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REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
Article 71
(Infringement of award-winning subject matter)
The following offences shall be punished with a fine of up to NKz 30,000.00:
a) reference to an award registered in the name of another as if it were one’s
own;
b) the fraudulent use of awards that have not been conferred or that never
existed.
Article 72
(Infringement of rights relating to an establishment name and emblem)
The following offences shall be punished with a fine of up to NKz 50,000.00:
a) the improper use of the name or emblem of an establishment belonging to
another;
b) the use, in the establishment, correspondence or advertising, inter alia, of a
name or emblem that constitutes a reproduction of an existing name or
emblem, whether registered or otherwise.
Article 73
(Acts of unfair competition)
1. Any competitive act contrary to honest practices in any branch of economic
activity shall be deemed to be illegal, in particular:
a) the use of fraudulent means to attract the clients of another, whether for
one’s own benefit or for that of others;
b) the improper disclosure, use or appropriation of the industrial or trade
secrets of another;
c) false indications as to the source, nature or quality of products or services;
d) the production, manufacture, importation, storage or sale of merchandise
with a false indication of source;
e) false statements or any other acts liable to discredit the establishment,
products, services or reputation of competitors, or those made with the
intention of benefiting from the reputation of a name, mark or establishment
of another, regardless of the means employed.
2. A person who commits the acts referred to in this Article shall be punished with
a fine of between NKz 20,000.00 and NKz 100,000.00, save where he is liable
for a heavier penalty in application of the criminal article and Law No. 9/89 (Law
on Crimes against the Economy).