through special methods or chemical processes, where in the
latter case, the patent shall be granted to the method of
production rather than to the products themselves.
Article No.3
Regarding enforcement of the provisions of this law, the Trade Marks
Office established as per the provisions of article No.2, clause (a) of the
Trade Marks Law No.40 of the year 1956, shall be deemed an office
for patents and the industrial designs and models as per provisions of
this law and the regulations that are issued in accordance with it,
provided that the said office shall be named the Office for the
Protection of Industrial and Commercial Property ".
Article No.4
The following persons shall have the right to request the patent of the
invention:
1. The Libyans.
2. Foreigners who reside in Libya or have industrial or commercial
corporations in it.
3. Foreigners affiliated to a country that treats Libya reciprocally, or
live in these countries or have a real physical residence there.
4. Companies, associations, corporations, groups of industrialists or
producers or labors which are established in Libya or in
countries of reciprocity if they enjoyed judicial personalities.
5. Public corporations.
Article No.5
The right of patent shall be granted to the inventor or to whom rights
are devolved upon, and if the invention was a result of a joint work
among several persons, the right of the patent shall be shared by all of
them evenly unless they agree otherwise, but if several persons have
achieved the invention independently, the right of patent shall be
granted to the person who filed the application first.
Article No.6
If a person charged another with disclosing a specific invention and the
latter accepted that, all entailed rights shall be granted to the first
person and the owner of the work shall be entitled to all rights