Top trademark filers in class 41 (education & entertainment), South Africa 1975–2024: M-Net
Video: the companies filing the most South African trademarks in class 41 (education & entertainment), year by year since 1975 – where M-Net stands against its competitors. Trademark statistics by Sibanda & Zantwijk.
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- 1975 (last 5 years): Pepkor 4; Nestlé 3; Via Afrika 3; AkzoNobel 2; Control Data 2
- 1980 (last 5 years): Religious Technology Center 7; Bible Society of South Africa Bybelgeno… 6; Southern Sun Hotel Interests 6; Sun International 5; Ciga International Management 4
- 1985 (last 5 years): Religious Technology Center 16; Caxton (CTP) 12; NBA 11; Arena Holdings 10; Disney 7
- 1990 (last 5 years): Sun International 31; M-Net 22; Religious Technology Center 18; Nedbank 17; SABC 13
- 1995 (last 5 years): SABC 57; Sun International 44; M-Net 31; Nedbank 27; MultiChoice 23
- 2000 (last 5 years): SABC 86; MultiChoice 72; Sun International 68; Media24 44; M-Net 34
- 2005 (last 5 years): Media24 132; SABC 129; World Wrestling Entertainment 65; Disney 56; Sun International 52
- 2010 (last 5 years): SABC 192; Media24 162; Nintendo 76; Disney 63; Liquid Telecom 62
- 2015 (last 5 years): SABC 190; Media24 103; Standard Bank 94; Caxton (CTP) 85; Sun International 54
- 2020 (last 5 years): Warner Bros. Discovery 74; Cell C 64; SABC 62; National Lotteries Commission 53; Standard Bank 45