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Short title.—This Act shall be called the Patents Amendment Act, 1988.
PATENTS AMENDMENT ACT
NO. 67 OF 1983
[ASSENTED TO 20 MAY, 1983]
[DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 1 JUNE, 1983]
(Afrikaans text signed by the State President)
ACT
To amend the Patents Act, 1978, so as to make other provision in respect of claims
for priority and priority dates in the case of certain applications for patents; to further
regulate the payment of certain fees in the case of patents of addition becoming
independent patents; to make further provision relating to inspection by the public of
certain applications for patents; to further regulate the payment of renewal fees for
patents; to further regulate the amendment of specifications; and to extend the
provisions relating to offences; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Amends section 31 (1) of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, as follows:—
paragraph (a) substitutes subparagraph (i); and paragraph (b) deletes
subparagraph (ii).
Amends section 33 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, as follows:—
paragraph (a) substitutes subsection (1); and paragraph (b) deletes
subsection (4).
Amends section 39 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, by substituting
subsection (4).
Amends section 43 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, by substituting
subsection (3).
Amends section 46 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, by substituting
subsection (1).
Amends section 47 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, by substituting
subsection (1).
Amends section 51 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, as follows:—
paragraph (a) substitutes subsection (4); paragraph (b) substitutes in
subsection (6) the words preceding paragraph (a); and paragraph (c)
substitutes subsection (7).
Substitutes section 85 of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978.
Short title.—This Act shall be called the Patents Amendment Act, 1983.
PATENTS AMENDMENT ACT
NO. 14 OF 1979
[ASSENTED TO 6 MARCH, 1979]
[DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 14 MARCH, 1979]
(English text signed by the State President)
ACT
To amend the Patents Act, 1978, so as to further regulate the extension of the terms
of certain patents; and to effect a certain textual improvement; and to provide for
incidental matters.
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Amends section 3 (1) of the Patents Act, No. 57 of 1978, by
substituting paragraph (d).
Any extension of the term of a patent in terms of section 3 (1) (d) of
the principal Act granted after 30 January 1979 for a longer period