National Research Foundation Act, 1998 (Act No. 23 of 1998)19. Intellectual property rights |
| (1) | The intellectual property rights emanating from any study or research that is funded or undertaken by the Foundation are regulated in terms of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 2008 (Act No. 51 of 2008), as well as other relevant Acts governing the management of intellectual property or indigenous knowledge. |
[Section 19(1) substituted by section 20 of Notice No. 637, GG 42441, dated 6 May 2019]
| (2) | The Foundation must, with regard to studies or research supported by the Foundation— |
| (a) | acknowledge any invention, discovery or improvement in respect of indigenous knowledge and technology held by any person or community; and |
| (b) | protect any rights of that person or community arising from the invention, discovery or improvement. |