Trydian Interactive and Smit & Van Wyk Patent Attorneys, partners in developing the Patent Toolkit and tenants at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria, recently announced their co-operation with the Iscor Innovation Centre at the Vaal University of Technology to help entrepreneurs protect the intellectual property of their inventions.
The Innovation Centre assists staff and students in developing new products and creating their own employment via technopreneurship.
The Patent Toolkit will be accessible free of charge to staff and students of the Vaal University of Technology at the Innovation Centre's computer centre.
"Through this corporate social investment, we hope to create awareness among young entrepreneurs of the importance of protecting their inventions, and - most importantly - to give young entrepreneurs the tools to ensure their inventions are legally protected," says Carel Smit, partner in Smit & Van Wyk Patent Attorneys.
Jan Jooste, Head of the Iscor Innovation Centre, is convinced the Patent Toolkit will add a lot of value: "The Patent Toolkit is an essential first for South Africa. We need to instil in students the value of safeguarding their future intellectual property."
Janhendrik Oosthuizen, managing director of Trydian Interactive, is very positive about cooperating with the Iscor Innovation Centre: "We are passionate about entrepreneurship - we therefore strongly associate with the Iscor Innovation Centre's drive to promote and assist young entrepreneurs."
For more information, visit www.patenttoolkit.co.za.
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