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Designing your new company logo #1
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...
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Intellectual Property and your logo #2
A trademarked logo means that the business or persons who own the logo have carefully designed it to be completely unique. Applying for your logo to be trademarked is often best left to the...
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Trademark protection, business registration and CIPC
A smart business is one that not only stands out, but is compliant in respect of legal and industry standards and requirements. In order to operate legally in South Africa your company must be...
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Additional requirements for CC membership changes
From CIPC: Kindly note that in addition to the requirements published in Guidance note 4 of 2012, an additional requirement is being introduced as part of improving controls relating to change of...
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Starting a business and want to protect your name? Here’s how…
There are two areas of protection that need to be considered – the company aspect and the trademark aspect. Regarding the company aspect, you will need to know how you intend trading. For example: As a...
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CIPC processes you should know about
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission – CIPC – is responsible for a number of processes which govern companies’ existence and operations. From registration of companies and intellectual...
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Formalising your business: Company name registration
The first step when registering a company in South Africa is applying with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission – CIPC. However, before you can proceed with the company registration, you...
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MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND A TRADEMARK
Many people confuse patents, copyrights and trademark. The three have some striking similarities and are all designed to protect intellectual property; however they are different and also serve...
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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...
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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....
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