Legislationon Intellectual Property (IP) Law in South AfricaCopyrightPatentsTrade MarkDesignCopyrightLegislation | CopyrightCopyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978)Legislation | CopyrightCopyright RegulationsView the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2017 PatentsPatents | LegislationPatent RegulationsPatents | LegislationPatents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978)Trade MarkTrademark | LegislationTrade Mark RegulationsTrademark | LegislationTrade Marks Act, 1993 ( Act 194 of 1993)DesignLegislation | DesignDesign RegulationsLegislation | DesignDesigns Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993)Copyright Amendment Bill, 2017January 2024 - PRESENTLegislation | January 2024 - PRESENTF. Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill F13 of 2017 – adopted by Parliament on 29 February 2024Legislation | January 2024 - PRESENT-F.1 Report by the Portfolio Committee on Trade Industry and CompetitionLegislation | January 2024 - PRESENT-F.2 Referral by the President of Sections 6A(2), 7A(2), 8A, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 19B and 19C to the Constitutional Court, 15 October 2024. June 2022 – December 2023Legislation | June 2022 – December 2023E. Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill D13 of 2017 – passed by the National Assembly on 1 September 2022 and remitted to the National Council of ProvincesLegislation | June 2022 – December 2023– E.1 Report by the Portfolio Committee on Trade Industry and CompetitionLegislation | June 2022 – December 2023– E.2 SAIIPL written submission January 2023Legislation | June 2022 – December 2023– E.3 SAIIPL presentation at oral hearings, February 2023Legislation | June 2022 – December 2023– E.4 SAIIPL presentation to Western Cape GovernmentDecember 2021 – May 2022Legislation | December 2021 – May 2022D. “All Proposed Amendments”: Document issued by Portfolio Committee on 8 December 2021 setting out proposals for revision of the Bill (B version of 5 December 2018) for public consultation.Legislation | December 2021 – May 2022– D.1 SAIIPL written submission 28 January 2022.Legislation | December 2021 – May 2022– D.2 SAIIPL letter to the Portfolio Committee 10 May 2022.December 2018 – December 2021Legislation | December 2018 – December 2021C. Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill 13 of 2017 – B version passed by the National Assembly on 5 December 2018, by the National Council of Provinces in March 2019, and referred back to the National Assembly by the President on 16 June 2020 for reservations about constitutionality and treaty compliance.Legislation | December 2018 – December 2021– C.1 “South Africa’s Copyright Reform: Where to now?”: Article by Stephen Hollis and André Myburgh in IP Briefs, August 2020.Legislation | December 2018 – December 2021– C.2 SAIIPL written submission 16-19 July 2021.Legislation | December 2018 – December 2021– C.3 SAIIPL presentation at oral hearings, August 2021.June 2018 - November 2018Legislation | June 2018 - November 2018B. Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill 13 of 2017 – draft of B version made available 20 June 2018Legislation | June 2018 - November 2018– B.1 SAIIPL written submission 18 July 2018.May 2017 – June 2018May 2017 – June 2018 | LegislationA. Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill 13 of 2017 – introduced May 2017May 2017 – June 2018 | Legislation-A.1 SAIIPL written submission 7 July 2017.May 2017 – June 2018 | Legislation– A.2 SAIIPL presentation at oral hearings, August 2017.
