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Industrial Property Regulations, No. 114 of 2018

Country/Territory
Namibia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Research Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Business/industry/corporations
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations are made in accordance with Section 236 of the Industrial Property Act, No. 1 of 2012. The Regulations provide for the location of the Registration Office and allows for a branch to be maintained. Additional functions of the Registration Office include; (a) receiving of any application, notice or other document filed or lodged with the Registration Office pursuant to the Act or these regulations; (b) research into any matter relating to or connected with industrial property; (c) public awareness and promotion of the benefits of industrial property rights; (d) training persons in the field of industrial property rights; (e) promoting competition among inventors and creators of industrial property; (f) where appropriate, giving of awards for innovations; (g) public education and advocacy; and (h) coordination of national industrial property initiatives. The Regulations also provide for the continuance and maintenance of Registers and the manner of inspection of files and documents lodged with the Registration Office. The Registrar is to maintain a bulletin of industrial property in print or electronic format. Furthermore, the Regulations make general provisions with regards to applications, like the fees to be paid, the forms, issues of power of attorney, among others. These general provisions also apply in specific terms to patents, industrial designs, trade marks, collective and certification marks.

Full text
English
Website
www.lac.org.na

References - Legislation

Implements

Industrial Property Act, 2012 (No. 1 of 2012).

Legislation | Namibia | 2012

Keyword: Institution, Intellectual property rights/patents, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Biotechnology, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX