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Intellectual property, new technologies and innovation803


 
Module code IGZ 802
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Law
Module content

The following aspects will be dealt with:
(a) Patents Act no. 57 of 1978
(b) Designs Act 195 of 1993.
(c) Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 15 of 1976
(d) Patent-related international instruments
(e) New technologies and the law
(f) Innovation and the law
(g) Registrability of patents and designs
(h) Capita selecta including: validity; interpretation of specifications; infringement; amendment or correction; compulsory licences; convention applications and exhaustion of rights.
Module credits 30.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Double Medium
Academic organisation Private Law
Period of presentation Semester 1
The information published here is subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information. The General Regulations (G Regulations) apply to all faculties of the University of Pretoria. It is expected of students to familiarise themselves well with these regulations as well as with the information contained in the General Rules section. Ignorance concerning these regulations and rules will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression.

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