南非商标法

ACT 

 To provide for the registration of trade marks, certification trade marks and collective trade  marks; and to provide for incidental matters.  

Part I  

Introduction  

1. Division of Act into parts  

This Act is divided into 18 parts, which relate to the following matters respectively:  

PART I Introduction (sections 1 to 4)  

PART II Administration (sections 5 to 8)  

PART III Registrable Trade Marks (sections 9 to 15)  

PART IV Application for Registration (sections 16 to 20)  

PART V Opposition (section 21)  

PART VI Register of Trade Marks (sections 22 to 28)  

PART VII Registration and its Effects (sections 29 to 32)  

PART VIII Infringement (sections 33 to 36)  

PART IX Duration and Renewal of Registration (section 37)  

PART X Permitted Use and Registered Users (section 38)  

PART XI Assignment and Hypothecation (sections 39 to 41)  

PART XII Certification Trade Marks and Collective Trade Marks (sections 42 and 43)  

PART XIII Powers and Duties of Registrar (sections 44 to 48)  

PART XIV Evidence (sections 49 to 52)  

PART XV Appeals to and Powers of Court (sections 53 to 59)  

PART XVI Offences (sections 60 to 62)  

PART XVII International Arrangements (section 63)  

PART XVIII Miscellaneous (sections 64 to 72).  

2. Definitions  

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates –  

“agent” means any person whose name has been entered in the register referred to in  section 8(2), or a patent agent or an attorney;  

“assignment” means assignment by act of the parties concerned, and “assign” or “assignable”  has a corresponding meaning;  

“certification trade mark” means a mark registered or deemed to have been registered under  section 42;  

“collective trade mark” means a mark registered under section 43;

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