WELCOME TO THE CIPC IP ONLINE SERVICES WEBSITE

Dear Users CIPC is aware of the current poor connection on IP Online due to technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We hope to resolve the problem as soon as we can.

CIPC HAS MOVED TO AN ELECTRONIC PATENT JOURNAL The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has migrating from a paper publication of the Patent Journal produced by the Government Printing Works (GPW) to an electronically generated Patent Journal by CIPC. For more details please read news and events.

What does CIPC IP Online Services Website offer you?

The South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) provides online facilities to access information and documents concerning South African IP files. The patent files contain patent applications open for public inspection. The trade mark files contain pending & granted trade mark applications.    Services and fees Trade mark searches Patent searches Fee schedule In addition, the CIPC IP Online Services Website will be offering the service for filing new applications for patents and trade marks. New to this website? Why not try the Help on IP Online Services Website. Help Desk: Helpdesk@cipc.co.za IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that this site makes use of the  Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). Please make sure that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer or obtain this software from  here.