Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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IP/N/1/ZAF/P/1

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South Africa

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Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)

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Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

This Act provides for the registration and granting of letters patent for inventions. The duration of a patent is 20 years and is nonextendable. The test of novelty is absolute novelty.

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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