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Establishing a trademark in South Africa is a complicated process and in order to protect your company, it is best to acquire the services of the top trademark lawyers Pretoria has to offer.
The leading trademark lawyers Pretoria firm, Smit & Van Wyk will help you gain all the benefits associated with registering trademarks in South Africa:
- Right to royalty payments and therefore benefit by making agreements to use your trademark for the brand name.
- For a specific period of time, your rights cannot be contested.
- Exclusive rights and ownership over the utilization of the particular logo, design or brand name throughout the entire country.
As owner of the brand name, you are entitled to take someone or some other entity to court for using your trademark without permission. If trademark lawyers Pretoria have registered a brand name, logo or design, this also makes infringement easier to prove.
You can reduce the risk of infringement or misuse of your trademark by entering into agreements with other parties for the use of that trademark.
As others may misuse or misrepresent your brand name, the agreement affords you protection and entitles you to compensation.
The first step to brand, and the most important, is the registration of the logo, or the brand name. Once registration is done or applied for locally, you are then allowed to apply for registration in other nations for global recognition, protecting your brand in the relevant countries.
Contact the leading trademark lawyers Pretoria firm, Smit & Van Wyk today for assistance in registering trademarks.
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