Company description
Smit & Van Wyk deals with trademarks, patents and designs in Africa. Our qualified Intellectual Property lawyers have the knowledge, experience and resources to give expert legal advice regarding patent and trademark portfolios. We also assist with the filing, registration, prosecution and enforcement thereof. Our firm serves as a portal to the African continent for many foreign associates and multinational corporations. We act as a patent agent as well as a trademark agent for the whole African continent (including OAPI and ARIPO). We also file trademarks, designs, patent and pct filings for our South African clients into foreign markets, while also assisting our foreign clients who wish to file in South Africa or the rest of Africa.