Register companies, co-operatives and intellectual property rights and maintain • such a register; Disclose information on its register; • Promote education about, and awareness of, company and intellectual property • law; Promote compliance with the relevant legislation; • Ensure the efficient and effective enforcement of relevant legislation; • Monitor compliance with and contraventions of financial reporting standards, and • make recommendations in this regard; and Report to, conduct research for, and advise the Minister of Trade and Industry, on • matters of national policy relating to company and intellectual property law. The Commission’s mandate can in short be defined as the administration of and performance of all the powers and functions assigned to it by the said Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008), as well as Acts referred to in Schedule 4 of the Act. {Section 185 (2) (d) and 187(1) referred}; and other agreements. Within the domain of intellectual propery, the Commission functions within the following Acts: Top of Form To consolidate the law relating to patents for inventions and for the Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of rights of a patentee. 1978) Bottom of Form Patent Cooperation Treaty To provide for functioning of the (PCT), effective in South CIPC as receiving, designated Africa from 16 March 1999 and elected office in of PCT. Trade Marks Act, 1993 ( Act To consolidate the law relating to 194 of 1993) trade marks and provide for the registration of trade marks, certification of trade marks and collective trade marks, and the protection of rights relating thereto. Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 To consolidate the law relating to of 1993) designs, provide for the registration of designs and delineate the rights pertaining thereto. Copyright Act, To regulate copyright 1978 (Act 98 of in respect of, inter 1978) alia, artistic works, dramatic works, computer programmes, musical and literary works.
• Register companies, co-operatives and intellectual property rights and maintain such a register; • Disclose information on its register; • Promote education about, and awareness of, company and intellectual property law; • Promote compliance with the relevant legislation; • Ensure the efficient and effective enforcement of relevant legislation; • Monitor compliance with and contraventions of financial reporting standards, and make recommendations in this regard; and • Report to, conduct research for, and advise the Minister of Trade and Industry, on matters of national policy relating to company and intellectual property law. The Commission’s mandate can in short be defined as the administration of and performance of all the powers and functions assigned to it by the said Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008), as well as Acts referred to in Schedule 4 of the Act. {Section 185 (2) (d) and 187(1) referred}; and other agreements. Within the domain of intellectual propery, the Commission functions within the following Acts: Top of Form Patents Act, 1978 (Act 57 of 1978) Bottom of Form To consolidate the law relating to patents for inventions and for the rights of a patentee. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), effective in South Africa from 16 March 1999 To provide for functioning of the CIPC as receiving, designated and elected office in of PCT. Trade Marks Act, 1993 ( Act 194 of 1993) To consolidate the law relating to trade marks and provide for the registration of trade marks, certification of trade marks and collective trade marks, and the protection of rights relating thereto. Designs Act, 1993 (Act 195 of 1993) To consolidate the law relating to designs, provide for the registration of designs and delineate the rights pertaining thereto. Copyright Act, 1978 (Act 98 of 1978) To regulate copyright in respect of, inter alia, artistic works, dramatic works, computer programmes, musical and literary works.
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