South Africa

South Africa Profile

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, sits at the southernmost tip of Africa. It has a coastline of 2,798 kilometers, stretching along the South Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north; Mozambique and Swaziland in the east; Lesotho, China is included.

South African Intellectual Property Legal System

• "Patent Law"
• "Designs Act"
• "trademark law"
• Copyright Act
• The Plant Breeders Bill of Rights

International Organization/Agreement

• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
• Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works