Zambia - 2016 - Trade, Industry and Investment

The Patents Act 2016

Ministry of Commerce Trade & Industry, Zambia

An Act to provide for the protection and administration of patents; to provide for the patentability of an invention. It is designed o provide for the process for obtaining letters patent for an invention; to provide for the restriction, publication and communication of patents; promote the use of patented information and technological knowledge; to provide for contractual and compulsory licences, and to provide for the use and acquisition of inventions by the Government.

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January 2022

An Act to provide for the protection and administration of patents; to provide for the patentability of an invention. It is designed o provide for the process for obtaining letters patent for an invention; to provide for the restriction, publication and communication of patents; promote the use of patented information and technological knowledge; to provide for contractual and compulsory licences, and to provide for the use and acquisition of inventions by the Government.

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