Wednesday, February 22 2023   \  Published by Spoor & Fisher.

Patents in South Africa: New Practice Notice regarding Proof of an Applicant’s Rights

Patents in South Africa: New Practice Notice regarding Proof of an Applicant’s Rights

On 25 January 2023, the Registrar of the South African Patent Office published a practice notice, concerning the submissions required to prove an applicant’s rights to an invention and of the applicant’s right to claim priority.

This new practice notice supersedes a previous practice notice published in 2009, on these issues.

The publication of this 2023 practice notice confirms our interpretation of the 2009 practice notice, namely that: Read more

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