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Bouwers Inc. is a leading South African Intellectual Property Law firm which renders a wide range of services related to intellectual property and the associated rights, including the management and commercialisation thereof.

We are dedicated to providing professional, yet highly personalized, services to our clients from all over the world.

Our lawyers work, on a regular basis, with some of the world’s largest corporates and our highly efficient international network of correspondents, agents and business associates, enables us to render services to clients at highly competitive rates in virtually every jurisdiction of the world.
 
  14 August 2019
Forgotten to include a cancellation clause? What to do.
My business entered into an agreement some time ago to have certain goods manufactured for us. Unfortunately, the agreement was drawn up in haste, and now that we want to look at other manufacturers, we have realised it does not have a fixed contract period or cancellation clause. Are we now stuck with this manufacturer till the end of time?
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14 August 2019
Can I ignore the notice of demand if delivered at the wrong address?
I signed a personal guarantee for my company with a credit provider. The company has defaulted on payments and the credit provider now sent me a notice demanding payment under the guarantee. However, they sent it to the company office and not to my domicile address as contained in the guarantee agreement. Does this mean that the demand is not valid as it was not sent to the right address?
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  14 August 2019
Revised Accountancy Profession BEE Charter emphasises skills development
I run a small accounting firm. We have always tried to be as BEE compliant as possible given our economic realities. I understand that a revised BEE charter for the accounting profession has been released for comment which introduces some key changes for our industry. Is this true?
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14 August 2019
What happens to my shares in the company when I die?
We are four friends that started our own company a few years ago with each of us being equal shareholders. We are thankful that is has been going well with the business, but now that there is some money and equity in our company, we were wondering what would happen in the event that one of us passed away.
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  23 May 2019
Phatshoane Henney Group firms show 100% Skills Development compliance
Skills Development is an important element of each firm’s BEE scorecard and its ability to comply with the Phatshoane Henney Group BEE Standards.
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12 March 2019
Phatshoane Henney Group firms awarded for achieving the highest standards
A total of 33 Phatshoane Henney Group Firms received Platinum, Gold and Silver Achiever Awards following the Group’s annual Group Standards Certification process conducted at the end of 2018.
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  03 April 2019
Phatshoane Henney Group awards R250,000 in bursaries to 12 candidate attorneys
This year the Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms has awarded 12 bursaries with a total value of R250,000 to black candidate attorneys serving articles at Group member firms nationwide. 
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24 August 2018
Phatshoane Henney Group honour medals awarded to 162 top law students nationwide
This year alone, 162 students at nine universities across South Africa received the much sought-after Phatshoane Henney Group honour medals which are awarded to the finest LL.B graduates at their respective tertiary institutions.
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  21 June 2016
Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms: Transformation Report for 2015
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03 March 2014
Consumer protection act, 2008
This legislation aims to promote a fair, accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer products and services, responsible consumer behaviors and a consistent legislative and enforcement framework for consumer transactions and agreements, to prohibit certain unfair marketing and business practices, to establish national norms and standards relating to consumer protection and to provide for improved standards of consumer information.
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  03 March 2014
Intellectual property laws amendment bill, 2008
To provide for and facilitate the protection of indigenous traditional knowledge through the intellectual property system.
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03 March 2014
Technology innovation agency act, 2008
The act provides for the promotion, development and exploitation in the public interest of discoveries, inventions, innovations and improvements.
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