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The Trademarks Act no. 8 of 2014.

Pays/Territoire
Sierra Leone
Type du document
Législation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLV, No. 53 of 2014.
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Commerce/industrie/sociétés Certification Classement/déclassement Contrat/accord Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Commerce international Infractions/sanctions Normes
Aire géographique
Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.sierra-leone.org