Patents Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Patents Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 159 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Patents Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Patents Act
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretati on
- S. 3Act to bind Republic
- S. 4Administrati on of Act
- S. 5Seal of Agency
- S. 6Registrar
- S. 7Functions of Agency
- S. 8Appointment of other staff
- S. 9Non-warranty and n on liability
- S. 10Register of Patents
- S. 11Rectificati on of Register
- S. 12Inspecti on of Register and evidentiary pro of
- S. 13Regulations on registrati on processes and procedures
- S. 14Industrial Property Journal
- S. 15Conditions f or patenting of inventi on and protecti on
- S. 16Non-patentable subject matter
- S. 17Exclusions from patentability
- S. 18Novelty
- S. 19Inventive step
- S. 20Industrial applicati on
- S. 21Patentability of micro-biological process or product
- S. 22Temporary exclusi on from patent protecti on
- S. 23Persons entitled to apply f or grant of patent
- S. 24Applicati on by joint inventors
- S. 25Naming of invent or
- S. 26Filing of patent applicati on
- S. 27Contents of patent applicati on
- S. 28Disclosure of inventi on involving genetic resources or
- S. 29Filing of applicati on by n on-resident
- S. 30Contents of request
- S. 31Specificati on
- S. 32Disclosure and descripti on of inventi on
- S. 33Claim
- S. 34Drawings
- S. 35Abstract
- S. 36Unity of inventi on
- S. 37Filing date
- S. 38First to file rule
- S. 39Fresh applicati on to be ante-dated
- S. 40Post-dating or ante-dating of applicati on
- S. 41Priority date
- S. 42Right of Priority
- S. 43Restrictions on patent applications outside Zambia
- S. 44Informati on concerning corresponding foreign applicati on
- S. 45Refusal of applicati on in certa in cases
- S. 46Amendment of patent applicati on
- S. 47Correcti on of errors in documents
- S. 48Divisi on of applicati on
- S. 49Withdrawal of applicati on
- S. 50Lapse of applicati on
- S. 51Examinati on f or compliance with requirements
- S. 52Pri or art search
- S. 53Examinati on f or compliance to substance
- S. 54Publicati on of acceptance
- S. 55Inspecti on of applicati on
- S. 56Oppositi on to grant of patent
- S. 57Oppositi on procedure f or grant of patent
- S. 58Inventi on by employee
- S. 59Inventi on by Government employee
- S. 60Disputes of inventi on by employee
- S. 61Patent Cooperati on Treaty
- S. 62Procedure relating to international applicati on
- S. 63ARIPO patent
- S. 64Grant and seal of patent
- S. 65Date and durati on of patent
- S. 66Publicati on of grant
- S. 67Extensi on of term of patent
- S. 68Maintenance fee
- S. 69Lapse of protecti on of patent on n on-payment of maintenance
- S. 70Restorati on of patent
- S. 71Rights of patentee of restored patent
- S. 72Exclusive rights of patentee
- S. 73Nature of patent right
- S. 74Joint ownership of patent
- S. 75Limitations of patent rights
- S. 76Exhausti on of rights
- S. 77Infringement
- S. 78Non-infringement acts
- S. 79Right to commence proceedings f or infringement
- S. 80Remedies f or infringement
- S. 81Order f or delivery up
- S. 82Order f or forfeiture, destructi on and disposal
- S. 83Restrictions on recovery of damages f or innocent infringement
- S. 84Declarati on of n on-infringement
- S. 85Infringement proceedings where concurrent rights exist
- S. 86Presumpti on of validity and ownership
- S. 87Presumpti on of use of patented process
- S. 88Affidavit evidence
- S. 89Groundless thre at of infringement proceedings
- S. 90Surrender of patent
- S. 91Revocati on of patent
- S. 92Revocati on of patent in public interest
- S. 93Date and effect of revocati on
- S. 94Prohibiting publicati on or communicati on of informati on prejudicial to
- S. 95Effects of directions on applicati on
- S. 96Licence contract
- S. 97Refusal by Registrar to register licence contract
- S. 98Exclusive licence
- S. 99Compulsory licence
- S. 100Grant of compulsory licence f or inter-dependent inventions
- S. 101Compulsory licence granted under regulati on
- S. 102Revocati on of compulsory licence
- S. 103Registrati on of compulsory licence
- S. 104Licence of right
- S. 105Use of inventi on by Government
- S. 106Notificati on of patentee by Government
- S. 107Extent, durati on and limitati on of use of patented inventi on
- S. 108Compensati on of patentee f or use of patented inventi on
- S. 109Applicability of provisions relating to patents
- S. 110Utility model certificate
- S. 111Date and term of utility model
- S. 112Conversi on of applicati on
- S. 113ARIPO utility model
- S. 114Register of patent agents
- S. 115Registrati on as patent agent
- S. 116Functions of patent agent
- S. 117Removal of patent agent from register
- S. 118Restorati on of patent agent
- S. 119Refusal by Registrar to deal with certa in agents
- S. 120Manufacture and possessi on of die f or use in commissi on of
- S. 121Holding out as patent agent
- S. 122Offences by body corporate or unicorporated body
- S. 123General offences
- S. 124General penalty
- S. 125Exercise of discretionary power
- S. 126Registrar to sit with assessors in determining matter
- S. 127Evidence of certa in entries and documents
- S. 128Requests f or informati on
- S. 129Waiver of prescribed fee
- S. 130Extensi on of time
- S. 131Registrar to act as so on as practicable
- S. 132Registrar’s statement to High Court
- S. 133Authorisati on to publish advertisement of notice
- S. 134Replacement of certificate
- S. 135Lodging and authenticati on of documents
- S. 136Administrative penalties
- S. 137(1) The Registrar may impose an administrative penalty Administrative
- S. 138Prescribed fee
- S. 139Regulations
- S. 140Repeal of Cap. 400
- S. 141Transitional provisions
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII
- S. XSection X
- S. XISection XI
- S. XIISection XII
- S. XIIISection XIII
- S. XIVSection XIV
- S. XVSection XV
- S. XVISection XVI
- S. XVIISection XVII
- S. XVIIISection XVIII