Smit & Van Wyk

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. is a specialist legal practice dealing exclusively with patent and trade mark law. Their fields of practice encompass all aspects relating to patents, trade marks, industrial designs, copyright, including litigation, as well as providing advice on the commercial rights attached to each of these forms of protection.

The foreign department of the firm, in addition to advising on protection, specializes in assisting overseas agents and applicants with filing and prosecution of cases (patents, trade marks, copyright) in South Africa and other African countries. They also attend to maintenance of South African cases. Dancers, musicians, presenters, photographers, journalists, actors, and writers have to deal with entertainment laws on a regular basis. Entertainment law is a complex field riddled with difficult decisions. Intellectual property attorneys such as the Smit & Van Wyk team regularly deal with aspects of entertainment law. They will help you negotiate a contract, set up a license agreement or resolve a royalty dispute.