We dealt briefly with copyright here. CIPC elaborates some more: A copyright is an exclusive right granted by law for a limited period to an author, designer, etc. for his/her original work. Works eligible for copyright protection The Copyright Act protects certain classes or categories of works. The following works are eligible for copyright in … Continue reading The life-cycle of copyright
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Brand Finance South Africa measured the financial value (R) of different brands and published a list of 50 of the most valuable brands of 2012 in South Africa. These companies operate both within and outside the borders of the country. See full article by Moneyweb here. Below you can find an abbreviated list of the … Continue reading South Africa’s 50 most valuable brands of 2012
The registration of a trademark is a long, laborious process but a really necessary one - remember, this is one of the building blocks of your brand! Having a strong, registered trademark is akin to having Chuck Norris as your buddy. No-one is going to mess with you and if they try, well we all … Continue reading The life-cycle of a trademark
It's Friday, everyone! Time for our weekly dose of giggles... Can you spot the infringement? Disclaimer: If I have in any way offended or impugned the reputation of the owner of this registered (evidence to be provided, please) trademark, I will remove this post in all haste and publicly apologise.
Before you accept that nomination as director to a company, you need to ensure that you are well aware of the obligations and duties of a director, as well as the legalities surrounding i.e. the process of resignation, removal or appointment. The new Companies Act, 71 of 2008 is quite a mouthful, but in particular: … Continue reading So you want to be a director of a company…?
Proper searching involves more than just a basic check of the records. To facilitate the needs and budgets of our clients, we have different types of searches at different costs. The Quick or Availability Search - this is a basic, exact search to find primarily the existence or not of a specific trademark. We search … Continue reading The types of trademark searches
"Oh, searching to find out if your trademark is available is easy! Anyone can do it. In fact, I will do it myself! And I will save all that money I should have spent on an expert searcher! Heehah!". Pardon the over-usage of exclamation marks as well as the knowing smirk on my face... Searching … Continue reading Searching for trademarks
In order to open a business there are a number of stages to be completed after the type of business structure has been established. The first stages involve the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). The CIPC is responsible for the registration of companies, cooperatives and intellectual property rights. Actions to take concerning the CIPC … Continue reading How to start a new business in South Africa
Sole Trader/Proprietor: One person owns the business and the law makes no distinction between the person and the business that they are operating. The assets and debts of the person are also assets and debts of the business. Sole traders must refer to their business as "Name t/a (trading as) business name". Partnership: A business … Continue reading Types of business structures
About. We are not attorneys. I start with that statement not because I don’t like attorneys – they are some of our biggest and longstanding clients – but because I am simply someone the attorneys use to do the research at CIPC (ex-CIPRO) for their clients. We rent space inside the CIPC offices, which is … Continue reading About
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