HAHN AND HAHN INC
Trademarks in Pretoria

Hahn & Hahn Inc is a boutique firm of Intellectual Property practitioners specializing in obtaining and protecting Patent, Design and Trademark rights in South Africa and the entire African Continent. The firm has French, German, English and Korean speaking Patent Attorneys and we are able to prepare translations between French, German and English as well as correspond in those languages. Our professional staff includes Chemical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Organic Chemists, Biotechnologists and Electrical Engineers, who all practice in the fields of intellectual property law and are qualified Attorneys. Hahn & Hahn Inc represents some of the worlds top Chemical, Biotechnology, Communications, Consumer Goods and Industrial firms in both Patent and Trademark matters. These clients enjoy the benefit of over 50 years experience in Patent and Trademark prosecution and litigation in South Africa and the rest of the African Continent. After completing his doctorate during 1957 in oil and coal chemistry and technology at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, Dr. H.H. Hahn joined the firm as a full time assistant, qualifying as a patent agent in From these beginnings the firm grew steadily and continues to do so. Hans Hahn was an international intellectual property adviser to several multinational companies. His technical fields of experience include chemistry (including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, petrochemistry); chemical engineering; conventional and alternative energy; natural and synthetic oils; bituminous substances; wood and pulp technologies; mining, prospecting, and mineral beneficiation; metallurgy; separation methods and apparatus; ecology; energy saving and industrialized buildings. Hans was also a leader in the field of technical translations and is fluent in English, German, Afrikaans and Dutch, while having a reading knowledge of French. During the period in which Hans was active at Hahn & Hahn, Hahn & Hahn expanded into a fully fledged Africa practice and files patent and trade mark applications in ARIPO,OAPI, South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and other African countries. These include the registration and protection of intellectual and other property rights on behalf of its national and international clients and associates and the provision of expert and practical advice regarding intellectual property, international trade and the environment. In 2006, Galloway & Co, having a history of over 40 years and a physical presence in Malawi, Zambia and ARIPO, merged with Hahn & Hahn Inc.