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Trademark Registration Fees Payable
Only once the trademark registration fees have been paid in full will the application be processed and can the Trademark Registration Certificate be issued if no objections to the registration of the trademark have been lodged.
The trademark registration fees are paid once off and thereafter the maintenance fees become payable. A trademark is valid for ten years from date of application upon which it must be renewed for like periods and the renewal fees, not the trademark registration fees, paid for such.
We will provide you with a complete breakdown of applicable trademark registration fees for South Africa and abroad. If you plan to register variants of the trademark, separate applications will be required. As such trademark registration fees will be payable for every embodiment of the trademark. There are also separate trademark registration fees payable for every class in which you want to register the trademark. We provide attorney discount fees for registration of the trademark in the various classes.
It should also be noted that a trademark registered in South Africa will only be valid and provide protection against infringement by other parties within the boundaries of South Africa. For the trademark to be valid in another country, an application for trademark registration in the country must be filed and the relevant trademark registration fees paid. With several trademark treaties in place, it is possible to lodge an application for countries of a specific region instead of having to do a national filing in each. It will save you a bit on trademark registration fees payable.
Smit & Van Wyk is an experienced Intellectual Property Attorney firm in South Africa. It is this experience that has ensured that we can ensure correct applications for trademarks and thus also saving on trademark registration fees. Contact us for assistance regarding trademark registrations in South Africa and abroad.
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