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Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 2008 (Act No. 51 of 2008)

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NIPMO Dispute Panel Rules of Procedure

Part B : Administrative Decisions of NIPMO

3. Type of administrative decisions of NIPMO

 

The administrative issues that shall be dealt with by the Dispute Panel under these rules include:

 

3.1 Decision taken by NIPMO in the exercise of its discretion under section 4(3) of the IPR Act;

 

3.2 Failure by NIPMO to agree to an extended period for the recipient in terms of section 11(1)(g) of the IPR Act;

 

3.3 Decision taken by NIPMO in the exercise of its discretion under section 11(1)(h) of the IPR Act;

 

3.4 Approval not granted by NIPMO for the recipient to undertake an intellectual property transaction in terms of regulations 11(3), 12(3) and 12(7) of the IPR Act;

 

3.5 Decision taken by NIPMO in the exercise of its discretion under sections 14(4) and 14(5) and regulations 14(2) and 14(3) of the IPR Act;

 

3.6 Decision taken by NIPMO in the exercise of its discretion under regulation 15(6) of the IPR Act;

 

3.7 Decision taken by NIPMO in the exercise of its discretion under regulation 16(1)(f) of the IPR Act; or

 

3.8 Any other administrative decision that would qualify to be heard and determined by the Dispute Panel in terms of the IPR Act and Regulations.