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Add Bang! to your brand with a great logo


So, you are scratching your head, trying to come up with an original, fresh design for your logo…Not so easy, huh? Have a look around at some of the famous brands like Nike’s swoosh, Adidas stripes, Microsoft’s wavy squares – what makes these logos great? Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer best known for the … Continue reading Add Bang! to your brand with a great logo

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22/05/2015Logo, register trademark in South Africa, trademark logo, trademark registration

All about your company’s new logo


Designing a logo for a new company does not happen overnight. Large companies spend a great deal of money on market research in order to create a valuable new brand for their company. One of the most important things one needs to consider before either creating a logo yourself or contracting another company to create … Continue reading All about your company’s new logo

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30/04/201530/04/2015Logo, register a logo, Trademark, trademark registrationLeave a comment

Registering your logo as a trademark


Starting a new business involves a great deal of research. You need to decide on which type of business you want to open, what the new company’s name will be and the core functions of the business must be decided upon. In South Africa all of the above can be done through the CIPC – … Continue reading Registering your logo as a trademark

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12/02/2015Brand, Logo, registered trademark, TrademarkLeave a comment

Good and Bad Trademarks


Registering a trade mark is a pivotal step for a small businessRob White, of Avidity IP, gives some examples of good and bad trade marks and how to secure a good one. http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/running-a-business/legal-advice/2373618/branding-and-business-how-to-pick-a-good-trade-mark.thtml ‘Brands’ are hugely valuable business assets that form the commercial identity of your company, product or service and will include trade marks … Continue reading Good and Bad Trademarks

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04/11/2014All about Trademarks, Brand, branding, Logo, trade mark, trade mark registration, trade marks, trademark application, Trademark infringement, trademark searchLeave a comment

From the archives: Guidelines when deciding on a new trademark


When deciding on your trademark, please keep the following in mind: Your trademark has to serve the purpose of distinguishing your goods or services from that of another trader. It must be unique and distinctive. New or made up words are generally stronger and easier to register e.g. Coca-Cola Your trademark cannot include specially protected … Continue reading From the archives: Guidelines when deciding on a new trademark

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31/10/2014All about Trademarks, Brand, Logo, trade mark, trade marks, Trademark, trademark searchLeave a comment

What is a trademark – guidelines


When trying to come up with your new brand name or trademark, you will probably start hitting your head against the proverbial wall. It’s not that easy to come up with a catchy, original name and just when you think you’ve nailed it, you find out someone else is using it already. You need not … Continue reading What is a trademark – guidelines

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22/10/2014Logo, trade mark, Trademark, trademark application, trademark. trademark searchLeave a comment

What is “brand” really?


Brand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brand is the "name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's product distinct from those of other sellers."[1] Brands are used in business,marketing, and advertising. Initially, livestock branding was adopted to differentiate one person's cattle from another's by means of a distinctive symbol burned into … Continue reading What is “brand” really?

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15/10/2014Brand, branding, distinctive symbol, Logo, trade mark, TrademarkLeave a comment

Why do I need to conduct a trademark search?


You need to determine whether another business is already using a trademark that's identical or similar to the one you want to use to ensure that you won't violate someone else's trademark rights. If you are sued by a trademark owner for using its trademark, at the least you can be forced to stop using … Continue reading Why do I need to conduct a trademark search?

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13/08/201422/09/2017All about Trademarks, CIPC, CIPRO, Intellectual property explained, Logo, Trademark, Trademark infringement, trademark owner, trademark rights, trademark search, Unregistered trade markLeave a comment

Trademark quote-of-the-Day


An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service. Daniel J. Boorstin  

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About brand names


A brand is the identity of a specific product, service or company and may contain names, signs, symbols or slogans. Thebrand name is quite often used interchangeably within "brand", although it is more correctly used to refer to written or spoken elements of a product, service or company. If the brand name identifies the brand owner as the … Continue reading About brand names

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