Juta’s IP Fundamentals series offers a compact, easy-to-read gateway into South African intellectual property legislation. 

The IP Fundamentals: The Patents Act 57 of 1978 and Regulations is designed to be read as an accompaniment to the Patents Act. Written in a succinct, no-nonsense style, the book features a full index, cross-referencing to the Regulations, FAQs and explanations. 

It provides an accessible entry point into understanding the content and structure of the legislation for anyone needing to navigate the intricacies of the Patents Act.

• PATENTS ACT 57 OF 1978 
• DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION OF THE ACT
• CHAPTER I ADMINISTRATION
• CHAPTER II REGISTER OF PATENTS AND THE PATENT JOURNAL
• CHAPTER III POWERS AND DUTIES OF REGISTRAR AND COMMISSIONER
• CHAPTER IV PATENT AGENTS AND PATENT ATTORNEYS
• CHAPTER V APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS
• CHAPTER VA INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
• CHAPTER VI GRANT, DURATION AND EFFECT OF PATENTS
• CHAPTER VII CORRECTIONS AND AMENDMENTS
• CHAPTER VIII LICENCES
• CHAPTER IX ASSIGNMENT, ATTACHMENT AND HYPOTHECATION OF PATENTS AND
• APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS
• CHAPTER X REVOCATION OF PATENTS
• CHAPTER XI INFRINGEMENT
• CHAPTER XII EVIDENCE
• CHAPTER XIII APPEALS TO COMMISSIONER AND THE COURT
• CHAPTER XIV ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS AND PATENTS BY THE STATE
• CHAPTER XV OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
• CHAPTER XVI MISCELLANEOUS
• PATENT REGULATIONS, 1978 
• TABLE OF CASES 
• TABLE OF LEGISLATION 
• REGULATIONS 
• RULES OF COURT