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Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 2008 (Act No. 51 of 2008)RegulationsIntellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Regulations, 20097. Dispute Panel |
| (1) | The Minister must establish a Dispute Panel to hear and determine disputes relating to administrative decisions of NIPMO. |
| (2) | The Dispute Panel is accountable to the Minister for its actions and must on an annual basis provide the Minister with a report detailing a summary of its activities and decisions. |
| (3) | The Dispute Panel will consist of at least 5 but no more than 20 members with experience and expertise in areas relating to at least, intellectual property protection and management, commercialisation, dispute resolution and business. |
| (4) | The Minister may review the composition of the Dispute Panel from time to time, by adding or removing any member of the Dispute Panel depending on skills required and identified. |
| (5) | The Minister must appoint the Chairperson of the Dispute Panel from the members of the Dispute Panel. |
| (6) | A sitting of the Dispute Panel for any matter will be made up of at least 3 members selected by the Chairperson of the Dispute Panel in consultation with the parties to the dispute. |
| (7) | The Dispute Panel must establish its own rules of procedure which NIPMO must publish. |
| (8) | The Dispute Panel must, in making its decisions, apply the principles of fairness, justice and reasonableness. |
| (9) | Any decision of the Dispute Panel will be subject to appeal or review by a competent court at the instance of any aggrieved party. |
