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Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 2008 (Act No. 51 of 2008)RulesNIPMO Dispute Panel Rules of ProcedurePreamble |
WHEREAS section 33(1) of the Constitution guarantees everyone a right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair;
AND WHEREAS regulation 7 of the IPR Regulations establishes the Dispute Panel for the purpose of hearing and determining all disputes relating to administrative decisions taken by NIPMO in terms of the IPR Act;
AND WHEREAS regulation 7 requires, amongst other things, that the Dispute Panel must apply the principles of fairness, justice and reasonableness when it makes its decisions on disputes referred to it;
NOW NIPMO publishes the following rules of procedure, as established by the Dispute Panel, to guide the Dispute Panel in:
| • | Hearing and determining disputes relating to the administrative decisions of NIPMO; |
| • | Giving effect to all parties rights to lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administration action; |
| • | Reviewing arguments and evidence set forth by all parties to the dispute; and |
| • | Issuing its rulings on each matter based on its own interpretation of the IPR Act and its Regulations. |
