Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation

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dc.contributor.advisorTong, Lee-Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAgan, Williamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T03:59:29Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T03:59:29Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe current available modes for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) are Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks and Industrial Design. Common law remedies are also available to parties whose rights have been infringed. The legislations governing these Intellectual Property (IP) regimes were passed at different periods, some before South Africa became a republic in 1963 and others thereafter, while others were passed after the abolition of apartheid in 1990. For those legislations passed before the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) in 1994, the RSA had to amend or repeal and enact laws which are TRIPs compatible. However, an area of IP for Indigenous people, also known as Traditional Knowledge (TK), has not been adequately protected due to complexities which cannot be accommodated by an international IP regime. This has led to poor or inadequate commercialisation of TK. TK is also not provided for by TRIPs, thus relegating it further. The scope of this paper is limited to commercialisation of TK. However, it must be appreciated that commercialisation cannot take place in a vacuum. Thus protection of TK is a prerequisite to its commercialisation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAgan, W. (2013). <i>Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9218en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAgan, William. <i>"Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9218en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAgan, W. 2013. Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Agan, William AB - The current available modes for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) are Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks and Industrial Design. Common law remedies are also available to parties whose rights have been infringed. The legislations governing these Intellectual Property (IP) regimes were passed at different periods, some before South Africa became a republic in 1963 and others thereafter, while others were passed after the abolition of apartheid in 1990. For those legislations passed before the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) in 1994, the RSA had to amend or repeal and enact laws which are TRIPs compatible. However, an area of IP for Indigenous people, also known as Traditional Knowledge (TK), has not been adequately protected due to complexities which cannot be accommodated by an international IP regime. This has led to poor or inadequate commercialisation of TK. TK is also not provided for by TRIPs, thus relegating it further. The scope of this paper is limited to commercialisation of TK. However, it must be appreciated that commercialisation cannot take place in a vacuum. Thus protection of TK is a prerequisite to its commercialisation. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation TI - Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9218 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9218
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAgan W. Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9218en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentIntellectual Property Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleCommercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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