SimTM African trademark monitoring technology
Countries covered by SimTM
SimTM covers:
- South African trademarks
- Nigerian trademarks
- OAPI trademarks (17 States)
Alerting owners of registered trademarks in South Africa, Nigeria and OAPI of phonetically similar trademarks that have recently been published. Enabling them to institute opposition proceedings timeously.
Opposition periods:
- South Africa: 3 months from publication
- Nigeria: 2 months from publication
- OAPI: 3 months from publication
How to add your trademark to SimTM’s trademark monitoring service
SimTM has partnered with GlobalIPCo – the leading online filer of African trademarks and patents – to provide trademark monitoring reports for trademarks on GlobalIPCo’s PayAnnuity trademark renewal system.
To activate trademark monitoring / watching search emails, add your trademark to PayAnnuity – the lowest-cost option for trademark renewals in Africa – and ask GlobalIPCo to activate your SimTM trademark watching service.
PayAnnuity renewal costs:
- South African trademark renewal: $49
- Nigerian trademark renewal: $94
Other options to obtain SimTM trademark monitoring data
The GlobalIPCo system includes a search facility. Either:
- input a trademark number; or
- input a mark and class.
The system will generate a record of historical trademark watching search results.
Alternatively, trademark monitoring report webpages showing historical data are published by GlobalIPCo for select high-volume applicants.
SimTM African trademark monitoring cost
GlobalIPCo offers SimTM African trademark monitoring services without cost.
African trademark monitoring services is the first in a suite of services that GlobalIPCo will launch during 2026 for Brand Managers.
Partnering with SimTM
If you are a law firm or an online trademark renewal service provider and wish to plug SimTM technology into your systems, please contact GlobalIPCo.