Trade Mark Certificates

16 May 2022
Accounting
South African Accounting Academy

As from Tuesday, 3 May 2022, all trade mark related certificates issued in accordance with the above provisions, will be issued electronically via automated e-mail, to the e-mail address as provided in the CIPC customer profile of the customer code of the address for service as reflected in the electronic Trade Marks Register at the date on which the certificate/s were issued.

In addition, copy/ies of the certificate/s may be accessed electronically and printed via the IP Online portal available from the CIPC website, at no additional costs, and will be available from the 2 links provided in the Practice Note.

A 3-page annexure is provided with information on the operational requirements.

Click here to download the Practice Note:

http://www.cipc.co.za/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PRACTICE-NOTE-2-22-CERTIFICATES.pdf

Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:

The Companies Act is yet another piece of legislation that your clients must comply with, and which you must assess compliance with. If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (NOn-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.
As an auditor, you also need to monitor your client’s compliance with the Companies Act and all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes issued by CIPC as the regulator.
Where you perform these compliance tasks on behalf of your client, you need to ensure that you comply with all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes issued by CIPC as the regulator.

Relevance to Your clients:

An entity (company or close corporation) has a duty to comply with the Companies Act, and all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes issued by CIPC as the regulator.

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