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REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
CHAPTER X
Final and transitory provisions
Article 74
(The management of rights)
1. The management and defense of the rights specified in this law shall be
entrusted to the body charged, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry,
with the granting, registration and protection of industrial property rights.
2. The above-mentioned body shall be bound to produce, periodically, a bulletin
in which it shall publish the following:
a) reproductions of the marks registered;
b) the names of the holders of the patents granted, with a short description of
the protected inventions;
c) a descriptive summary of the other acts provided for in this instrument.
Article 75
(Registration of marks currently in force)
Owners of marks of proven usage in Angola must apply to have it registered with
the appropriate body of the Ministry of Industry within 90 days of the entry into
force of this instrument.
Article 76
(Use of patented technology)
Within the same period of time the users of patented technology shall deposit a
copy of the license agreement authorizing the exploitation of said technology with
the above-mentioned body, even where this technology has fallen into the public
domain.
Article 77
(Application of international conventions)
The provisions of international conventions relating to intellectual property and
industrial property, in particular those to which Angola is a contracting party, shall
take precedence should they contradict the provisions of this Law.