means an invention, including any patent applications and registered patents as defined in the Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978), or any copyright works as defined in the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978), plant breeders rights or designs as defined in the Designs Act, 1995 (Act No. 195 of 1993), or trademarks as defined in the Trademark Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993);