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Law No. 82 of 2002 issuing the protection of intellectual property rights Law.

Pays/Territoire
Égypte
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Plantes cultivées
Mot clé
Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Protection des végétaux Variété végétale Certification Enregistrement Infractions/sanctions Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs
Aire géographique
Afrique, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden
Résumé

This Law sets forth the protection of intellectual property rights. It is composed of 4 books including 206 articles. It provides for patents and utility models including layout designs of integrated circuits including other undisclosed information (Book 1). Trademarks, trade data, and geographical indications, industrial designs and models (Book 2). Copyrights (Book 3). Book 4 is concerned with plant protection for plant varieties. It provides for the establishment of the Plant Variety Protection office whish will be concerned in receiving applications for plant protection, examining and issuing certificates granting protection in accordance with the rules and requirements mentioned in this Book. To grant protection to a plant variety it has to be new, distinct, homogeneous, and consistent and it has to have its own name. Article 193 of this Book states that the term of the protection granted is 25 years for Trees and grapes, and 20 years for the rest. Article 195 states the cases when protection is not granted. Article 200 establishes that the breeder shall disclose the genetic source relied on to develop the new plant variety. The office of Protection of Plant Varieties has the right to use and exploit the protected plants without the consent of the breeder. According to this Law, if the protected plant has a harmful effect on the environment, the safety of the biological diversity, the agricultural sector, people’s health, or animal’s health the breeder will be restricted from breeding this plant. Any violations to the provisions of this Law will be penalized with a fine of 20 thousand pounds up to 100 thousand pounds.

Texte intégral
Arabe/Anglais

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Ministerial Decree No. 808 of 2005 on the establishment of the Plant Variety Protection office.

Législation | Égypte | 2005

Mot clé: Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Certification, Protection des végétaux, Enregistrement, Institution, Infractions/sanctions, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 2341 of 2003 on the establishment of the "Protection of Plant Varieties" office.

Législation | Égypte | 2003

Mot clé: Protection des végétaux, Variété végétale, Institution, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Production végétale

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amendé par

Law No. 26 of 2015 amending certain provisions of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law promulgated by Law No. 82 of year 2002.

Législation | Égypte | 2015

Mot clé: Production végétale, Protection des végétaux, Variété végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Commerce international, Transport/dépôt, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX