Rectifying the register: lapsed patent applications in South Africa

The appellant (University of Pretoria) earlier made a formal request to the registrar to rectify the register with regard to entries made in relation to South African Patent nos 2004/2575 and 2005/08679, both of which are titled ‘A cross-linked collagenous biomaterial’. The appellant’s requests were denied, leading to the appeal to the Commissioner of Patents.