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Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993), South Africa
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Year of Version
1993
Dates
Commenced:
May 1, 1995
Published:
January 5, 1994
Assented:
December 22, 1993
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications
Notes
The notification by South Africa to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Act provides for the registration of trade marks, certification trade marks and collective trade marks. The duration of registration is 10 years, renewable indefinitely. It renders dilution unlawful. Further, it has specific provisions for the protection of wellknown foreign trade marks.
Sections 42 and 43 were notified under the heading Geographical Indications.
Sections 42 and 43 provide for the protection of registered certification trade marks and collective trade marks respectively. Geographical indications may be registered in the form of collective trade marks or in the form of certification trade marks and thus be protected in South Africa.
This Act is in the process of amendment in order to ensure compliance with provisions of the TRIPS Agreement and Article 6ter of the Paris Convention.'
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Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993)
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Loi de 1993 sur les marques (Loi n° 194 de 1993)
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IP/N/1/ZAF/T/1
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