Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	dtic campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
Annual budget	R 698.279 million (2022/23)
Minister responsible	Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition;
Agency executive	Adv. Rory Voller, Commissioner;
Parent department	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Key documents	Companies Act, 2008; Close Corporations Act, 1984; Patents Act, 1978; Trade Marks Act, 1993; Copyright Act, 1978; The Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997;
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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in South Africa. The CIPC was established by the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008) as a juristic person to function as an organ of state within the public administration, but as an institution outside the public service.