South African design package – registration and renewal “to term”
New South African Design Package
South African design registrations may now be couriered within 4 months of filing, and our new “package” couples registration and lifetime renewals.
South African designs are quick and affordable, especially where registration and renewals “to term” are packaged together.
About South African designs
Time to courier of certificate: 4 months (if accelerated acceptance is requested at no additional cost).
Type: Aesthetic design or Functional design.
Term: 15 years for Aesthetic designs and 10 years for Functional designs.
Cost: $799 (inclusive of filing, grant, courier, payment of all renewals for the 10/15 year term and official fees). This is the all-inclusive lifetime cost for each design registration.
Class: Each design may claim only one class.
Examination: No substantive examination.
Why choose the Design Package?
Apart from significantly reducing the lifetime cost of the design by paying all renewals upfront, pre-payment of renewals also shields you from future increases in official fees and reduces your risk of the design lapsing.
Simply file and don’t worry about adding the design to a renewal system or processing annual renewals.
* Law firms that register on the GlobalIPCo system are entitled to further discounted pricing.