Fees

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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)
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(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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