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Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the
Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957, in its most recent
version;
- Invention, an idea of an inventor which in practice makes it possible to solve
a given problem in the technical field. An invention may consist of a product
or process, or refer thereto;
- Layout design or topography, the three-dimensional view, expressed in any
form whatever, of elements at least one of which is active, and the
interconnections present in the integrated circuit or designed to be used for
the manufacturing of an integrated circuit;
- Local communities, groups of citizens who are resident in Burundi and who
collectively have a specific identity as well as social, cultural and linguistic
and economic characteristics which are peculiar to them and which
differentiate them from the rest of society in Burundi;
- Mark, any sign capable of being specifically represented graphically and
making it possible to distinguish the products or the product mark, services or
the service mark of a company from those of other companies. A mark may in
particular consist of words, including names of persons, motifs, letters, colors
or combinations of colors, figures or by the form of products or their
packaging, by holograms, sounds, smells or tastes. When slogans are not long
enough to be protected by copyright, they shall be protected as marks;
- Paris Convention, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property of March 20, 1883, in its most recent version;
- Patent, the title issued to protect an invention. The patent establishes a
presumption of the validity and the possibility of applying the right in order
to prohibit third parties from exploiting the invention claimed in Burundi;
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Patent Cooperation Treaty signed in
Washington, D.C. on June 19, 1970, and amended on September 28, 1979,
February 3, 1984 and October 3, 2001;
- Pirated goods violating industrial property rights, any copies made without
the consent of the holder of the right or a person duly authorized by him in
the country of production and which are made directly or indirectly on the
basis of an article in cases where the making of these copies would have
infringed copyright or a related right under the legislation of Burundi;
- Producer, any farmer or other person who exploits natural products, any
manufacturer of crafts or industrial products, and anyone who trades in said
products;
- Product, any natural, agricultural, crafts or industrial product;