How to Register a Trademark?
September 19, 2011
Trade Marks ™ ®
A Trademark is anything which is used in trade to distinguish your goods or services from the goods and services of others as long as it can be represented graphically.
Examples of possible Trademarks:
Trademark examples: words / names / company names / product names / logos / slogans / letters / container shapes / numerals / packaging / signatures
Requirements for a Trademark:
- Distinctive – The mark must be distinctive and not only describe the goods or services to which it relates
- Available – The mark may not be identical or confusingly similar to a trade mark which is already registered, applied for or used in South Africa in respect of the same or similar goods/services.
Feel free to contact us should you have any questions or require assistance with any trademark related matter.
Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk:
Tel:
+27 (0) 12 349 7800
Fax:
+27 (0) 86 619 0493
E-mail:
enquiries@svw.co.za
Physical Address / Courier:
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
0184
South Africa
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How to Trademark a Logo?
September 12, 2011
Trade Marks ™ ®
Any company logo / product logo / service logo which is used in trade to distinguish your goods or services from the goods and services of others is eligible for trademark registration.
The logo must be distinctive and not only describe the goods or services to which it relates. The logo may not be identical or confusingly similar to a trade mark which is already registered, applied for or used in South Africa in respect of the same or similar goods or services.
The initial costs of preparing and filing a logo trademark application, inclusive of all fees, official expenses and VAT is:
- First Application – R2813.00
- Second onwards application – R2585.00 per application
Feel free to contact us should you have any questions or require assistance with any trade mark related matter.
Please visit the following page for the official 5 steps logo trade mark registration information:
HOW TO TRADEMARK A LOGO!
Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk:
Tel:
+27 (0) 12 349 7800
Fax:
+27 (0) 86 619 0493
E-mail:
enquiries@svw.co.za
Physical Address / Courier
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
0184
South Africa
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How to Register a Trade Mark?
September 9, 2011
Trade Marks ™ ®
Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trade mark attorneys offer a quick 5 step solution to registering your trade mark. Applying for a trade mark has never been so easy!
Please visit the following page for the official 5 steps trade mark registration information:
HOW TO REGISTER A TRADEMARK!
Any information or images supplied will be protected under the attorney-client privilege with strict confidentiality, whether you decide to continue with the application or not.
Or for more information regarding intellectual property, please contact us…
Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk:
Tel:
+27 (0) 12 349 7800
Fax:
+27 (0) 86 619 0493
E-mail:
enquiries@svw.co.za
Physical Address / Courier
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
0184
South Africa
Image source: www.freedigitalphotos.net
Trademark Registration Services
August 24, 2011
Trade Marks ™ ®
Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. attorneys will file your trademark application in South Africa and carry out all needed tasks in order to obtain registration approval.
As soon as your trademark is filed we will send you a report which includes the application number and date, as well as a scanned copy of the filed trademark application.
Once your trademark application is approved, the Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark attorneys will complete all necessary tasks in order to obtain the registration certificate from South Africa Trademark Office.
Trademark Registration Services
Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. is a team of specialist intellectual property attorneys and professionals with years of experience in filing & prosecuting trademarks, trademark searches, trademark monitoring, trademark litigation, disputes & settlement agreements, domain name disputes and Advertising Standard Authority Disputes.
- Your trademark registration application will be filed correctly and according to your instructions
- If any rejections arise during the registration process, we will advise you regarding the necessary course of action
- All information provided will be kept in absolute confidence.
What trademark can I register?
Your trademark can be a brand name, slogan, logo, a shape or a color – or combined.
Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk:
Tel:
+27 (0) 12 349 7800
Fax:
+27 (0) 86 619 0493
E-mail:
enquiries@svw.co.za
Physical Address / Courier:
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
0184
South Africa
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How to register a Trade Mark?
August 22, 2011
Intellectual Property Information, Trade Marks ™ ®
Trade Marks refer to a brand name, company name, slogan or logo.
A Trade Mark identifies the services or goods of one entity and distinguishes it from another.
Trade Mark examples include:
- Brand Name – Google, iPad, Facebook, Pepsi
- Slogan – “simpler, better, faster” (Standard Bank), “so good” (KFC)
- Logo – Colonel Sanders (KFC), Bunny (Playboy), Window (Microsoft)
A logo is a distinctive picture or symbol.
A brand name or company name is a word / combination of words (e.g. LG Electronics).
A slogan is a phrase or sentence.
Logos, slogans and names provide a distinctive identity for your products and services.
When you register a trade mark to your name, slogan or logo, no one else can use it, or one that is confusingly similar.
A trade mark can only be protected and defended if it is registered.
Un-registered trade marks may be defended in terms of common law.
The owner of the registered trade mark has exclusive right to use that mark.
CIPRO administers the Register of Trade Marks which is the record of all the trade marks that have been formally applied for and registered in the Republic of South Africa.
A registered trade mark can be protected forever, provided it is renewed every ten years upon payment of a renewal fee.
How to register my Trade Mark?
Contact a qualified and experienced trade mark attorney to register your trade mark. The trade mark attorney would require you to provide them with a copy of your intended trade mark as well as details of all products or services that you intend applying the trade mark to.
Trade marks are registered at the South African Trade marks Office and foreign trade mark registrations may be obtained should you wish to market your product in foreign countries.
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Trademark Violations – Trademark infringement could cost you profits and damages and when your registered trademark is violated by…
Trademark Symbol – When a trademark is used in relation to services rather than products, it may sometimes be called a service mark…
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