Patents
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(c) an invention used secretly but on a commercial scale
within Zambia;
“traditional knowledge” means any knowledge, not limited to
a specific subject area, technical or medical field associated
with genetic resources, originating from a traditional
community, individual or group that is the result of
intellectual activity and insight in a traditional context and
where the knowledge is embodied in the traditional lifestyle
of a traditional community or is codified in knowledge
systems and passed on from one generation to another;
“utility model” means an intellectual property right with less
stringent patentability requirements to protect an invention;
“utility model certificate” means a certificate granted for a
utility model in accordance with section one-hundred and
ten; and
“WIPO” means the World Intellectual Property Organisation
established on July 14, 1967.
3. This Act shall bind the Republic.
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4.
ADMINISTRATION
This Act shall be administered by the Agency.
5. The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents and
Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall be used for the
purposes of this Act and the impression made for such purposes
shall be judicially noticed.
6. (1) The Registrar appointed in accordance with the Patents
and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall, in addition to
the Registrar’s other functions and powers specified in that Act
and any other law, exercise the powers and perform the functions
conferred on the Registrar in this Act.
(2) The Board may delegate the functions and powers of the
Agency, specified in this Act, to the Registrar when the Board
considers it necessary for the better implementation of this Act.
7. The functions of the Agency are to—
(a) receive and process applications for the grant of patents
made by a person referred to in section twenty-three
and the granting of letters patent;
(b) act as a designated or an elected patent office for
international applications;
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