Trademark Search & Brand Name Check: South Africa

Trademark, domain, social handles and company registers for this jurisdiction (South Africa) in one free live check — backed by the WIPO Global Brand Database (includes many national registers).

Trademark office & official search

The competent trademark office is CIPC. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (South Africa) runs on the WIPO database.

For this jurisdiction (South Africa), LegalBrandCheck brings this register data together with domain, social media and company-register checks into a single availability check.

Domain check: .za

For this jurisdiction (South Africa), the country-code domain is .za. LegalBrandCheck verifies availability live via RDAP through the rdap.org aggregator. Generic endings such as .com are checked as well.

Frequently asked questions about brand names: South Africa

South Africa: Is my brand name still available?

Across four silos — trademark registers, domain availability, social media handles and company registers — LegalBrandCheck runs a live check for your desired name. Covered: this jurisdiction (South Africa) and 196 others. The free check at legalbrandcheck.com takes seconds.

South Africa: Which office handles trademarks?

The competent trademark office is CIPC. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (South Africa) runs on the WIPO database.

South Africa: Where can I search existing trademarks myself?

Via the WIPO database: https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch?q= The competent office is CIPC.

South Africa: Is this jurisdiction a member of the Madrid System?

This jurisdiction (South Africa) is not listed as a Madrid System member in our jurisdiction registry — protection is typically obtained through a direct national or regional filing.

South Africa: What is the country-code domain?

The country-code top-level domain is .za. LegalBrandCheck checks .za domain availability live via RDAP (via the rdap.org aggregator).

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