An enforceable right arises only once a design has been formally registered. In South Africa, registration is granted by the Designs Office a few months after the design application is filed. Until you receive official notification of registration from the
ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation) is an organisation that facilitates registration and administration of intellectual property rights for various African countries. Membership of the organisation is open to all Member States of the African Union (AU) or of the United
International Trade mark Search websites for Europe, U.S, Australia, ARIPO, China and South Africa. To avoid infringing on someone else’s trade mark registration, you need to search for similar trade marks that have already been registered, but there is no single
