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Intellectual Property Laws
Amendment Act, No. 28 of 2013
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To provide for the recognition and protection of certain manifestations of indigenous knowledge as a species of intellectual property; to this end to amend certain laws so as to provide for the protection of relevant manifestations of indigenous knowledge as a species of intellectual property, namely the Performers’ Protection Act, 1967, to provide for the recognition and protection of performances of traditional works; the Copyright Act, 1978, to provide for the recognition and protection of indigenous works; to provide for the establishment of a National Council in respect of indigenous knowledge; to provide for National Databases for recording indigenous knowledge and to provide for the recording of indigenous works; and to provide for the establishment of a National Trust Fund for Indigenous Knowledge; the Trade Marks Act, 1993, to provide for the recognition of indigenous terms and expressions and for the registration of such terms and expressions as trade marks; to create for this purpose a further part of the trade marks register; to provide for the recording of indigenous terms and expressions; and to provide for further protection of geographical indications; the Designs Act, 1993, to provide for the recognition and registration of indigenous designs; to create for this purpose a further part of the designs register; and to introduce statutory provisions to provide for the establishment of a National Council in respect of indigenous knowledge, a National Database for the recording of indigenous knowledge and a National Trust and Trust Fund for purposes of indigenous knowledge; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| 1. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 11 of 1967... |
| 2. | Insertion
of sections 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D in Act 11 of 1967 |
| 3. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 98 of 1978... |
| 4. | Insertion of Chapter 2A in Act 98 of 1978 |
| 5. | Amendment of section 39 of Act 98 of 1978... |
| 6. | Insertion
of section 39A in Act 98 of 1978 |
| 7. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 194 of 1993... |
| 8. | Amendment
of section 2 of Act 194 of 1993 |
| 9. | Insertion of Part XIIA in Act 194 of 1993 |
| 10. | Amendment
of section 69 of Act 194 of 1993 |
| 11. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 195 of 1993... |
| 12. | Insertion
of sections 53A, 53B, 53C, 53D, 53E, 53F, 53G, 53H, 53I, 53J, 53K and
53L in Act 195 of 1993 |
| 13. | Amendment
of section 54 of Act 195 of 1993 |
| 14. | Insertion
of section 54A in Act 195 of 1993 |
| 15. | Short title and commencement |
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