Intellectual Property Laws Amendment

Updated:

2012-03-09

Note on progress:

Parliamentary process complete, awaits presidential assent - further details in Bill Tracker (access for subscribers, or purchase this document)

Preliminary documents:

Policy framework for the protection of indigenous knowledge through the intellectual property system published in GG 31026 of 5 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document
Protection of indigenous knowledge through the intellectual property system: a policy framework re-issued by the DTI on 17 February 2010 - access for Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document

Originator:

Minister of Trade and Industry

Committees:

Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Issued by the Department of Trade and Industry - access for Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document
Published in GG 31026 of 5 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Year of publication:

2008

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 31026 of 5 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Explanatory summary:

Published in GG 31112 of 30 May 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document
Published in GG 33055 of 29 March 2010 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Bill

Bill number:

B8-2010

Year of publication:

2010

Bill full text:

Access for Bill Tracker subscribers, or purchase this document

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

Draft bill to protect indigenous knowledge shown to Parliament

Comment called for on traditional knowledge policy framework and draft bill

Indigenous Knowledge: Amend Existing Laws, Says DTI

Trade and Industry to Strengthen Protection of Indigenous Knowledge

Trade and Industry Provides Feedback on Intellectual Property Hearings

Legal Team Provides Update on Intellectual Property Laws Bill

Legal Advisers Outline Changes to Intellectual Property Bill

NCOP to Consider Intellectual Property Bill in September

Intellectual Property Laws Bill Adopted

Committee Report on Intellectual Property Laws Bill Released

Redrafted Intellectual Property Laws Bill Published

National Assembly Approves Intellectual Property Bill

Select Committee Approves Indigenous Knowledge Bill

Parliament Passes Intellectual Property Laws Bill

News articles:

Intellectual property Bill slammed as an 'abomination' - Mail & Guardian (2009-07-30)
Proposal to protect traditional knowledge 'doomed' - Business Day (2010-05-20)
Controlesa supports new bills - Daily Dispatch Online (2010-09-01)
Copyright owners say indigenous rights bill is prejudicial - Business Report (2010-10-26)
Orania hails indigenous knowledge bill - Business Report (2010-11-04)
Chiefs seek to protect intellectual property - Business Day (2010-11-04)
Experts will contribute to intellectual property bill - Business Day (2010-11-18)
Intellectual property law to meet developmental needs - Business Day (2011-05-30)
Nod for controversial indigenous knowledge law - Business Day (2011-09-19)
Traditional knowledge bill is a wild goose chase - The Post (2011-09-20)
Indigenous intellectual property bill unworkable: DA - Times Live (2011-10-28)

Journal articles:

Rengecas, T & Van Harmelen, J ‘Protection of traditional knowledge systems in South Africa – Part 1: Proposed amendments to IP laws’ De Rebus, Sept 2008 (on the De Rebus website, choose Archived issues, 2008, September, Featured articles)
Rengecas, T ‘Protection of traditional knowledge systems in South Africa – Part 2: Proposed amendments to intellectual property laws’ De Rebus, Oct 2008 (on the De Rebus website, choose Archived issues, 2008, October, Featured articles)

Speeches and statements:

Speech delivered by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Rob Davies, in the National Assembly on the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill - South African Government Information (2011-10-27)
Statement by Tim Harris, DA shadow minister of trade and industry, on the Intellectual Property Amendment Bill - Polity.org.za (2011-10-28)

Articles on the Web:

Draft legislation to protect traditional knowledge - E du Plessis, Adams and Adams (2008-06-13)
Traditional knowledge - legislation in the new tradition - O Dean, University of Stellenbosch (2011-09-18)
Legislation in the new tradition - Engineering News (2011-10-04)
The Mad Hatter in Wonderland - IPStell (2011-11-01)
New Traditional Knowledge Bill - sui generis protection for TK - Prof Owen Dean, Stellenbosch (2012-03-

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