The Prospects, Benefits and Challenges of Sui Generis Protection of Geographical Indications of South Africa

Omphemetse S. Sibanda

Foreign Trade Review, 2016, vol. 51, issue 3, 213-224

Abstract: This article appraises the prospects, benefits and challenges of sui generis protection of geographical indications (GIs) in South Africa (SA). In SA, there is no specific legislation protecting GIs, and the country relies, amongst others, on the common law system and various legislations, such as the Agricultural Products Standards Act of 1990; Counterfeit Goods of 1997; the Liquor Products; the Trademark Act; the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act of 2013; and the Consumer Protection Act of 1998. It is therefore argued that SA needs a specific law that considers GIs as a specific, separate intellectual property right (IPR).

Keywords: Constitution; geographical indications; intellectual property; TRIPS agreement; World Trade Organization; South Africa; sui generis protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D18 D60 D64 F00 F13 F19 K10 K11 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0015732516646211

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