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The Trademarks Act no. 8 of 2014.

Country/Territory
Sierra Leone
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLV, No. 53 of 2014.
Subject
General
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Certification Classification/declassification Contract/agreement Intellectual property rights/patents International trade Offences/penalties Standards
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act, consisting of sixty articles, divided into seven Parts, provides for the protection, registration and regulation of trade and collective marks, trade names, and for other related matters. Matters covered by this Law concern: registration of trade marks, including: application for registration, conditions of application, grounds for refusal of registration of a mark, registration certificate, rights conferred by registration, terms of protection of trade mark, invalidation of trade and collective mark, change in ownership of a trade mark; trade names and unfair competition, including: proper use of trade names, acts of unfair competition; trade marks registry; trade description and fraudulent marks, including standards of marks, offences related to trade marks and trade descriptions; provisions relating to powers and duties of registrar and to legal proceedings; miscellaneous provisions, including repeal of Trade marks Act (cap. 244) and Merchandise Marks Act (cap. 245).

Full text
English
Website
www.sierra-leone.org