What is the general situation of South Africa's design patents?
According to the design law, aesthetic design refers to the design applied to any article, including patterns, shapes or their combinations and decorations, or the combination of two or more of the above and applied by other methods, which is attractive and completely judged by the eyes, regardless of aesthetic characteristics. Practical design refers to the design applied to any article, including patterns, shapes or their combinations, or the combination of two or more of the above, and applied in any other way, with the characteristics necessary for applying the functions of the design, including integrated circuit layout design, mask works or a series of mask works.