Patent Renewals / Annuities
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patenting a product in South Africa
All amounts are exclusive of VAT (if applicable).
| Patents | |
|---|---|
| Provisional patent: Draft, drawings and file* (Subject to capacity) |
R4,950 |
| Complete patent: Draft, drawings, file and publish grant (where provisional drafted by non-patent attorney)* (Subject to capacity) |
R6,950 |
| Complete patent: Draft, file and publish grant (where provisional patent drafted by us and there are no modifications, improvements or additions)* | R4,950 |
| Complete patent: Draft, file and publish grant (where provisional patent drafted by a patent attorney includes a summary of the invention and there are no modifications, improvements or additions)* (Subject to capacity) |
R5,500 |
| PCT patent applications (see our PCT Patent Cost Calculator)* | From R11,500 |
| South African foreign or national phase patent application: Filing South African patent applications for foreign applicants (no review or amendments)* | R3,850 |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys
(Amounts include official fees – file provisional patent R60, file complete patent R590)
(We require at least 2 weeks notice to file patent applications and 4 weeks notice to draft patent applications)
| Patent Reviews (i.e. where we do not draft the patent) | |
|---|---|
| Provisional patent: File patent application (no review) – use our Patent Toolkit | R600 |
| Provisional patent: Single review (we provide comments) | R1,450 |
| Provisional patent: Additional reviews of same application (per review) | R600 |
| Patent Renewals * | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Official fee | Our fee | Total |
| 4, 5 and 6 | R130 each | R350 each | R480 each |
| 7 and 8 | R85 each | R350 each | R435 each |
| 9 and 10 | R100 each | R350 each | R450 each |
| 11 and 12 | R120 each | R350 each | R470 each |
| 13 and 14 | R145 each | R350 each | R495 each |
| 15 and 16 | R164 each | R350 each | R514 each |
| 17 and 18 | R181 each | R350 each | R531 each |
| 19 and 20 | R206 each | R350 each | R556 each |
| All 20 years | R2,392 | R3,150 | R5,542 |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys.
(We require at least 4 weeks notice to pay patent renewals)
Pay renewals easily using our online Patent Renewal Tool.
| Designs * | |
|---|---|
| Draft design application, drawings, file and publish grant* | R3,850 |
| Draft subsequent design applications in additional classes / types, drawings, file and publish grant* | R950 each |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys.
(Amounts include official fees – file application R240)
(We require at least 2 weeks notice to file design applications and 3 weeks notice to draft design applications)
| Design Reviews (i.e. where we do not draft the design) | |
|---|---|
| File design application (no review) – Use our Free Design Toolkit (For both South African and foreign clients) |
R730 |
| Single review and file design application | R1,650 |
| Additional reviews | R450 each |
| Design Renewals * | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Official fee | Our fee | Total |
| 4, 5 and 6 | R120 each | R350 each | R470 each |
| 7 and 8 | R77 each | R350 each | R427 each |
| 9 and 10 | R90 each | R350 each | R440 each |
| 11 and 12 | R110 each | R350 each | R460 each |
| 13 and 14 | R132 each | R350 each | R482 each |
| 15 | R149 | R350 | R499 |
| All 10yrs (Fn) | R694 | R1,056 | R1,750 |
| All 15yrs (Aesh) | R1,327 | R1,423 | R2,750 |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys.
(We require at least 4 weeks notice to pay design renewals)
| Trademark Renewals * | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Official fee | Our fee | Total |
| Every 10 years | R260 | R550 | R810 |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys.
(We require at least 4 weeks notice to pay trademark renewals)
| Patent / Design Searches (Novelty) | |
|---|---|
| Search (No analysis of results provided) (Subject to capacity) |
Select your cap, suggest R2,750 to R4,000 |
(We require at least 2 weeks notice to conduct a patent/design search)
| Quick Price List for Foreign Clients | ||
|---|---|---|
| US$ | Euros | |
| File South African provisional patent application (pre-prepared)* | 110 | 80 |
| File South African national phase / foreign patent application* | 585 | 460 |
| File South African design application* | 550 (first), 180 (subsequent classes) | 435 (first), 140 (subsequent classes) |
| Patent / Design renewals* (Price depends on year) |
65-80 | 50-60 |
| Trademark renewals* | 100 | 75 |
* Services offered by Sibanda & Zantwijk patent attorneys.
(Quoted prices include all taxes and official fees)
(Exchange rate: US$1 = approx. R7 (South African Rand))
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