A trademark is a logo, slogan or company name which distinguishes your goods or services from other. Trademarks can be registered in terms of the South African Trademarks Act No 194 and is subject to certain requirements.
To ensure that the buying public does not confuse your products with those of your competitors, you need to register a trademark to protect your brand. Once a trademark is registered in South Africa, it needs to be renewed every 10 years.
Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark attorneys would require you to provide a copy of your intended trademark (name, slogan or logo). Trademark attorneys would also require details of all products or services that you intend applying the trademark to.
Trademarks are registered at the South African Trademarks Office. A separate foreign trademark registrations should only be obtained if you wish to market your product internationally.
A company name registration is independent of a trademark registration. By registering and enforcing a registered trademark, competitors may be prohibited from using your registered trademark.
Please feel free to contact Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. trademark attorneys to discuss the filing of trademark applications for your brand in South Africa or abroad.
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