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TARIFFS: TRADEMARKS
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TARIFF OF CHARGES, SOUTH AFRICA, 2012
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1) Applications (per mark per class) |
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| First application | 543.00 | 909.00 | 625.00 | ||
| Second to fifth, each | 495.00 | 825.00 | 569.00 | ||
| Sixth and onwards, each | 467.00 | 779.00 | 537.00 | ||
| Claiming convention priority (excluding translation or verification of priority documents) | 31.00 | 52.00 | 36.00 | ||
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2) Recording Assignment, Merger or Substitution of Applicant |
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| First mark | 310.00 | 520.00 | 357.00 | ||
| Second to tenth, each | 108.00 | 179.00 | 124.00 | ||
| Eleventh and onwards, each | 32.00 | 52.00 | 36.00 | ||
| Preparation of assignment documents, from | 84.00 | 141.00 | 97.00 | ||
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3) Registered Users |
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| Application for recordal of registered user against: | |||||
| First mark | 284.00 | 477.00 | 327.00 | ||
| Second to tenth, each | 65.00 | 107.00 | 74.00 | ||
| Eleventh and onwards, each | 14.00 | 23.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Drafting registered user agreement, from | 222.00 | 370.00 | 255.00 | ||
| Drafting statement of case or affidavit, from | 57.00 | 96.00 | 66.00 | ||
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4) Renewals (per mark class) |
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| First registration | 297.00 | 498.00 | 342.00 | ||
| Each additional registration in the same name and having the same renewal date | 221.00 | 368.00 | 254.00 | ||
| Payment of fine | 70.00 | 117.00 | 81.00 | ||
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5) Opposition and rectification |
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| Preparing and lodging notice of opposition, application for rectification or counterstatement, from | 153.00 | 257.00 | 176.00 | ||
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6) Searches |
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| Registrability search in respect of a single trade mark with routine specification of goods or services, and reporting: | |||||
| Up to 30 minutes | 223.00 - 435.00 |
375.00 - 728.00 |
257.00 - 500.00 |
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| For each succeeding 30 minutes | 102.00 | 190.00 | 117.00 | ||
| Name index and general searches through official records per half hour (not including report) | 112.00 | 172.00 | 117.00 | ||
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7) Litigation, Drafting of documents and Consultations |
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| Per hour, depending upon the seniority of the para-legal or attorney, see 8.5 below. | |||||
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8) General |
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| 8.1 | Receiving, perusing and preparing any document (per folio) (depending on complexity, time taken, etc.) | 21.00 - 42.00 |
35.00 - 70.00 |
24.00 - 48.00 |
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| 8.2 | Typing documents (per folio and where not included in 1 above) | 11.00 | 19.00 | 13.00 | |
| 8.3 | Translations from French or German (excluding typing) per 100 words, from | 18.00 | 30.00 | 21.00 | |
| 8.4 | Photocopies (per page) | 0.90 | 1.45 | 1.00 | |
| 8.5 | Professional time charge (per hour) | ||||
| 8.5.1 | qualified practitioner | 216.00 | 361.00 | 249.00 | |
| 8.5.2 | practitioner qualified for 10 years or more | 353.00 - 566.00 |
591.00 - 713.00 |
408.00 - 492.00 |
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