Trademarks

The Trade Mark Department is based at our office in Pretoria, where the Trademarks and Copyright Offices are also situated. The department also practises, for the convenience of our clients and correspondents, from our offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

The Trade Mark Department currently has a professional staff complement of 30 partners, 11 associates, 3 professional assistants, 13 candidate attorneys and 14 paralegals. The partners, associates and professionals are all qualified attorneys and most of them are also qualified trade mark practitioners.

Follow links for detailed Trademark information:

Trademark FAQ's

Trademark Infringement

Trademark Commercial Aspects

Domain Names and Trademarks

Trademark Services from Adams&Adams

For further information, please contact us.

Featured news Sunrise period for new .tel domain names commences A sunrise period commenced on 3 December 2008 for trade mark owners for the registration of .tel domain names, the new top level domain that will shortly become operational and is expected to be popular with both business and individuals. The purpose of the sunrise period is to prevent cybersquatters from taking advantage of established rights and to afford trade mark owners the opportunity to capitalize on their brands. In contrast to other existing domain levels, the .tel domain allows the proprietors of the domain names to manage their contact and other business information directly in the DNS, without the need for a website. Because of the simplicity of its functioning, the .tel domain is expected to revolutionize internet marketing and function like the “telephone directory” of the internet.   Featured office: ARIPO Inquiry: aripo@adamsadams.com   Featured person: Biggar, Nicolette Senior Associate Attorney Tel: +27 (0) 12 432 6313