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57 of 1978
The Patents Act 57 of 1978 intends:
- to provide for the registration and granting of letters patent for inventions and
- for matters connected therewith.
Amends
General Law Amendment Act 80 of 1964
Commencement
- 1 January 1979
- 14 July 1997, S. 32 (6): (Gazette 18143 of 11 July 1997)
Amendments
The Southern African Legal Information Institute provides a complete amended Act at https://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/pa1978109/ [Updated to 1 May 2011]
- Amended by Companies Act 71 of 2008
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 20 of 2005
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 58 of 2002
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 10 of 2001
- Amended by Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 38 of 1997
- Amended by General Law Amendment Act 49 of 1996
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 76 of 1988
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 44 of 1986
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 67 of 1983
- Amended by Patents Amendment Act 14 of 1979
