1. Intellectual property rights and innovation in South Africa: a framework; 2. Value adding in the Southern African natural products sector: how much do patents matter? 3. An economic analysis of the evolution in intellectual property strategies in the South African agricultural sector: The Rooibos industry; 4. The development and management of an intellectual property strategy in a developing country context: the case of sasol; 5. Intellectual property, commercialization and institutional arrangements at South African publicly financed research institutions.