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Deon P Hugo
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I am an advocate and member of the Pretoria (South Africa) Society of Advocates. I have an engineering and law degree. I have done a course in intellectual property law which included subjects in patents, trademarks, designs and copyright.I have drafted many patent applications. I was involved in patent litigation, I draft patents on a freelance basis. I also assist in responding to office actions.

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3 What happens to the priority dates if a provisional application has more than one invention? Jul 21 '17
3 Can a patent have more than one, multiple preferred embodiments? Aug 9 '15
3 Does the use of software covered by GPLv3 and used in a patent for a device have any effect on the validity of the patent? Sep 29 '15
3 When are "new embodiments" new embodiments and when are new inventions? Aug 12 '15
3 Claims with reference to single dependent claims Jul 19 '15
3 Can a device claim be amended to a method after an office action? Jun 18 '15
2 Prior art request for issued patent U.S.7818924 B2 Dec 31 '15
2 new use for a known patented invention Jun 16 '15
1 Difference Espacenet, European patent register and Patent scope Dec 9 '15
1 If a business plan is implemented does it become prior art? Apr 6 '15
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