Trademark Registration at CIPC | Govchain

Trademark Registration

Register your brand name or logo as a trademark with CIPC. Once registered, you get 10 years of protection, and you can renew it.

Cost:R3880

Timeframe: 12–24 months

For:South African companies protecting a brand, name, or logo

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Who needs a trademark

A trademark is how you legally own a brand name, logo, or slogan in South Africa. Without one, a competitor can register the same name and stop you using it.

Founders launching a new brand who want to own the name
Existing businesses that have built a name but never registered it
Companies licensing a logo, product name, or strapline
Franchisors protecting a name before signing franchisees

A trademark is registered per class of goods or services. If your brand applies to more than one class (e.g. clothing and an online store), each class is a separate application.

What’s included

CIPC trademark filing for one class
Search of the CIPC trademark register before filing
Document preparation and submission
Follow-up through CIPC examination and publication
Registration certificate by email once CIPC approves

How it works

You complete the form. We file with CIPC and track the application to registration.

Step 1

Tell us the name or logo you want to register and what you use it for.

Step 2

Credit card, EFT, or cash deposit at any ATM.

Step 3

We search the trademark register, prepare the application, and file it with CIPC.

Step 4

CIPC examines the application, then publishes it in the Patent Journal for 3 months. We track it the whole way.

Step 5

If there are no objections, CIPC registers your trademark and emails the certificate to you.

CIPC trademark applications take 12 to 24 months. Most of that is CIPC examination and the 3-month publication window. You can use the TM symbol the day you file.

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