NOTICE : FREE PATENT ADVICE Dear CIPRO Customer, From the 1 November 2006, CIPRO in collaboration with the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), has introduced a complimentary service to members of the public requiring basic information on patents, patentability of an invention, registered designs and related intellectual property issues. Members of the public can consult, free of charge, with a registered patent attorney on the second and last Wednesday of each month at CIPRO’s offices located in Sunnyside, Pretoria (Boardroom A, First Floor, Block F, DTI Campus, 77 Meintjies Street). This service will be available from 09h00 to 12h00 and 30 minute consultations can be booked by contacting: Ms. Susan Roeloffse: Tel: +27 (0)12 394 5067, email sroeloffse@cipro.gov.za or at extension 45087 for members who are already at the DTI Campus. Please note that any professional work required in addition to the free 30 minute consultation will have to be referred to one of the member firms of the SAIIPL. Such work will be charged for at the normal rates of the firm in issue. Basic information and registration forms on patents, registered designs and related intellectual property issues is available daily at the CIPRO Intellectual Property Help Desk. Sincerely CIPRO Management