Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)Chapter VA : International applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty43A. Interpretation |
[Chapter VA inserted by s. 38 of Act No. 38 of 1997.]
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates—
(a) | any word or expression defined in the Patent Co-operation Treaty shall have the same meaning as in that Treaty; and |
(b) | "national phase of international application" means an application for a patent in the Republic contemplated in section 43B, in respect of which the applicant has complied with section 43E. |
[Section 43A substituted by section 3 of Act No. 58 of 2002.]