International and Regional Systems: Paris Convention PCT OAPI Member of OAPI, a regional filing system which covers Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and...
International and Regional Systems: Paris Convention PCT OAPI Member of OAPI, a regional filing system which covers Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and...
International and Regional Systems: Paris Convention PCT OAPI Member of OAPI, a regional filing system which covers Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and...
International and Regional Systems: Paris Convention PCT OAPI Member of OAPI, a regional filing system which covers Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and...
Types of Trade Marks: Collective marks Standard marks Filing Requirements: Simply signed Power of Attorney (separate Power of Attorney is required for each application) Details of the Applicant (full names, physical address, nationality/country of incorporation) Representation of the trade...
OAPI is a member of the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty designed to simplify the international trademark registration process. Using this process, registrants are able to complete a single application, in their home language, that can then be applied to over 90...
“The Trademarks Act No.17, 2010 was recently amended by the Trademark (Amendment) Regulations No. 9 of 2021”. Uganda has recently amended its Trade Mark Regulations, bringing about several changes. The most noteworthy changes relate to the following: Trade mark agents, classification of...
According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), South Africa is currently grouped under middle-income countries, amongst other African countries such as Egypt and Algeria. In their WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2019 study published in 2020, WIPO reported that there was a 46.8%...
Trade Mark registrations provides wide-ranging protection against infringement of your brand. A trade mark is typically a word, name, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. Trade marks are registered in different classes that cover all goods and services. You will...
Register a trade mark that uniquely identifies and distinguishes the products and services for which it is used. You can register a trade mark under the regulations of the South African Trade Marks Act No. 194 of 1993. The mark may be renewed indefinitely every 10 years to...
Trademark registration is done to ensure that the products for which registrations are completed are uniquely marked and distinguishable from that of competitors. The benefits of trademark registration outweigh the waiting period and any costs involved. For one, trademark registration adds...
Once again South Africa finds itself in a dispute over the Rooibos Geographical Indication trademark. A French company is trying to register the trademark "Rooibos" in France, and will be able to do os if the South African government doesn't register the Geographical Indication for Rooibos....
Italian fashion company Dolce & Gabbana is accusing a South African jewellery and purse-making business called Dolce & Banana of Trade Mark Dilution. Dilution is a basis of trademark infringement that applies to famous marks. When another person uses the mark, it has the potential for...