• Intellectual Property Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 107 of 1996)
• Act
• Part 1 : Introduction and Definitions
  • 1. Scheme of Act
  • 2. Definitions
  • 3. Reference to Act
• Part 2 : General Application
  • 4. Application of South African Acts
• Part 3 : Patents
  • 5. Application of South African Patents Act
  • 6. Patent Registers and Records
  • 7. Identification of patents
• Part 4 : Registered Designs
  • 8. Application of South African Designs Act
  • 9. Design registers and records
  • 10. Identification of designs
• Part 5 : Trade Marks
  • 11. Application of South African Trade Marks Act
  • 12. Trade mark registers and records
  • 13. Identification of trade marks
  • 14. Section 53 of the repealed Act
• Part 6 : Copyright
  • 15. Application of South African Copyright Act
• Part 7 : General
  • 16. Repeal of Acts
  • 17. Extension of terms
  • 18. Short title and commencement
• Schedule