The deadline fixed by the paragraph 2 of article 107 of this Law in relation with filing the
application of protection of layout design of integrated circuit may not be extended.
CHAPTER II: DISCRETIONARY POWERS; APPEAL; POWERS OF THE COURTS
Article 192: Discretionary powers
The empowered authority shall give any party to proceedings instituted before it the
opportunity to be heard, prior to exercising against this party any discretionary power with
which it is entrusted by this Law.
Article 193: Administrative appeal
Any physical or moral person to a procedure hired before the empowered authority may
introduce appeal in revision of the empowered authority's decision before the Commission of
appeal. The request in revision shall be introduced within thirty (30) working days from the
date of receipt of the communication of the empowered authority's decision.
The composition and functioning modalities of the Commission of appeal are determined by
an order of the Minister in charge of industry.
Article 194: Duties of the competent tribunal; court appeals
The competent tribunal shall have jurisdiction over disputes relating to the application of this
Law.
Any interested party may appeal to the competent tribunal regarding any decision taken by the
empowered authority under this Law, and concerning the grant or rejection of an application
for an industrial property protection title. The appeal shall be lodged within three (3) months
of the date of the decision.
The ruling made by the competent tribunal may be the subject of appeal, in accordance with
Rwandan legislation concerning the courts’ powers.
PART III: PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS AND RELATED RIGHTS
TITLE ONE: PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER ONE: WORKS PROTECTED
Article 195: Protection of original works
Literary and artistic works that are original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic
domain are subject to protection granted by this Law, including in particular the following
works: