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Intellectual Property speaking
Intellectual Property speaking

For an invention to be patented, beside being new it must not encourage offensive or immoral behaviour.

Published in Financial Mail November 30, 2007

Kinds of plants and periods of rights
Kinds of plants and periods of rights

The kind of plants protected, the period of plant breeders’ rights and the period of sole rights.

Form P.3 - declaration and power of attorney
Form P.3 - declaration and power of attorney

Patent Act of 1978, P3 forms: declarations and power of attorney.

Schedules 1 to 5 of the patent regulations
Schedules 1 to 5 of the patent regulations

The following fees shall be paid in connection with applications, registrations and other matters under the Act. Such fees must in all cases be paid before or at the time of doing the matter in respect of which they are to be paid.

Patent regulations
Patent regulations

Government Notice R2470 in Government Gazette 6247 of 15 December 1978

Medicines and related substances Act 101 of 1965
Medicines and related substances Act 101 of 1965

To provide for the registration, establishment and control of medicines and to provide for the prohibition of sampling and bonusing of medicines.

Patentst Act 57 of 1978
Patentst Act 57 of 1978

To provide for the registration and granting of patents for inventions and for matters connected therewith.

You do the research
You do the research

The use and patenting of Biotech inventions in South Africa are governed and regulated by various laws, conventions and agreements which include the South African Patents Act, the South African National Biodiversity Act.

Recent developments in the patent field - May 2004
Recent developments in the patent field - May 2004

Recent developments in the patent field, patents amendment bill, medicines: new legislative and regulatory framework for medicines, recent trade mark decisions, registration of colours, impact of abbreviations, wrongly issued registrations and certificates.

Growing our own timber - May 2004
Growing our own timber - May 2004

Adams & Adams holds the conviction that, from a growth strategy perspective and for achievement of transformation goals, a sustainable success rate can be achieved by a process of “homogeneous growth’’, which includes focused and proactive recruitment, intensive and tailor-made internal training programmes, with personal mentoring and, providing young qualified practitioners with opportunities for specialisation and practice expansion in an enabling and supportive environment.