Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 > Introductory > 1. Division of Act into Chapters

This Act is divided into Chapters which relate to the following matters respectively:—

CHAPTER I	Administration	Sections 5 to 9
CHAPTER II	The Register of Patents and the Patent Journal	Sections 10 to 14
CHAPTER III	Powers and Duties of Registrar and Commissioner	Sections 15 to 19
CHAPTER IV	Patent Agents and Patent Attorneys	Sections 20 to 24
CHAPTER V	Applications for Patents	Sections 25 to 43
CHAPTER VA	International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty	Sections 43A to 43F
CHAPTER VI	Grant, Duration and Effect of Patents	Sections 44 to 49
CHAPTER VII	Corrections and Amendments	Sections 50 to 52
CHAPTER VIII	Licences	Sections 53 to 58
CHAPTER IX	Assignment, Attachment and Hypothecation of Patents and Applications for Patents	Sections 59 and 60
CHAPTER X	Revocation of Patents	Sections 61 to 64
CHAPTER XI	Infringement	Sections 65 to 71
CHAPTER XII	Evidence	Sections 72 to 74
CHAPTER XIII	Appeals to Commissioner and the Court	Sections 75 to 77
CHAPTER XIV	Acquisition of Rights to Inventions and Patents by the State	Sections 78 to 80
CHAPTER XV	Offences and Penalties	sections 81 to 85
CHAPTER XVI	Miscellaneous	sections 86 to 96

[Section 1 amended by section 26 of Act No. 38 of 1997.]

Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)