3M trademarks in 45 seconds
Video: 3M's South African trademarks in 45 seconds – 421 trademarks since 1945, its main classes, logos and competitors. Trademark statistics by Sibanda & Zantwijk.
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- 3M and its closest rivals – trademarks filed since 1970: 3M 421, Bidvest 2,401.
- Its biggest brands: Scotchgard (12), Command (10), Scotch-brite (9), Nexcare (6), Scotch (5), Pps (5).
- Logos filed since 2020: 3M 3, Bidvest 102.
- Trademarks filed per year (three-year average): 3M 1, Bidvest 31.
- Classes used: 3M 45, Bidvest 39.
- New brand names a year (five-year average): 3M 1.0, Bidvest 7.6.
- Who's watching your brands? S&Z – the technology-first firm that manages trademarks. www.snz.co.za