Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/232209 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 90
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract: 
Compulsory licences are generally available on a variety of grounds, most notably on patents where the patentee is found to have abused its rights in one manner or another. This research paper attempts to review South African case law on applications for compulsory licences since the inception of the current legislation, analyse the interpretations placed on the relevant sections, and draw conclusions about judicial reasoning, impediments to the grant of such licences, and generally the courts' approach to disputes relating to patents.
Document Type: 
Research Report
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