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SANi Patents

Official fee Total fee
Filing: File direct / convention / national phase SANi patent (i.e. South African and Nigerian patents, inclusive of acceptance, publication, issuance of certificate and courier of certificate) $80 $875
RENEW "TO TERM": Pre-pay all 20 years of renewals for South African and Nigerian patents $510 $875

South African Patents

Official fee Total fee
File South African direct / convention / national phase patent (inclusive of acceptance, publication, issuance of certificate and courier of certificate) R590 $475
Renewal - pay all 17 renewals for 20-year period R2,392 $385
Late-lodge signed documents R50 Free
Request accelerated acceptance R26 Free
Request 3 month extension to file South African national phase patent R26 Free
(Withdraw acceptance +) Delay acceptance until 12 months of filing date (PCT national phase patent application) / 18 months of filing date (convention / direct patent application) R76 $150
(Withdraw acceptance +) Delay acceptance until 15 months of filing date (PCT national phase patent application) / 21 months of filing date (convention / direct patent application) R226 $175
(Withdraw acceptance +) Delay acceptance until 27 months of filing date (PCT national phase patent application) / 33 months of filing date (convention / direct patent application) R1,966 $275
Correct clerical error (forms) R90 $150
Correct clerical error (specification) R90 $250
Amendment (pre-grant) R70 $250
Amendment (post-grant) R242 $300
Assignment R70 $200
Change of: applicant's name; applicant's address; or address for service R26 $150

Nigerian Patents

Total fee
File Nigerian direct / convention / national phase patent (inclusive of acceptance, publication, issuance of certificate and courier of certificate) $625
Renewal - pay all 19 renewals for 20-year period $630

SANi Trademarks

Total fee (first class) Total fee (each additional class)
File SANi trademark (inclusive of reporting examination, responding to routine office action, acceptance, publication, registration and emailing electronic certificate) $435 $410

South African Trademarks - Foreign clients

Official fee Total fee
File South African trademark (inclusive of reporting examination, responding to routine office action, acceptance, publication, registration and emailing electronic certificate) R590 $240
- Each additional class R590 $225
South African trademark registrability search R50 $200
Renewal
Every 10 years, calculated from the South African filing date

  • Online: Per trademark / class
  • R260
  • R1 027
  • Email instruction: Per trademark / class
  • R260
  • $150
  • Late payment penalty
  • R48
  • $25
Assignment
  • 1st trademark / class
  • R150
  • $200
  • Each additional trademark / class
  • R26
  • $50
Change of: applicant's name; applicant's address; or address for service
  • 1st trademark / class
  • R19
  • $200
  • Each additional trademark / class
  • R19
  • $50

South African Trademarks - South African clients

Official fee Total fee (first class)
File South African trademark (inclusive of reporting examination, responding to routine office action, acceptance, publication, registration and emailing electronic certificate) (first class) R590 R4 390 plus vat
- Each additional class R590 R4 150 plus vat
South African trademark registrability search R50 R3 600 plus vat

Nigerian Trademarks

Total fee (first class) Total fee (each additional class)
File Nigerian trademark (inclusive of reporting examination, responding to routine office action, acceptance, publication, registration and emailing electronic certificate) $400 $385

South African Designs

Official fee Total fee
File South African direct / convention design (inclusive of acceptance, publication, issuance of certificate and courier of certificate) R240 $475
Renewal
  • Functional design: pay all 7 renewals for 10-year period
 R694 $175
  • Aesthetic design: pay all 12 renewals for 15-year period

R1,327 $220
Assignment R75 $200
Change of: applicant's name; applicant's address; or address for service R60 $150