Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978 País/Territorio Sudáfrica Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1978 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Government Gazette of the Republic of South Africa no. 6012/1978. Título completoAn Act to provide for the registration and granting of patents for inventions and for matters connected therewith. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Ganado, Cultivos Palabra clave Productos agrícolas Negocios/industria/corporaciones Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Derechos de propiedad Registro Producción animal Producción vegetal Variedad vegetal Área geográphica Africa, Atlántico Sur, Africa Meridional Entry into force notes This Act comes into force on January 1, 1979. Resumen This Act, consisting of 96 sections and divided into 16 chapters, applies to all patents within the country, including those granted before or after the commencement of the Act. The Act establishes the patent office which shall be controlled by a registrar of patents. The Act further provides for a register, designated as a public document, in which shall be entered the particulars of patent applications, particulars of inventions and classifications of patents according to subject-matter. The Act also provides for patent agents and patent attorneys to handle issues related to the Act, and establishes the patent examinations board to assess and qualify them. The Act provides that a patent may be granted for any new invention involving an inventive step and which is capable of being used in trade, industry or agriculture. It goes further to add that a patent will not be granted for any variety of animal or plant or any essentially biological process for the production of animals or plants, not being a micro-biological process or the product of such a process. The Act allows for international applications for patents under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and deems such applications as applications lodged in the terms of this Act. Once a patent is granted, it has a duration of 20 years from the date of application. The Act provides for the procedure for renewal of a lapsed patent. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gov.za Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Patents Amendment Act, no. 20 of 2005. Legislación | Sudáfrica | 2005 Palabra clave: Agentes de control biológico, Recursos genéticos, Infracciones/sanciones, Conocimientos tradicionales/ conocimiento indígena Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX