Vicennial Renewal – South African, Nigerian and SANi Patents
S&Z and the GlobalIPCo system processes Vicennial Renewals for South African, Nigerian and SANi patents.
Nigerian Patent Vicennial Renewal
To renew a Nigerian patent for one year costs 8,204.25 Nigerian Naira (about US$ 20) in official fees. The Nigerian Patent Office permits pre-payment of Nigerian patent renewals, and the total fees to renew a Nigerian patent “to term” (i.e. to pre-pay all 19 Nigerian patent renewals) are:
| Total official fees | US$ 380 |
| Total professional fees | US$ 350 |
| Total Nigerian Vicennial Renewal Fee | US$ 730* |
* Law firms are entitled to discounted pricing
South African Patent Vicennial Renewal
The official fees to renew a South African patent are:
| Year | Official fee |
|---|---|
| 4, 5 and 6 | R 130 (about US$ 7.50) |
| 7 and 8 | R 85 |
| 9 and 10 | R 100 |
| 11 and 12 | R 120 |
| 13 and 14 | R 145 |
| 15 and 16 | R 164 |
| 17 and 18 | R 181 |
| 19 and 20 | R 206 |
The South African Patent Office also permits pre-payment of South African patent renewals, and the total fees to renew a South African patent “to term” (i.e. to pre-pay all 17 South African patent renewals) are:
| Total official fees | R 2,392 (about US$ 140) |
| Total professional fees | US$ 345 |
| Total South African Vicennial Renewal Fee | US$ 485* |
* Law firms are entitled to discounted pricing
SANi Patent Vicennial Renewal
Total fees to renew a SANi Patent “to term” (i.e. to pre-pay all patent renewals for the 20-year term) are:
| Total official fees | US$ 520 |
| Total professional fees | US$ 495 |
| Total Nigerian Vicennial Renewal Fee | US$ 1,015* |
S&Z offers SANi patent vicennial renewals to law firms for only $875.
Vicennial renewals are the cheapest way to pay Nigerian, South African and SANi patent renewals, significantly reducing the patent lifetime costs.
[The SANi patent is not the creation of a Treaty]