Doornpoort

‘Trademark Attorneys’

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark 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.

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 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

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 trademark application.

Prices are subject to change.

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

Trademark Articles

Trademarks

Trademark Process

Trademark

Small Business Owners

Trademark Applications

Register a Trademark

A trademark is a logo, slogan or company name which distinguishes your goods or services from other. Trademarks can be registered in terms of the South African Trademarks Act No 194 and is subject to certain requirements.

To ensure that the buying public does not confuse your products with those of your competitors, you need to register a trademark to protect your brand. Once a trademark is registered in South Africa, it needs to be renewed every 10 years.

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark attorneys would require you to provide a copy of your intended trademark (name, slogan or logo). Trademark attorneys would also require details of all products or services that you intend applying the trademark to.

Trademarks are registered at the South African Trademarks Office. A separate foreign trademark registrations should only be obtained if you wish to market your product internationally.

A company name registration is independent of a trademark registration. By registering and enforcing a registered trademark, competitors may be prohibited from using your registered trademark.

Please feel free to contact Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark attorneys to discuss the filing of trademark applications for your brand in South Africa or abroad.

Contact Details for Smit & Van Wyk, Inc:

Tel: (+27) 012 349 7800

E-mail: enquiries@svw.co.za

Website: www.svw.co.za

Physical Address / Courier
Block A Apex Corporate Park
Quintin Brand Street
Persequor Technopark
Meiring Naudé Avenue
Pretoria
Republic of South Africa