DIY Trademark

As an alternative to us conducting a trademark registrability search for R2,500 (excl vat) and registering your trademark for R4,090 (excl vat), below is a DIY guide on how to file your own trademark for only $199:

  • Classify your goods/service using our classification table.
  • When you’ve satisfied yourself that your mark is registrable, register an account with open an account with GlobalIPCo.
  • Complete the GlobalIPCo application form; sign & upload forms generated by GlobalIPCo; and pay $199 by credit card. Within a couple of days of filing, you will receive a trademark filing receipt by email.
  • Should the CIPC trademark examiner have objections regarding the trademark application, you will receive an office action, to which you will need to respond within 3 months.
  • Wait ±12 months for your trademark to be accepted, and instruct GlobalIPCo to arrange publication in the South African Trademarks Journal ($70). After publication, your trademark may be opposed for a period of 3 months. If opposed, this will need to be defended. If unopposed, your trademark will be registered and a certified copy of your granted trademark can be sent to you by courier ($110).
  • Your trademark will be uploaded to the PayAnnuity renewal system, which will email renewal reminders to you in about 10 years’ time.

Step-by-Step Guide to Filing a South African Trademark Online Through GlobalIPCo

Step 1: Register with GlobalIPCo and verify your email address by clicking on the link in the email that is sent to you.

Step 2: Select – New Cases; South Africa; Trademark.

Step 3: Enter your reference (this can be anything you wish to call it), select the trademark type (Word Mark or Logo), enter the word mark / upload the logo image, and indicate whether the word mark is case sensitive (typically, word marks are not case sensitive).

Step 4: Enter the applicant’s / owners’s name and physical address (not a postal address). If you are a company, select “Legal Entity”, otherwise, select “Natural Person”.

Step 5: Enter priority details (if any). Priority may be claimed from a foreign trademark filed within the past 6 months.

Step 6: Select class(es). A separate South African trademark will be filed for each class selected.

Step 7: Download the pre-populated Power of Attorney form for signature. Don’t make any changes to the form. Simply sign it and scan the signed form.

Step 8: Upload the signed Power of Attorney form.

Step 9: Pay $199 by credit card.

S&Z Patent Attorneys are the exclusive South African agents for GlobalIPCo. Their trademark attorneys will assist with responding to any office actions and dealing with any issues you may have.

Latest Specials
  • EU Design Registration

    Only $625

    Learn more
  • Online SA design filing

    Only $299

    Learn more
  • Patent Pending Number

    Only $199

    Learn more
  • Save up to 70% on renewal fees

    Save up to 70% on patent renewal fees / annuities by paying them online

    Learn more
  • Trademark search

    R2,500 + vat

    Learn More
  • Online SA trademark filing

    Only $199

    Learn more
  • File provisional patent

    Only $199

    Learn more
  • Register a Trademark in South Africa

    R4,090 + vat

    Learn more

Get started with the patent process

Get in touch

Contact us

Intangible Consulting (Pty) Ltd
9 Kruger St
Oaklands
Johannesburg
South Africa

T +27 (0)11 483 1439
T +27 (0)11 483 3128 (alt.)
info@ideanav.co.za