Notification from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC): The newly formed Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) was established through the amalgamation of the Office of Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE) and the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO). All previous CIPRO customers have to verify and update their customer details with [...]
CIPC Call Center: 086 100 2472 Companies and Intellectual Property Commission – CIPC Protecting your intellectual property and elevating your business to new heights CIPC brings together skills, knowledge and manpower from the Office of… Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE) Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) CIPC will act independently with a focus [...]
Copyright Law in South Africa Copyright in South Africa are government by the Copyright Act of 1978 and its amendments. CIPRO and DTI oversee copyright in the country. As a member of the Berne Convention and TRIPS Agreement, copyright works protected in South Africa are also protected in other member states of the above. Automatic [...]
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 [...]
Don’t fall into the trap of building a brand and investing thousands to millions without registering a trademark for your company name. The Smit & Van Wyk Gauteng trademark attorneys can assist. It should be noted that if a product is trademarked, it doesn’t mean that your company name will also automatically be trademarked. A [...]
The Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) will be closed from 24 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 inclusive. The days will be regarded as dies non.
With the exception of copyright, where only films and video recordings need to be registered, all intellectual property needs to be registered so that its owner can benefit from the Rights it gives. Intellectual property registrations can be carried out by an individual but are always best done through a firm of Intellectual property lawyers [...]
Trademark applications may be made to the CIPRO (Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office) offices in Pretoria. If you have a trademark that need registration, you should first establish that the trademark has not been previously registered anywhere at all. The registration fee is currently R266, which must be handed in to the office along [...]
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