Industrial Designs Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Industrial Designs Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 126 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Industrial Designs Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Industrial Designs Act
- S. 1Th is Act may be cited as the Industrial Designs Act, 2016, Short title
- S. 2Interpretati on
- S. 3Act to bind Republic
- S. 4Th is Act sh all be administered by the Agency. Administrati on
- S. 5The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents and Seal of
- S. 6(1) The Registrar appointed in accordance with the Patents Registrar
- S. 7The functions of the Agency are to— Functions of
- S. 8The Board sh all appoint assistant registrars, such number Appointment
- S. 9An examinati on, investigati on or any act undertaken, in Non-
- S. 10(1) The Agency sh all establish and mainta in a Register Register of
- S. 11Rectificati on of Register
- S. 12Inspecti on of register and evidentiary pro of
- S. 13Regulations on registrati on processes and procedures
- S. 14(1) The Registrar sh all arrange f or the periodic publicati on
- S. 15A design sh all be eligible f or protecti on, by registrati on in
- S. 16Despite secti on fifteen, the following designs sh all not be Designs
- S. 17Novelty
- S. 18Individual character
- S. 19Proprietorship of designs
- S. 20Where copyright subsists in an artistic work and an Subsisting of
- S. 21An applicati on f or registrati on of a design, may be filed Persons
- S. 22(1) An applicati on f or the registrati on of a design may Applicati on
- S. 23(1) An applicati on f or the registrati on of a design sh all Filing of
- S. 24Disclosure of design before filing date
- S. 25An applicati on f or the registrati on of a design sh all Contents of
- S. 26Filing date
- S. 27First to file rule
- S. 28Right of priority
- S. 29Right of priority by exhibiti on of design
- S. 30Applicati on based on design of an other pers on
- S. 31Refusal of applicati on in certa in cases
- S. 32Amendment of applicati on f or registrati on of design
- S. 33Postdating of applicati on
- S. 34Correcti on of errors in documents
- S. 35Withdrawal of applicati on
- S. 36Revocati on of acceptance
- S. 37Lapse of applicati on
- S. 38Filing of applicati on by n on resident
- S. 39(1) Where a pers on making an applicati on f or the Examinati on
- S. 40Acceptance of applicati on
- S. 41Publicati on of acceptance
- S. 42Inspecti on of applicati on
- S. 43Oppositi on to registrati on of design
- S. 44Oppositi on procedure f or registrati on
- 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 applicati on
- S. 50ARIPO registrati on of design
- S. 51Registrati on of design
- S. 52Date and term of registrati on of design
- S. 53Publicati on of registrati on
- S. 54Restorati on of design on Register
- S. 55Rights of propriet or of restored registrati on of design
- S. 56Exclusive rights of propriet or
- S. 57Nature of registered design right
- S. 58Joint ownership of registered design
- S. 59Limitations of registered design rights
- S. 60Infringement
- S. 61It is not an infringement of a propriet or’s right in a registered Non-
- S. 62(1) A propriet or or exclusive licensee sh all have the right Right to
- S. 63Remedies f or infringement
- S. 64Order f or delivery up
- S. 65(1) An applicati on may be made by a propriet or or a Order f or
- S. 66Restrictions on recovery of damages f or innocent
- S. 67Declarati on of n on-infringement
- S. 68Infringement proceedings where concurrent rights exist
- S. 69Affidavit evidence
- S. 70Groundless thre at of infringement proceedings
- S. 71Applicati on to cancel registrati on of registered design
- S. 72Cancellati on of registrati on by order of Court
- S. 73Cancellati on of registrati on of registered design in public
- S. 74Where the registrati on of a registered design is cancelled Effect of
- S. 75Prohibiting publicati on or communicati on of informati on
- S. 76Effects of directions on applicati on
- S. 77Penalty
- S. 78Licence contract
- S. 79Refusal by Registrar to register licence contract
- S. 80Exclusive licence
- S. 81Compulsory licence
- S. 82Compulsory license granted under regulati on
- S. 83Revocati on of compulsory license
- S. 84Registrati on of compulsory licence
- S. 85Use of registered design by Government
- S. 86Notificati on of propriet or by Government
- S. 87Extent, durati on and limitati on of use of registered design
- S. 88Compensati on of propriet or f or use of registered design
- S. 89(1) A pers on comm its an offence if the pers on makes a Manufacture
- S. 90A pers on who describes or holds out, or perm its an other to Holding out
- 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 certa in entries and documents
- S. 97Requests f or informati on
- S. 98Extensi on of time
- S. 99Registrar to act as so on as practicable
- S. 100Registrar to act in accordance with court
- S. 101Authorisati on to publish advertisement of notice
- S. 102Replacement of certificate
- S. 103Lodging and authenticati on of documents
- S. 104Expenses relating to administrati on
- S. 105Administrative penalties
- S. 106(1) Subject to th is Act, where— Prescribed fee
- S. 107Despite secti on one hundred and six, the Registrar may, Waiver of
- S. 108Regulations
- S. 109Repeal
- S. 110Transitional 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