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Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 (as last amended by Act No. 49 of 1996)

Year of current version:	1996
Date of last amendment:	January 1, 1996
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 1979
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 26, 1978
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions)
Available Texts:
English	Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 (as last amended by Act No. 49 of 1996) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Loi n° 57 de 1978 sur les brevets, (modifiée en dernier lieu par la loi n° 49 de 1996)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patents Act No. 57 of April 26, 1978 (as amended by Patents Amendment Acts, No. 14 of 1979, No. 67 of 1983, No. 44 of 1986, No. 76 of 1988) (ZA013) Is superseded by Patents Amendment Act No. 20 of 2005 (ZA029) Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 as last amended in 2002 (ZA051)
WIPO Lex No.:	ZA026