Industrial Design (No. 22 of 2016)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2016No. No. 22 of 2016
The Industrial Design (No. 22 of 2016) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2016. It contains 126 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Industrial Design (No. 22 of 2016) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Industrial Design (No. 22 of 2016)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Act to bind Republic
- S. 4Administration of Act
- S. 5Seal of Agency
- S. 6Registrar
- S. 7Functions of Agency
- S. 8Appointment of other staff
- S. 9Non warranty and non-liability
- S. 10Register of Designs
- S. 11Rectification of Register
- S. 12Inspection of register and evidentiary proof
- S. 13Regulations on registration processes and procedures
- S. 14Intellectual Property Journal
- S. 15Protection of designs
- S. 16Designs excluded from protection
- S. 17Novelty
- S. 18Individual character
- S. 19Proprietorship of designs
- S. 20Subsisting of copyright in artistic work
- S. 21Persons entitled to apply for registration of design
- S. 22Application by joint creators
- S. 23Filing of registration for design application
- S. 24Disclosure of design before filing date
- S. 25Contents of application
- S. 26Filing date
- S. 27First to file rule
- S. 28Right of priority
- S. 29Right of priority by exhibition of design
- S. 30Application based on design of another person
- S. 31Refusal of application in certain cases
- S. 32Amendment of application for registration of design
- S. 33Postdating of application
- S. 34Correction of errors in documents
- S. 35Withdrawal of application
- S. 36Revocation of acceptance
- S. 37Lapse of application
- S. 38Filing of application by non resident
- S. 39Examination for compliance with requirements
- S. 40Acceptance of application
- S. 41Publication of acceptance
- S. 42Inspection of application
- S. 43Opposition to registration of design
- S. 44Opposition procedure for registration
- S. 45Design created by employee
- S. 46Design created by Government employee
- S. 47Disputes over design by employee
- S. 48Role of Agency regarding international applications
- S. 49Procedure relating to international application
- S. 50ARIPO registration of design
- S. 51Registration of design
- S. 52Date and term of registration of design
- S. 53Publication of registration
- S. 54Restoration of design on Register
- S. 55Rights of proprietor of restored registration of design
- S. 56Exclusive rights of proprietor
- S. 57Nature of registered design right
- S. 58Joint ownership of registered design
- S. 59Limitations of registered design rights
- S. 60Infringement
- S. 61Non-infringement acts
- S. 62Right to commence proceedings for Infringement
- S. 63Remedies for infringement
- S. 64Order for delivery up
- S. 65Order for forfeiture, destruction and disposal
- S. 66Restrictions on recovery of damages for innocent
- S. 67Declaration of non-infringement
- S. 68Infringement proceedings where concurrent rights exist
- S. 69Affidavit evidence
- S. 70Groundless threat of infringement proceedings
- S. 71Application to cancel registration of registered design
- S. 72Cancellation of registration by order of Court
- S. 73Cancellation of registration of registered design in public
- S. 74Effect of cancellation of registration
- S. 75Prohibiting publication or communication of information
- S. 76Effects of directions on application
- S. 77Penalty
- S. 78Licence contract
- S. 79Refusal by Registrar to register licence contract
- S. 80Exclusive licence
- S. 81Compulsory licence
- S. 82Compulsory license granted under regulation
- S. 83Revocation of compulsory license
- S. 84Registration of compulsory licence
- S. 85Use of registered design by Government
- S. 86Notification of proprietor by Government
- S. 87Extent, duration and limitation of use of registered design
- S. 88Compensation of proprietor for use of registered design
- S. 89Manufacture and possession of die for use in commission
- S. 90Holding out as patent agent
- S. 91Offences by body corporate or unincorporated body
- S. 92General offences
- S. 93General penalty
- S. 94Exercise of discretionary power
- S. 95Registrar may sit with assessors in determining a matter
- S. 96Evidence of certain entries and documents
- S. 97Requests for information
- S. 98Extension of time
- S. 99Registrar to act as soon as practicable
- S. 100Registrar to act in accordance with court
- S. 101Authorisation to publish advertisement of notice
- S. 102Replacement of certificate
- S. 103Lodging and authentication of documents
- S. 104Expenses relating to administration
- S. 105Administrative penalties
- S. 106Prescribed fee
- S. 107Waiver of payment of prescribed fee
- S. 108Regulations
- S. 109Repeal
- S. 110Transitional provisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIISCOPE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF DESIGN
- S. IVAPPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DESIGN
- S. IXPROPRIETOR’S RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
- S. VEXAMINATION, PUBLICATION AND OPPOSITION
- S. VIDESIGNS BY EMPLOYEE
- S. VIIINTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN
- S. VIIIREGISTRATION, TERM AND RENEWAL OF DESIGN
- S. XINFRINGEMENT
- S. XICANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF REGISTERED DESIGN
- S. XIIPUBLICATION OR COMMUNICATION OF DESIGN RELATED TO DEFENCE AND SECURITY
- S. XIIICONTRACTUAL AND COMPULSORY LICENCES
- S. XIVEXPLOITATION OF REGISTERED DESIGNS BY GOVERNMENT
- S. XVOFFENCES
- S. XVIGENERAL PROVISIONS