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Renewal fees for registered designs in South Africa must be paid by certain dates. In this section you will find a description of how these renewal due dates are calculated, both the very first renewal due date and all subsequent renewal due dates.
The first renewal fee must be paid in the third year from the priority date to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). This renewal must be paid regardless of whether the registered design has been registered or not.
For example, if the priority date is 2020-07-15, the first renewal will be due by 2023-07-15.
After the first renewal has been paid, all subsequent annuities must be paid annually on the anniversary of the priority date. The due date should be the month and date corresponding to the priority date.
For example, if the priority date was on November 9, then all subsequent annuities will be due on November 9 each year.
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Renewal fees must be paid in South Africa regardless of whether the design is registered or not. You can find the rules for calculating the renewal due dates above in the Due Dates section.
The renewal fee in South Africa can be paid at any time before the renewal due date. Technically, all annuities can be paid at the same time, meaning that you will only have to pay one, large sum of renewal fee.
Yes, it is possible to renew a South African registered design after its renewal due date. If you fail to pay the renewal fee before the due date, a grace period of 6 months is given wherein the renewal fees can still be settled. When entering the grace period you will incur a surcharge fee to be settled along with the renewal fee. If you wish to maintain the registered design, both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will have to be settled. For example, if a registered design has a renewal due date of 2021-05-31 and the due date is missed, the registered design will enter the grace period from 2021-06-01. After this point both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will need to be settled by 2021-11-30. Failure to pay these fees before the surcharge due date will result in the registered design lapsing.
A registered design will stay in force for 15 years in South Africa from the filing date if successfully renewed. Failure to pay the renewal fees will result in the registered design lapsing.
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