with a view to the fulfilment of any treaty, convention, arrangement or
engagement, by proclamation in the Gazette declared to be a convention
country for the purposes of such provision; and the expressions “convention
aircraft”, “convention land vehicle” and “convention vessel” have
corresponding meanings;
[Definition of “convention country” substituted by s. 27 (a) of Act No. 38 of 1997.]
“court”, in relation to any matter, means the division of the Supreme Court of
South Africa having jurisdiction in respect of that matter;
“date of application”, in relation to an application for a patent, means the
date referred to in section 30 (5);
“invention” means an invention for which a patent may be granted under
section 25;
“journal” means the patent journal to be published in terms of section 14;
“law society” means a law society referred to in section 56 of the Attorneys
Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979);
[Definition of “law society” substituted by s. 1 of Act No. 49 of 1996.]
“Minister” means the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology;
[Definition of “Minister” substituted by s. 1 of Act No. 76 of 1988.]
“patent” means a certificate in the prescribed form to the effect that a patent
for an invention has been granted in the Republic;
“Patent Cooperation Treaty” means the Patent Cooperation Treaty of 19
June 1970 as amended from time to time and as acceded to by the Republic
and as in force in the Republic;
[Definition of “Patent Cooperation Treaty” inserted by s. 27 (c) of Act No. 38 of 1997.]
“patented article” means any article in respect of which a patent has been
granted and is for the time being in force;
“patentee” means the person whose name is for the time being entered in
the register as the name of the grantee or proprietor of a patent;
“patent office” means the patent office established in terms of section 5;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation;
“priority date” . . . . . .
[Definition of “priority date” deleted by s. 27 (d) of Act No. 38 of 1997.]
“register” means the register to be kept at the patent office in terms of
section 10;
“registrar” means the registrar of patents appointed in terms of section 7;
“regulation” means any regulation made under this Act;
“specification” means a provisional or a complete specification, as the
circumstances may require, mentioned in section 32 (1);