EPISODE · Aug 16, 2022 · 17 MIN
LEGAL TALK: Protecting Your Invention and Brand
from eRadio SA
Episode 12 - Wednesday 17 August 2022:Protecting Your Invention and BrandWe ask the following questions:-How do you get copyright and what does it protect?-Can I protect my invention by getting a copyright?-What is a patent and how do I get a patent for my invention?-I have come up with a new brand name and a logo for clothing range, can I patent that?-If I register a trade mark, what protection will I have? -Can I stop someone from copying my new machine for which I have registered the name as a trade mark?-On TV products are advertised with a worldwide patent. How does one get a worldwide patent?-One can download patents from the internet and read them so isn’t it better just to keep my idea secret then no one can copy it? -What if you have people you show your idea to sign a non-disclosure agreement (also known as an NDA)? -If someone copies your invention and you have a patent, what do you do about it? -What do you do if your invention is copied and you don’t have a patent only an NDA or you were keeping it secret?-Is there any protection for an idea before you develop it?We are joined by Janusz Luterek of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys.Legal Talk is aired every Wednesday morning at 10:00 on eRadio and available as a podcast thereafter.eRadio listeners are invited to send any legal questions or topics they would like to hear on the air to: [email protected] Hahn & Hahn Attorneys is located at 218 Richard Street, Hatfield, PretoriaJanusz can be contacted via email: [email protected]: https://hahnlaw.co.za/Tel: 0124312480
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Episode 12 - Wednesday 17 August 2022:Protecting Your Invention and BrandWe ask the following questions:-How do you get copyright and what does it protect?-Can I protect my invention by getting a copyright?-What is a patent and how do I get a patent for my invention?-I have come up with a new brand name and a logo for clothing range, can I patent that?-If I register a trade mark, what protection will I have? -Can I stop someone from copying my new machine for which I have registered the name as a trade mark?-On TV products are advertised with a worldwide patent. How does one get a worldwide patent?-One can download patents from the internet and read them so isn’t it better just to keep my idea secret then no one can copy it? -What if you have people you show your idea to sign a non-disclosure agreement (also known as an NDA)? -If someone copies your invention and you have a patent, what do you do about it? -What do you do if your invention is copied and you don’t have a patent only an NDA or you were keeping it secret?-Is there any protection for an idea before you develop it?We are joined by Janusz Luterek of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys.Legal Talk is aired every Wednesday morning at 10:00 on eRadio and available as a podcast thereafter.eRadio listeners are invited to send any legal questions or topics they would like to hear on the air to: [email protected] Hahn & Hahn Attorneys is located at 218 Richard Street, Hatfield, PretoriaJanusz can be contacted via email: [email protected]: https://hahnlaw.co.za/Tel: 0124312480
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