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Intellectual Property [1992] ZASCA 58

Sappi Fine Papers (Pty) Ltd. v ICI Canada Incorporated (519/89)

Sappi Fine Papers (Pty) Ltd. v ICI Canada Incorporated (519/89) [1992] ZASCA 58; 1992 (3) SA 306 (AD); (30 March 1992)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
519/89
Judges
Corbett, E M Grosskopf, Nestadt, Vivier, Nicholas

The court upheld patent infringement and rejected invalidity challenges, holding that the patent was to be read purposively and that the effective priority date defeated anticipation.

  • Patent Infringement
  • Patent Interpretation
  • Material Misrepresentation
  • Priority Date
  • Novelty
  • Revocation
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