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).
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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.
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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 Companies and Intellectual Property (CIPC) host the Namibian Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) for a two-day benchmarking session, aligned best practices with regional and international standards on 16 to 17 March 2026 in Pretoria
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Taking into consideration that CIPC official office days are Mondays to Fridays and do not include weekends or public holidays, notice is hereby given in terms of and for purposes of the Acts mentioned in the Schedule below, that CIPC will be closed to the public from 12H00 on Thursday, 02 April 2026, for the Easter weekend.
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This notice is intended to notify those entities that have not complied with the Compliance Notice’s requirements issued under section 171 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and, as a result, have not effectively corrected the non-compliance that occurred within their entities. The preceding Notice No. 65 of 2016 regarding the modification of the registered entities’ Compliance Status on the Disclosure certificates is followed by this notice.
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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is committed to continuously improving our operational efficiency. In line with this goal we are pleased to inform customers that the Customer Enquiry Management System (CEMS) has been introduced and has been successfully operational for several weeks. Several CIPC customers have already begun using this enquiry tool, and we encourage all customers to do the same
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