Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
R 385
Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)Introductory4. State bound by patent |
A patent shall in all respects have the like effect against the State as it has against a person: Provided that a Minister of State may use an invention for public purposes on such conditions as may be agreed upon with the patentee, or in default of agreement on such conditions as are determined by the commissioner on application by or on behalf of such Minister and after hearing the patentee.
