Patents Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2016
The Patents Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2016. 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. 1This Act may be cited as the Patents Act, 2016, and shall Short title
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
- S. 3This Act shall bind the Republic. Act to bind
- S. 4This Act shall be administered by the Agency. Administration
- 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 shall appoint assistant registrars, such number
- S. 9An examination, investigation or any act undertaken, in
- S. 10Register of Patents
- S. 11Rectification of Register
- S. 12Inspection of Register and evidentiary proof
- S. 13Regulations on registration processes and procedures
- S. 14Industrial Property Journal
- S. 15(1) Subject to section seventeen, a patent may be granted
- S. 16The following inventions shall not be patentable:
- S. 17Despite section fifteen, a patent shall not be granted for Exclusions
- S. 18(1) An invention shall be considered new if it does not Novelty
- S. 19An invention shall be considered to involve an inventive
- S. 20An invention shall be considered to be capable of industrial
- S. 21Patentability of micro-biological process or product
- S. 22Temporary exclusion from patent protection
- S. 23Persons entitled to apply for grant of patent
- S. 24(1) An application for a grant of a patent may be made
- S. 25(1) A person who creates an invention has the right to be
- S. 26Filing of patent application
- S. 27Contents of patent application
- S. 28Disclosure of invention involving genetic resources or
- S. 29An applicant for the grant of a patent, or any other Filing of
- S. 30An application for a grant of a patent shall be accompanied Contents of
- S. 31(1) An application for the grant of a patent, other than an Specification
- S. 32Disclosure and description of invention
- S. 33Claim
- S. 34Drawings
- S. 35Abstract
- S. 36Unity of invention
- S. 37Filing date
- S. 38First to file rule
- S. 39Fresh application to be ante-dated
- S. 40Post-dating or ante-dating of application
- S. 41Priority date
- S. 42Right of Priority
- S. 43Restrictions on patent applications outside Zambia
- S. 44Information concerning corresponding foreign application
- S. 45Refusal of application in certain cases
- S. 46Amendment of patent application
- S. 47Correction of errors in documents
- S. 48(1) An applicant for the grant of a patent may divide the
- S. 49A person making an application for the grant of a patent Withdrawal
- S. 50(1) If a complete specification is not lodged within twelve Lapse of
- S. 51Examination for compliance with requirements
- S. 52Prior art search
- S. 53Examination for compliance to substance
- S. 54Publication of acceptance
- S. 55Inspection of application
- S. 56Opposition to grant of patent
- S. 57Opposition procedure for grant of patent
- S. 58Invention by employee
- S. 59Invention by Government employee
- S. 60Disputes of invention by employee
- S. 61Patent Cooperation Treaty
- S. 62Procedure relating to international application
- S. 63ARIPO patent
- S. 64Grant and seal of patent
- S. 65Date and duration of patent
- S. 66Publication of grant
- S. 67Extension of term of patent
- S. 68Maintenance fee
- S. 69Lapse of protection of patent on non-payment of maintenance
- S. 70Restoration 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. 76Exhaustion of rights
- S. 77Infringement
- S. 78Non-infringement acts
- S. 79(1) A patentee or exclusive licensee shall have the right Right to
- S. 80Remedies for infringement
- S. 81Order for delivery up
- S. 82Order for forfeiture, destruction and disposal
- S. 83Restrictions on recovery of damages for innocent infringement
- S. 84Declaration of non-infringement
- S. 85Infringement proceedings where concurrent rights exist
- S. 86Presumption of validity and ownership
- S. 87Presumption of use of patented process
- S. 88Affidavit evidence
- S. 89Groundless threat of infringement proceedings
- S. 90Surrender of patent
- S. 91Revocation of patent
- S. 92Revocation of patent in public interest
- S. 93Date and effect of revocation
- S. 94Prohibiting publication or communication of information prejudicial to
- S. 95Effects of directions on application
- S. 96Licence contract
- S. 97Refusal by Registrar to register licence contract
- S. 98Exclusive licence
- S. 99Compulsory licence
- S. 100Grant of compulsory licence for inter-dependent inventions
- S. 101Compulsory licence granted under regulation
- S. 102Revocation of compulsory licence
- S. 103Registration of compulsory licence
- S. 104Licence of right
- S. 105Use of invention by Government
- S. 106(1) Where the Government or an authorised person
- S. 107(1) The extent and duration of the use of a patented
- S. 108(1) Where a patented invention is used by the
- S. 109(1) The provisions of this Act relating to patents shall,
- S. 110Utility model certificate
- S. 111Date and term of utility model
- S. 112Conversion of application
- S. 113ARIPO utility model
- S. 114Register of patent agents
- S. 115Registration as patent agent
- S. 116Functions of patent agent
- S. 117Removal of patent agent from register
- S. 118Restoration of patent agent
- S. 119Refusal by Registrar to deal with certain agents
- S. 120Manufacture and possession of die for use in commission of
- S. 121A person who describes or holds out, or permits another
- S. 122Where an offence in accordance with this Act is
- S. 123A person who—
- S. 124A person who contravenes any provision of this Act, General
- S. 125Subject to this Act, where any discretionary or other Exercise of
- S. 126(1) The Registrar shall sit with such number of Registrar to
- S. 127Evidence of certain entries and documents
- S. 128Requests for information
- S. 129Waiver of prescribed fee
- S. 130Extension of time
- S. 131Registrar to act as soon as practicable
- S. 132Registrar’s statement to High Court
- S. 133Authorisation to publish advertisement of notice
- S. 134Replacement of certificate
- S. 135Lodging and authentication of documents
- S. 136Administrative penalties
- S. 137(1) The Registrar may impose an administrative penalty Administrative
- S. 138Prescribed fee
- S. 139(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make Regulations
- S. 140The Patents Act, 1958, is repealed.
- S. 141The transitional provisions set out in the Schedule apply
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIIPATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS
- S. IVPROCESS FOR OBTAINING A PATENT
- S. IXPATENT RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
- S. VEXAMINATION, PUBLICATION AND OPPOSITION
- S. VIINVENTIONS BY EMPLOYEES
- S. VIIINTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR A GRANT OF A PATENT
- S. VIIIGRANT, TERM AND RENEWAL OF PATENTS
- S. XINFRINGEMENT
- S. XISURRENDER AND REVOCATION
- S. XIIPUBLICATION OR COMMUNICATION OF INVENTION RELATED TO DEFENCE AND SECURITY
- S. XIIICONTRACTUAL AND COMPULSORY LICENCES
- S. XIVEXPLOITATION OF PATENTED INVENTION BY GOVERNMENT
- S. XVUTILITY MODELS
- S. XVIPATENT AGENTS
- S. XVIIGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. XVIIIGENERAL PROVISIONS