Section I Purpose of the Act and Orgal1lzatlonallAdministrative Structure/Instructions Purpose of the Act 1(1) Fhis bodv 01' law shall be known by the title, "Industrial Property Act of Liberia", and shall be referred to and cited as such within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Liberia (2) The purpose of this Act aforesaid is to provide minimum local and international standa ",j, Cor t he protection of all industrial properties which shall come under the control, registration and regulation of the Industrial Property Office of the Republic of Liberia (3) The provisions of this Act shall apply to patents, trade marks/names, industrial designs and other Industrial properties, except copyright Urgal1ll.atIOlw[1 I\dllllllistra\ I vc structure 2( I) There is hereby established an Industrial Property Office for the purpose aforesaid in Section I (2) above, which shall serve as an autonomous agency of GOVClI1l1lent (2) There IS hereby established a head of the Industrial Property Office, a Director for ln.iustrial Property, who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Liberia to effectively manage the affairs of the agency and enforce all the provisions of this Act For this purpose, he is granted the police power to discharge such duties III collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Commerce, Finance and relevant Agencies of Government (3) Tile Office of the Director-General shall be an autonomous agency established in the City of Monrovia, County of Monts errado and Republic of Liberia, yet subject to th. oversight responsibility of an established Board of Directors who shall be appointed for a four year term by the President of Liberia (4) The head, as In Section 2 (2), shall be entrusted with all functions relating to the procedure for the grant of patents and the registration of industrial designs, marks and collect ive marks and for the administration ofgrantecl patents and registered industrial designs, marks and collective marks as specified in this Act and the Regulations. (5 )(a) The Director General shall be assisted by a Deputy and such Assistant as may be appointed and shall superintend and perform all duties required by this Act and the Regulations and shall have the authority to carry out studies, programs or exchanges of items or services regarding domestic and international industrial property law (b) Decisions shall be signed by the Director-General or an official designated by him (',) The Board of Directors shall determine the organizational structure and regulate all questions concerning the financial and budgetary system of the Office of the Director General (7) The Office ofthe Director-General shall publish in the Official Bulletin all the publi.nuons provided for In this Act