South Africa

Name of the office

Scope of activities

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)

Main functions of the Commission include registration of Intellectual Property Rights (trade marks, patents, designs and copyright) and maintenance thereof.

National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO)

NIPMO provides assistance to HEI; it is responsbile for identification, disclosure and statutory protection, and management and commercialisation of the IP referred to it by a recipient of public R&D funds.