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Permalink Reply by Iain Bryant on October 28, 2011 at 8:35

Pieter great discussion. I experience the same when trying to register the name for my Virtual FD business. CIPC, or Cipro as it was then, saw the word 'virtual' and immediately dug their heels in.

 

Instead of fighting with a bunch of bureaucrats who clearly did not understand the nuances of English, I decided to revert to the "Trading as". In terms of the new Comanies Act, I am justifieed in carrying on this practice ad infinitum, I believe, since I have been doing it for so long.

 

What really counts is that I have the URL on .co.za which is more value to me than having the company name.

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Permalink Reply by Peter Peiser on October 30, 2011 at 4:01

It's probably more about name resrvation than registering a business.

 

The Consumer Protection Act says the name and the "Trading Name" both have to be registered - http://www.polity.org.za/article/the-consumer-protection-act-the-du.... One might as well just just register a name.

 

I agree with the URL part. 

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Permalink Reply by CAROLINE DU PREEZ on November 7, 2011 at 9:28

AND.... have you noticed that they approve Comparative names. I have names approved which are EXACTLY the same as another company name. Feel like court cases coming up.

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Permalink Reply by Peter Peiser on November 7, 2011 at 12:05

It seems they don't know what they are approving.  It's kind of a thumb suck thing.  The Consumer Protection Act says all businesses have to be registered.  CIPC is making that very difficult if not impossible.

Good luck with your court case.  Have a look at this link - Letter-to-CIPRO-Reference-78485007-31

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