Top trademark filers in class 42 (tech & IT services), South Africa 1975–2024: Deutsche Telekom
Video: the companies filing the most South African trademarks in class 42 (tech & IT services), year by year since 1975 – where Deutsche Telekom stands against its competitors. Trademark statistics by Sibanda & Zantwijk.
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- 1975 (last 5 years): Southern Sun Hotel Interests 15; Distell 13; Unilever 7; Wimpy (Pleasure Foods) 5; De Beers UK 4
- 1980 (last 5 years): Massmart 12; Wimpy (Pleasure Foods) 12; Shoprite 10; Southern Sun Hotel Interests 8; Shatterprufe (Baker Street Trust) 6
- 1985 (last 5 years): Southern Sun Hotel Interests 26; Religious Technology Center 21; Mccarthy 17; Sun International 16; Shatterprufe (Baker Street Trust) 15
- 1990 (last 5 years): Voltex 34; Jdg Trading 32; Sun International 28; Shatterprufe (Baker Street Trust) 25; Edcon 20
- 1995 (last 5 years): Shoprite 46; Bidvest 37; Shatterprufe (Baker Street Trust) 31; Nedbank 30; Southern Sun Hotel Interests 26
- 2000 (last 5 years): SABC 71; Wimpy (Pleasure Foods) 49; Siemens 39; Bidvest 36; Telkom 35
- 2005 (last 5 years): Eskom 35; Telkom 26; IBM 22; Deutsche Telekom 21; Endangered Wildlife Trust 19
- 2010 (last 5 years): Liquid Telecom 62; Kreditinform 36; SABC 36; Afrisam 33; Deutsche Telekom 31
- 2015 (last 5 years): Standard Bank 75; Microsoft 49; Google 43; Apple 38; Media24 36
- 2020 (last 5 years): Huawei 93; Microsoft 93; Amazon 75; Apple 57; Standard Bank 57