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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Invitation to our quarterly IP Seminar
DATE: WEDNESDAY, 11 APRIL 2018 TIME: 0900-1400 VENUE: BRONTE HOTEL INVESTMENT: $50.00 FACILITATORS: Sara Moyo and Lorraine Takaendesa Overview HONEY & [...]
Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office
The Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) is a section of the Department of Deeds and Intellectual Property and is currently administered [...]
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Zimbabwe – Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol)
On 13 March 2017 the Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs published the Trade [...]
Honey & Blanckenberg sponsors ARIPO 40th Anniversary Dinner
Honey & Blanckenberg is proud to be associated with ARIPO’s success from its inception as [...]
Honey & Blanckenberg has joined Nextlaw Global Referral Network, enabling it to connect its clients to high quality lawyers around the world. Nextlaw Global Referral Network is the largest legal referral network in the world, with more than 300 member firms and 18,600 lawyers covering 160 countries. Press statement