Register a Trademark

October 7, 2011
Trade Mark News and Interesting Facts

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. intellectual property attorneys specialize in trademark registrations and monitoring in South Africa.

A trademark can be 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  a Trademark

word / name / logo / slogan / letter / shape / numeral / packaging / signature

Trademark Requirements

1. The mark must be distinctive.
2. The mark may not be identical or confusingly similar to a trademark which is already registered.

Trademark Search

A possible trademark search will be conducted to find similar or identical trademarks. It is not compulsory for a search to be conducted in order to file a trade mark application. However, a search is highly recommended for the following reasons:

1. The registration process can take up to 3 years to be completed.
2. You could be infringing on another person’s trademark.

Search Cost

The costs of conducting a full trademark availability search in respect of one trademark in any number of classes, inclusive of all fees, official expenses and VAT is:

1. Logo
   R2850.00 per mark
2. Word mark
   R2508.00 per mark

Trademark  Cost

The total costs of a trademark application from filing up to registration (where no opposition is filed) is between R3500.00 and R4500.00
(VAT inclusive) per application, depending on the Registrar’s requirements.

The initial costs of preparing and filing a trademark application, inclusive of all fees, official expenses and VAT is:

1. First application
   R2813.00
2. Second onwards application
   R2585.00 per application

Feel free to contact us should you have any questions or require assistance with any trademark related matters.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. PRICES ARE ONLY AN INDICATION. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR A FORMAL QUOTATION.

Contact Request
This is not an official booking, just a contact request.

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.

Our experienced trademark attorneys will contact you regarding your intended trademark.

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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