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CIPC Overview

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) was established in May 2011. Although a new entity, CIPC incorporated the former Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) and a unit in the dti’s Corporate and Consumer Regulation (CCRD) division, namely the Office of Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE).

In today’s globalized, hyper-competitive economy, a nation’s wealth is significantly influenced by its business activity, the economic inclusion of its citizens as well as its’ level of innovation, as measured by the Intellectual Property that is developed and registered by its citizens. CIPC therefore has another important element to its mandate. It administers, regulates and protects South Africa’s Intellectual Property assets in accordance with the provisions of a range of legislation enacted over a number of decades. Creating an enabling environment for Intellectual Property has been the subject of much research and legislative reform and this process will continue to gain momentum in the next five years.

Since its inception, CIPC has faced many challenges. These have included ICT systems unable to cope with organisational requirements, a large backlog of company registration applications and an organisational culture that has been insufficiently oriented towards service delivery. In its first year of operation the CIPC has focused on addressing these challenges and should be congratulated on the successes it has achieved.

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