Top trademark filers in class 34 (tobacco), South Africa 1975–2024: BAT
Video: the companies filing the most South African trademarks in class 34 (tobacco), year by year since 1975 – where BAT stands against its competitors. Trademark statistics by Sibanda & Zantwijk.
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- 1975 (last 5 years): Business Venture Investments No 216 20; BAT 16; Philip Morris 9; American Cigarette 8; Lion Match Company 7
- 1980 (last 5 years): BAT 29; Philip Morris 16; Business Venture Investments No 216 10; Lion Match Company 10; Imperial Tobacco 6
- 1985 (last 5 years): Business Venture Investments No 216 12; Philip Morris 12; BAT 9; Benson and Hedges 8; Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken 8
- 1990 (last 5 years): Philip Morris 13; BAT 11; JTI 10; Van Erkoms Bemarking 8; Business Venture Investments No 216 6
- 1995 (last 5 years): BAT 27; JTI 19; Philip Morris 17; Benson and Hedges 16; Swedish Match North Europe 15
- 2000 (last 5 years): BAT 37; American Cigarette 22; Philip Morris 19; Swedish Match North Europe 18; Benson and Hedges 12
- 2005 (last 5 years): BAT 64; Leonard Dingler 48; JTI 32; American Cigarette 21; Potomac Tobacco 21
- 2010 (last 5 years): Philip Morris 138; BAT 81; Selacor Tobacco 39; JTI 37; American Cigarette 30
- 2015 (last 5 years): BAT 194; Philip Morris 185; JTI 64; China Tobacco Hunan Industrial 24; Aktsionerno Droujestvo Bulgartabac 23
- 2020 (last 5 years): Philip Morris 193; BAT 177; JTI 65; Kt and G 40; Open Horizon 26