Top South African Patent Law Firms – Provisional Patent Filings 2019

These are the top South African patent law firms, according to number of South African provisional patents filed in 2019:

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Patent firm Provisional patents filed
Firm 1 193
S&Z 143
Firm 3 92
Firm 4 68
Firm 5 61
Firm 6 51
Firm 7 37
Firm 8 33
Firm 9 31
Firm 10 21
Firm 11 20
Firm 12 19
Firm 13 18
Firm 14 15
Firm 15 14
Firm 16 13
Firm 17 11
Firm 18 11
Firm 19 10
Firm 20 9
Firm 21 5
Firm 22 4
Firm 23 3

S&Z is the second most popular firm selected by South African inventors to draft and file provisional patents for their inventions. See their useful provisional patent drafting and filing guide.

2020 saw S&Z retain its position as the second largest South African patent law firm when it comes to filing provisional patents, and in September 2021, S&Z was the #1 filer of South African patents.

Uses for provisional patents

A provisional patent (filed online through Iptica for only $99) is the first patent filed by an inventor. If patent protection is sought, corresponding complete patents must be filed in select countries within 12 months. Provisional patents are also useful tools for deterrence and marketing – see the Pantene example.

Read more: How to instruct us to draft and file a South African provisional patent for your invention.

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