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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in South Africa. [1] The CIPC was established by the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008) [2] as a juristic person to function as an organ of state within the public administration, but as an institution outside the public service.
The responsibility for ensuring that the application is valid resides with the applicant. South Africa is a non-examining country. This means that CIPC does not investigate the novelty or inventive merit of the invention - only the form of documentation is verified and not the substance of the product or process.
The investment is intended to prepare South African startups for the "fourth industrial revolution". [3] Small business will learn how to leverage the "companies cloud infrastructure, AI tools, and go-to-market support", so that they can scale. [4]
When business entities go this route, they aren't always required to register their DBA with the state, so figuring out if a business name is taken can be a bit trickier.
Companies Registration Office can be: Companies Registration Office (Ireland) Swedish Companies Registration Office; Companies House - England and Wales; Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), South Africa; Trade Register (disambiguation) in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and Finland
The registration and enforcement of the copyright in cinematograph films is regulated by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). [5] The registering of copyright in cinematograph films in South Africa is administered by the Registrar and the CIPC.
Voluntary registration available for computer programs and databases. [37] South Africa: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Voluntary registration available for cinematograph films. Establishes prima facie evidence of the facts contained on the registration certificate and may be used in court as proof of those facts. [38] Spain
What constitutes "carrying on business" was radically altered by the insertion of section 23(2A) with the first Amendment Bill. The result was that the majority of foreign companies undertaking transactions or making investments in South Africa will now not be required to register as external companies.