WIPO Intellectual Property and Creative WIPO Intellectual Property and Creative Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises

The South African The South African

Biotechnology Strategy Biotechnology Strategy

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ProtectingProtecting

Biotechnological Inventions in Biotechnological Inventions in South AfricaSouth Africa

Part 1 The South African Biotechnology

Strategy and InnovationPolicy

A. Introduction to the National Biotechnology Strategy

B. Definition of Biotechnology

C. What does the Biotech Strategy aim to do?

D. Stimulating Biotechnological Innovation through Regional Innovation Centres (BRICs)

E. Biotech Surveys and Statistics

F. Areas in which the Biotechnology Strategy can greater help SMEs.

Part 2 - ASouth African Patent Law

A.A. The Protection of The Protection of Biotechnological InventionsBiotechnological Inventions

Ai South African Patent Law

Aii TRIPS Compliant

Part 2 BSouth African Patent Law

B.B. Registrars Right to Refuse Registrars Right to Refuse Patent Grant.Patent Grant.

Bi Disclosure of Indigenous Origin: Section 3 A of the Patents Amendment Act

Bii Immorality as a ground for Exclusion

Part 2 CSouth African Patent Law

C. Guidance from the EU Law regarding Product

Patents on DNA Sequences

Part 3: Conclusion

Patents as Exclusive Rights, Promoters of Publically Accessible Scientific and Technical Information, and Instruments of Economic Policy

Patenting Genetic Information in South Africa

Re-structuring the SAPTO

Include SMEs and discuss their role in the Update to the SA Biotechnology Stratgey

Thank You

By:By:

Ugreson Maistry, LL.M (MIPLC)Ugreson Maistry, LL.M (MIPLC)

Attorney of the High Court of Attorney of the High Court of South AfricaSouth Africa