprietors; recordals of transfers of patent rights including licenses, mergers and assignments; civil and criminal protection, enforcement and litigation of patent rights; registry searches; litigation of disputes between inventors; oppositions to third party filings; and the defence of objections to any patent filings and registrations made by our clients.
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The Republic of Mauritius Accedes to the Harare Protocol on Patents, Industrial Designs, and Utility Models
The Republic of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean renowned for its strategic location, strong legal framework, and economic [...]
World IP Day 2022 – IP and Youth: Innovating for a better future
World IP Day is commemorated on 26 April each year. It was established in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation [...]
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Patents News Honey & Blanckenberg
Clarification on Amendments to the ARIPO Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs
“With effect from 1 January 2022, amendments to the ARIPO Protocol on Patents and Industrial [...]
Amendments to the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs as well as the Implementing Regulations
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Seychelles is a new Contracting Party to the Harare Protocol on Patents and [...]
Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Tribunal hands down first judgement
On 14 February 2018, the Intellectual Property Tribunal (IPT) convened and heard its first matter [...]
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