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IP/N/1/ZAF/1
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1. Notifying Member
Notifying Member
South Africa
On behalf of group
On behalf of other Members
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
European Union
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
Enforcement
Industrial property (general)
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Trademarks
Undisclosed information
Other
3. Notification status
First notification
Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
Replacement or consolidation of legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to if known
Uncertain
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act of 1997. (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/ZAF/D/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/ZAF/G/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/ZAF/P/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/ZAF/T/1/Add.1 - 30/01/2004)
Plant Breeders' Rights Amendment Act No 673 of 19 April 1996 (IP/N/1/ZAF/1/Add.1 - 27/01/2004)
Maintenance and Promotion of Competition Act No. 96 of 1979 as amended (IP/N/1/ZAF/O/1 - 23/05/1996)
Designs Act, No. 195 of 1993 (IP/N/1/ZAF/D/1 - 18/04/1996)
Designs Regulations, No. R587 of 28 April 1995. (IP/N/1/ZAF/D/2 - 18/04/1996)
Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978. (IP/N/1/ZAF/P/1 - 18/04/1996)
Patent Regulations, No. R6247 of 15 December 1978. (IP/N/1/ZAF/P/2 - 18/04/1996)
Trade Marks Act, No. 194 of 1993. (IP/N/1/ZAF/T/1 - 18/04/1996)
Trade Mark Regulations, No. R578 of 21 April 1995. (IP/N/1/ZAF/T/2 - 18/04/1996)
Sections 6 of the Merchandise Marks Act, No. 17 of 1941. (IP/N/1/ZAF/G/1 - 17/04/1996)
Sections 7 of the Merchandise Marks Act, No. 17 of 1941. (IP/N/1/ZAF/G/1 - 17/04/1996)
Section 12 of the Liquor Products Act, No. 60 of 1989 (IP/N/1/ZAF/G/1 - 17/04/1996)
Merchandise Marks Act, No. 17 of 1941. (IP/N/1/ZAF/1 - 16/04/1996)
Liquor Products Act, No. 60 of 1989 (IP/N/1/ZAF/1 - 16/04/1996)
Regulations for the prohibition of the use of certain names or descriptions for wine, No. R426 of 16 March 1962. (IP/N/1/ZAF/1 - 16/04/1996)
Plant Breeders' Rights Act, No. 15 of 1976. (IP/N/1/ZAF/1 - 16/04/1996)
Nuclear Energy Act, No. 131 of 1993. (IP/N/1/ZAF/1 - 16/04/1996)
Registration of Copyright in Cinematograph Films Act, No. 62 of 1977 (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/2 - 22/03/1996)
Registration of Copyright in Cinematograph Films Regulations, No. R2140 of 24 October 1980. (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/2 - 22/03/1996)
Copyright Act, No. 98 of 1978. (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/1 - 21/03/1996)
Copyright Regulations, No. R2530 of 22 December 1978. (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/1 - 21/03/1996)
Performers' Protection Act, No.11 of 1967. (IP/N/1/ZAF/C/1 - 21/03/1996)
4. Title of law or regulation
Nuclear Energy Act, No. 131 of 1993.
5. Nature of notification
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
Section 25 of this Act provides for the patenting of inventions in respect of nuclear material, restricted material, nuclear energy and nuclear related equipment and material; Section 26 of this Act prohibits any South African citizen, resident or a juristic person registered in the Republic from applying in a country outside the Republic for a patent for an invention or improvement in respect of the processing, use or production of source material, special nuclear related equipment and material or the production of nuclear energy.
7. Date of entry into force
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12. Notes
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