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Designs Act, 1993 (Act No. 195 of 1993, amended up to Act No. 38 of 1997), South Africa
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Year of Version
1997
Dates
Amended up to:
October 1, 1997
Commenced:
May 1, 1995
Published:
January 5, 1994
Assented:
December 22, 1993
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Industrial Designs,
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Notes
This consolidated version of the Designs Act incorporates all the amendments up to September 19, 1997.
For the amendments made by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, see Articles 1(1); 14(2)(b) & (3)(b); 15(5)(b); 18(b); 20(3)(b); 21(14)(d); 23(1); 26(4) & (5); 27(3)(a) & (6)(b)(ii); 35(3)(d) & 44(1)(c).
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