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TARIFFS: TRADEMARKS
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TARIFF OF CHARGES, SOUTH AFRICA, 2010
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1) Applications (per mark per class) |
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| First application | 478,00 | 882.00 | 606.00 | ||
| Second to fifth, each | 434.00 | 799.00 | 551.00 | ||
| Sixth and onwards, each | .41000 | 754.00 | 520.00 | ||
| Claiming convention priority (excluding translation or verification of priority documents) | 28.00 | 51.00 | 35.00 | ||
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2) Recording Assignment, Merger or Substitution of Applicant |
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| First mark | 274.00 | 506.00 | 347.00 | ||
| Second to tenth, each | 94.00 | 174.00 | 120.00 | ||
| Eleventh and onwards, each | 27.00 | 50.00 | 35.00 | ||
| Preparation of assignment documents, from | 74.00 | 136.00 | 94.00 | ||
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3) Registered Users |
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| Application for recordal of registered user against: | |||||
| First mark | 251.00 | 464.00 | 318.00 | ||
| Second to tenth, each | 56.00 | 104.00 | 72.00 | ||
| Eleventh and onwards, each | 12,00 | 23,00 | 16,00 | ||
| Drafting registered user agreement, from | 195.00 | 360.00 | 248.00 | ||
| Drafting statement of case or affidavit, from | 50.00 | 93.00 | 64.00 | ||
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4) Renewals (per mark class) |
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| First registration | 262.00 | 484.00 | 332.00 | ||
| Each additional registration in the same name and having the same renewal date | 193.00 | 357.00 | 246.00 | ||
| Payment of fine | 61.00 | 113.00 | 78.00 | ||
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5) Opposition and rectification |
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| Preparing and lodging notice of opposition, application for rectification or counterstatement, from | 135.00 | 251.00 | 171.00 | ||
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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 | 198,00 - 384,00 |
362,00 - 704,00 |
250,00 - 486,00 |
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| For each succeeding 30 minutes | 98.00 | 190.00 | 114.00 | ||
| Name index and general searches through official records per half hour (not including report) | 91.00 | 168.00 | 114.00 | ||
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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.) | 20,00 - 40.00 |
33,00 - 66,00 |
23,00 - 46,00 |
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| 8.2 | Typing documents (per folio and where not included in 1 above) | 10.00 | 17.00 | 12,00 | |
| 8.3 | Translations from French or German (excluding typing) per 100 words, from | 17,00 | 29,00 | 20,00 | |
| 8.4 | Photocopies (per page) | 0,90 | 1,45 | 1.00 | |
| 8.5 | Professional time charge (per hour) | ||||
| 8.5.1 | qualified practitioner | 208,00 | 351.00 | 242.00 | |
| 8.5.2 | practitioner qualified for 10 years or more | 341,00 - 545,00 |
574,00 - 686,00 |
396,00 - 478,00 |
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