Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in South Africa: overview
Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in South Africa: overview by Danie Dohmen, Jenny Pienaar, Alexis Apostolidis and Jeanette Visagie
A Q&A guide to pharmaceutical IP and competition law in South Africa.
The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including patents, trade marks, competition law, patent licensing, generic entry, abuse of dominance and parallel imports.
To read the full Q&A, visit Thomson Reuters Practical Law.
For information on pharmaceutical pricing and state funding, manufacturing, marketing, clinical trials, advertising, labelling, and product recall and liability, visit Medicinal product regulation and product liability in South Africa: overview.
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