South Africa is the oasis of the African continent, with bustling city life and structured legal and economic industries.

Galgut & Galgut is a South Africa company with vast international experience. The South African legal facilities provide capabilities to search and register patents local to South Africa, as well as the rest of the continent, and the world.

Intellectual property law in South Africa is based on British and European laws, and as such comply with the TRIPS agreement. South Africa is a signatory to the Paris Convention and the Berne Convention, South Africa is also a signatory to the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT), and is a member of the Hague Convention with regard to Apostiles.

South Africa has a highly complex and structured legal system, based on Roman-Dutch law. Our courts are effective in maintaining the Rule of law.
Our multi-ethnic communities contain a highly proficient work force with a growing economy and GDP.

The country is recognised for hosting major sporting events, and has recently been awarded the Football World Cup for 2010. We have hosted well supported and succesful sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup, the Cricket World Cup, African Cup of Nations and the African Athletics Games. The security, facilities and structures, provide South Africa with the necessary infrastructure to host competitions of these magnitudes.

The solid legal and financial facilities available to the country, leads many multi-nationals and foreign companies to choose South African legal firms when registering and maintaining their patents, trademarks and copyrights worldwide.

Galgut & Galgut is a South African firm with longstanding experience. We understand the international legal requirements, and ensure that your legal stipulations are effectively resolved.

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