Trade Marks Forms & Fees
Trade Mark Forms and Fees
Item | Description | Corresponding Form | Amount |
1 | Application for registration of - | ||
(i) a trade mark for a specification of goods/services included in one class (section 9, 14, 16 and 63 - regulation 11) | TM1 | R590.00 | |
(ii) a honest concurrent user for a specification of goods/services included in one class (section 14 - regulation 17) in addition to fees listed in 1(i) above | TM1 | R310.00 | |
(iii) a certification mark for a specification of goods/services included in one class (section 42 - regulation 56) in addition to fees listed in 1(i) above | TM1 | R310.00 | |
(iv) a collective mark for a specification of goods/services included in one class (section 42 - regulation 56) in addition to fees listed in 1(i) above | TM1 | R310.00 | |
2 | Applications, notifications or request to the registrar: | ||
(a) Request for advertisement (section 8 - regulation 9 (3)) | TM2 | R90.00 | |
(b) Request for statement of a decision (section 16(4) - regulation 54(1)) | TM2 | R363.00 | |
(c) Application to dissolve association between a registered trade mark and another registered trade mark (section 30(5) - regulation 22(2) for each entry | TM2 | R48.00 | |
(d) Application for alteration of address or address for service (section 23, 46(1) or 66(3) - regulation 8) for each entry | TM2 | R19.00 | |
(e) Application for correction of clerical error or for permission to amend application or document (section 16(5), 23 or 46(1) - regulations 44 and 56(5)) for each mark | TM2 | R19.00 | |
((f) Application to enter change of name or description of applicant, registered proprietor or registered user (section 23 - regulation 44) for each mark | TM2 | R19.00 | |
(g) Application to cancel entry on register (section 23 - regulation 44) for each mark | TM2 | R19.00 | |
(h) Request to strike out goods/services (section 23 - regulation 44) for each mark | TM2 | R19.00 | |
(I) Request to enter disclaimer or memorandum (section 23 - regulation 44) for each mark | TM2 | R26.00 | |
(j) Application to add or alter a trade mark (section 25(1) - regulation 45) for each mark registered | TM2 | R100.00 | |
(k) Request for search (regulation 47) for each mark per class | TM2 | R190.00 | |
(l) Notification of application to Court (section 55 - regulation 3(2) | |||
(m) Request for information (CAVEAT) as to future proceedings (regulation 48(1)) for each mark | TM2 | R100.00 | |
(n) Application for the certificate of the registrar with reference to the proposed assignment of a trade mark (section 39(6) - regulation 37) | TM2 | R48.00 | |
(o) Notice of payment of hearing fee (regulation 19(3)(f)) | TM2 | R261.00 | |
(p) Application for certificate (section 22(5) - regulation 58(1)) | TM2 | R34.00 | |
(q) Any other applications, notifications or request not provided for (regulation 3(2)) | TM2 | R26.00 | |
3 | Notice of opposition/rectification (sections 21,24,26 and 27 - regulation 19) | TM3 | R260.00 |
4 | Notice of intention to defend (sections 21,24,26 and 27 - regulation 19) | TM4 | R48.00 |
5 | Renewal of registration (section 11 and 37 - regulations 25,26, and 27): | ||
(i) For an ordinary registration | TM5 | R260.00 | |
(ii) For a honest concurrent user registration | TM5 | R260.00 | |
(iii) For a certification mark | TM5 | R260.00 | |
(iv) For a collective mark | TM5 | R260.00 | |
Additional fee within one month of the date of expiration | R48.00 | ||
Additional fee for restoration of trade mark removed for non-payment of renewal fees | R145.00 | ||
6 | Application to record a transaction affecting the rights in a trade mark assignment, transmission, hypothecation or attachment (section 39,40,41 and 46 - regulation | ||
For first mark | TM6 | R150.00 | |
For each additional mark | TM6 | R26.00 | |
Penalties for late registration of cession or transmission of a registered mark, for each period of 12 months or portion thereof | TM6 | R48.00 | |
Application for - | |||
(i) Registration of registered user (section 38(6) - regulation 39): | |||
For the first mark……. | TM7 | R150.00 | |
For each additional mark…………. | TM7 | R26.00 | |
(ii) variation of the registration of a registered user entry (section 38(8)(a) - regulation 41) | TM7 | R60.00 | |
(iii) cancellation of entry of a registered user (section 38(8)(b) - regulation 42) | TM7 | R60.00 | |
(iv) maintenance of a registered user entry (section 38(8)(b) - regulation 42) | TM7 | R60.00 | |
8 | For leave to make copies of documents in respect of each application or registered mark | R1.00 | |
9 | For inspecting register, file or document | R4.00 | |
10 | For collating documents for certification, for every 100 words or part thereof | R4.00 | |
11 | For photocopy of any document, per page (regulation 40) | R1.00 | |
12 | Certification of extracts from register or documents (per document) | R34.00 | |
13 | Upon each entry in the register of a mark or a note that the mark is associated with a newly registered mark | R5.00 |
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