🇿🇦 South Africa · Trademark & IP
Trademark registration, patents, copyright, official IP offices, and filing costs.
CIPC administers trademarks, patents, designs and related IP filings in South Africa. Brand owners should search registries, choose the correct classes and monitor renewals or oppositions through official CIPC channels.
- Company names and trademarks are separate checks; a company name does not automatically secure trademark rights.
- Patents, designs and trademarks follow different statutes, forms, searches and renewal cycles.
- Use official registers and qualified IP counsel for clearance or enforcement decisions.
Official authorities
- CIPC — intellectual property
Official IP filing authority.
- CIPC — legislation
Official legislation and mandate page.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.