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Intellectual Property [2021] ZASCA 22

Groundprobe Pty Ltd and Another v Reutech Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others (1226/2019)

Groundprobe Pty Ltd and Another v Reutech Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others (1226/2019) [2021] ZASCA 22; 2021 (3) SA 473 (SCA); 2021 BIP 4 (SCA); [2021] HIPR 175 (SCA) (19 March 2021)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
1226/2019
Judges
Ponnan, Dambuza, Molemela, Ledwaba, Gorven

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed a patent appeal, holding that mounting an existing slope-monitoring radar system on a motor vehicle did not involve an inventive step.

  • Patent Inventive Step
  • Obviousness
  • Revocation Of Patent
  • Work Area Monitor
  • Prior Art
  • Combination Claims
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