Grassroots innovation journey spotlights new pathways
Creating impact in the innovation ecosystem and reaching disadvantaged communities has been central to the Inventor Assistance Program (IAP), helping turn innovative ideas into commercial assets. The IAP is the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) flagship project, launched in partnership with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
Read more: Grassroots innovation journey spotlights new pathways
Young Ideas — South Africa’s Future Gold Standard, CIPC IP Youth Awards 2026
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is proud to announce that they will be hosting the CIPC Intellectual Property (IP) Youth Awards 2026. The Competition is a dynamic platform designed to celebrate bold thinking, fresh innovation, and the next generation of business leaders.
Read more: Young Ideas — South Africa’s Future Gold Standard, CIPC IP Youth Awards 2026
dtic, CIPC AND SPU to host the 6th annual intellectual property and technology commercialisation colloquium
Key stakeholders from government, academia and business will convene in Kimberley, Northern Cape, for a colloquium aimed at strengthening South Africa’s innovation and technology commercialisation ecosystem and unlocking new economic opportunities.
CIPC launches a Case Management System
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Case Management System (CMS), a modern digital platform designed to improve how the public submits and tracks complaints and legal documents.
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The position of an auditor or an audit committee member may not remain vacant for more than 40 business days, while a company secretarial vacancy must be filed within 60 business days. An auditor may serve a maximum of five consecutive financial years.
Steps to effect changes for auditors:
Online application
E-Services: Electronic Application for Appointment and Resignation of Auditors
Register as a customer, click here.
If you already have a customer code, login to e-services, then click online transact
Note: No supporting documents are required.
Manual Application: Appointment, Resignation, and Removal of Auditors or Company Secretary.
Print and complete form CoR44.
The following documents are required:
- A power of Attorney or Mandate, signed by the current active directors, is mandatory when a third party files a Cor44 on behalf of the company.
- A signed resolution from the active director(s) indicating the change related to the Auditor or Company Secretary.
- A certified ID copy of the Customer Code holder, dated within the last three months.
- A certified ID copy of the Director who signed the Cor44 form, dated within the last three months.
- A certified ID copy of the applicant or individual who signed the Cor44 form, dated within the last three months.
- A certified ID copy of the Auditor, dated within the last three months.
- A consent Letter from the Auditor, accepting the appointment.
- For resignations, a resignation letter on the company letterhead must be provided.
- Proof of Address for the Auditor’s firm, provided via annexure or the firm’s letterhead.
- Please ensure that both sides of the Smart ID card are certified on the same page. (This information must be updated on the website)
Note: When a company appoints a firm as its Auditor, it is compulsory to designate a natural person as the responsible auditor.
An acceptance letter from the designated auditor must accompany the submission
E-mail the completed and signed documents together with supporting documentation to
Click here for the CIPC service standards. Service Standard is dependent on payment for the transaction being made.
Click here to log an enquiry. This section is no longer applicable as the QRS has been discontinued. Perhaps when the new system of logging enquiries is put in place we can include it.
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Means a governance document adopted by all members or prospective members of a co-operative, which sets out the objective policies and management of that particular co-operative.
The constitution of a Co-operative is the document that contains all the rules for how a Co-operative should be structured and managed. The constitution should include:
- Official document – Procedures and Regulations in the Constitution
- Meetings
- Membership
- General Matters
- The Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- The Board of Directors
- Decision making
- Management
- Finances
- Any other rules that agree with the Co-operative principles
Every member has to read the constitution of the Co-operative carefully and understand all the regulations in it. Alternatively, the Board of Directors must explain all the rules of the constitution to the members and ensure that they understand them.
CIPC can provide you with a model constitution especially designed for co-operatives. You may use this model for your own co-operative or amend it to suit the requirements of your own co-operative.
Model Constitutions
When registering a co-operative, two copies of the model constitution need to be handed in together with the application form CO-OP1
- Model Constitution for Primary Agricultural Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Primary Non-Specific Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Primary Housing Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Primary Worker Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Secondary Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Housing Primary Co-operative
- Model Constitution for Tertiary Co-operatives
- Model Constitution for Financial Co-operative
- Model Constitution for Social Co-operative
The model constitution must be signed by all members and accompany the registration forms.
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Basic Search (e-Searching)
- You may conduct a cursory search of the Trade Marks Register to determine if the mark you may wish to use is available to you.
- This search facility only provides basic search information.
- This search facility is free of charge.
Special Search
- You may apply on a form TM2 for a special (preliminary) search in the Trade Marks Register to determine if there are no existing prior rights in an identical or confusingly similar trade mark to your intended mark, which could prevent the registration of yours.
- The form TM2 must be completed as shown on the SAMPLE TM2.
- The cost for a special search is R190.00 and the proof of payment must reach us on or before the date that you apply for the special search.
- This fee is payable for each separate class/es you require the special search to be conducted in.
- A special search is not mandatory but will help you to determine if the mark you may wish to use is indeed available to you.
- The original form TM2 must be submitted to CIPC via post, or courier services, or placed in the drop box outside the CIPC office at the dti Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.
IP Online
- Should you require more detailed information you can also conduct a trade marks search via IP Online.
- This search facility is not free of charge and fees are payable in line with the prescribed fees in terms of the Trade Mark Regulations.
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Basic Search (e-Searching)
- You may conduct a cursory search of the Trade Marks Register to determine if the mark you may wish to use is available to you.
- This search facility only provides basic search information.
- This search facility is free of charge.
Special Search
- You may apply on a form TM2 for a special (preliminary) search in the Trade Marks Register to determine if there are no existing prior rights in an identical or confusingly similar trade mark to your intended mark, which could prevent the registration of yours.
- The form TM2 must be completed as shown on the SAMPLE TM2.
- The cost for a special search is R190.00 and the proof of payment must reach us on or before the date that you apply for the special search.
- This fee is payable for each separate class/es you require the special search to be conducted in.
- A special search is not mandatory but will help you to determine if the mark you may wish to use is indeed available to you.
- The original form TM2 must be submitted to CIPC via post, or courier services, or placed in the drop box outside the CIPC office at the dti Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.
IP Online
- Should you require more detailed information you can also conduct a trade marks search via IP Online.
- This search facility is not free of charge and fees are payable in line with the prescribed fees in terms of the Trade Mark Regulations.
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