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REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
CHAPTER VI
Establishment name and emblem
Article 48
(Concept of name and emblem)
For the purposes of this Law, establishment name shall mean the nominative
sign and emblem shall mean the emblematic or figurative sign used to designate
or make known the establishment in which a commercial, industrial or service
activity is carried out.
Article 49
(Composition of names of establishments)
The following may be used as establishment names:
a) fanciful or other names;
b) the owner’s pseudonym or nickname;
c) the name of the place where the establishment has been set up, provided it
is supplemented by a distinctive element.
Article 50
(Composition of establishment emblems)
The emblem of an establishment may be formed from any external figurative or
emblematic sign, whether simple or combined with other elements, such as
words or emblems, provided it has its own specific overall appearance.
Article 51
(Unregistrable elements)
The use of the following elements shall not be permitted in an establishment
name or emblem:
a) words in a foreign language, unless the owners of the establishment are
citizens with other nationalities;
b) characters that form part of marks and industrial designs registered by
others;
c) signs or indications the use of which has become commonplace in
commercial language;
d) anything stipulated in relation to marks that are excluded from protection.