Legal Basis The legal basis for patent law in Saudi Arabia is contained in Law no. 159 – Patents, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties and Industrial Models Law of 2004. The provisions for compulsory licenses are contained in Articles 24 to 30 of the Saudi Arabia Patent Law Decree. Articles 24 and 25…
Legal Basis New Zealand is a signatory to the World Intellectual Property’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement. The legal basis for compulsory licenses under New Zealand Patent Law is the New Zealand Patents Act. The provisions for compulsory licenses are found in Sections 169 through 175. The grounds for obtaining a compulsory license…
Legal Basis In seeking to promote effective and adequate protection of intellectual property rights, South Africa became a signatory to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement in 2005. This became the basis for compulsory licenses in South Africa. South Africa incorporated these provisions into the South African Patents Act 1997 (the Act),…
