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1、Durban,SouthAfricaJanuary29to31,2013Topic6:FlexibilitiesRelatedtotheDefinitionofPatentableSubjectMatterRegionalSeminarforCertainAfricanCountriesontheImplementationandUseofSeveralPatent-RelatedFlexibilitiesREPUBLICOFSOUTHAFRICAFlexibilitiesRelatedtotheDefinitionofPatentableInventions–theTRIP

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7、obligationstempered(“shallhavetheauthority”)WTODisputeSettlementSystemTRIPS:generalTRIPS–InventionNOdefinitionSee,however,national/regionallegislationOAPI:accorddeBangui,annexeI,article1erARIPO:partIII,article7etc.Techniquesofdefining:“patentableinventio