South Africa

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act (Act No. 38 of 1997)

Year of current version:	1997
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 1, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	September 19, 1997
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Utility Models
Notes:	This Act amends various intellectual property laws, in part, to bring them into compliance with the TRIPS Agreement, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the Paris Convention. Date of entry into force: See Section 80 for further details.
Available Texts:
English	Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act (Act No. 38 of 1997)
Related Legislation:	Amends Merchandise Marks Act 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941, as last amended by Merchandise Marks Amendment Act 2002) (ZA001) Copyright Act 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978, as last amended by Copyright Amendment Act 2002) (ZA002) Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 as last amended in 2002 (ZA051) Designs Act No. 195 of December 22, 1993 (as amended by Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1997) (ZA071) Trade Marks Act No. 194 of December 22, 1993 (ZA009) Performers' Protection Act 1967 (Act No. 11 of 1967) (ZA005)
WIPO Lex No.:	ZA027