The Chairperson of the Patent Examination Board hereby publishes the Patents Examination Regulations (Annexure A) and they will become effective on the date of publication of this Notice. Further, interested persons are invited to apply as Course Conveners, Examiners and Moderators of different disciplines in intellectual property rights as outlined in the Patent Examination Regulations (Reg 12).

Any other query in relation to the above, may be directed to:

The Director: Commercial Law and Policy

Consumer and Corporate Regulation Division

Private Bag X84

Pretoria

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Tel: (012) 310 9889 (012) 310 9889 Fax: (012) 320 0311

CHAIRPERSON

PATENTS EXAMINATION BOARD

THE PATENTS ACT 57 OF 1978

PATENT EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

The Patent Examination Board, established in terms of section 21 of the Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978), has, in terms of section 21(3)(a) of the Patents Act, made the following regulations and prescribed the following syllabuses in regard to the prescribed examination referred to in section 20 of the Patents Act, 1978: