CHAPTER 400 - PATENTS ACT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Patents (Manufacture of Patented Antiretroviral Drugs) (Authorisation) Regulations, 2004
Patents (Convention Countries) Notice
Patent Office (Establishment) Order
Patents Act (Commencement) Order
PATENTS (MANUFACTURE OF PATENTED ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS) (AUTHORISATION) REGULATIONS, 2004
[Section 40]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
3. Authority to manufacture antiretroviral drugs
4. Antiretroviral drugs to be exported
SI 83 of 2004.
These Regulations may be cited as the Patents (Manufacture of Patented Antiretroviral Drugs) (Authorisation) Regulations, 2004.
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires–
“antiretroviral drug” includes any generic drug used in the treatment of persons suffering from HIV/AIDS or an HIV/AIDS related condition;
“patented antiretroviral drug” means any antiretroviral drug in respect of which a patent has been granted and is for the time being in force; and
“period of emergency” means the period commencing on 1stAugust, 2004 and ending on 31stJuly, 2009.
3. Authority to manufacture antiretroviral drugs
The Minister may, in writing, authorise any Government department or person to manufacture, use or vend, in Zambia, any patented antiretroviral drug during the period of emergency.
4. Antiretroviral drugs to be exported
Antiretroviral drugs that are manufactured pursuant to Regulation 3 shall not be exported to any place outside Zambia.
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PATENTS (CONVENTION COUNTRIES) NOTICE
[Section 2]
[RETAINED AS PER SECTION 15 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ACT]
Arrangement of Notices
Notice
3. Dependencies of convention countries
GN 374 of 1963.
This Notice may be cited as the Patents (Convention Countries) Notice.
The countries specified in the First Schedule shall be convention countries.
3. Dependencies of convention countries
Every country specified in the Second Schedule being a colony, protectorate or territory, subject to the authority or under the suzerainty of a country declared to be a convention country in terms of paragraph 2, or a territory over which a mandate or trusteeship is exercised, shall be a convention country
[Paragraph 2]
CONVENTION COUNTRIES
1. Algeria
2. Argentina
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Bahamas
6. Bangladesh
7. Barbados
8. Belarus
9. Belgium
10. Benin
11. Bolivia
12. Brazil
13. Bulgaria
14. Burkina Faso
15. Burundi
16. Cameroon
17. Canada
18. Central African Republic
19. Chad
20. Chile
21. China
22. Congo
23. Cote d'Ivoire
24. Croatia
25. Cuba
26. Cyprus
27. Czech Republic
28. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
29. Denmark
30. Egypt
31. Finland
32. France
33. Gabon
34. Gambia
35. Germany
36. Ghana
37. Greece
38. Guinea
39. Guinea-Bissau
40. Haiti
41. Holy See
42. Hungary
43. Iceland
44. Indonesia
45. Iraq
46. Ireland
47. Israel
48. Italy
49. Japan
50. Jordan
51. Kazakhstan
52. Kenya
53. Lebanon
54. Latvia
55. Lesotho
56. Libya
57. Liechtenstein
58. Luxembourg
59. Madagascar
60. Malawi
61. Malaysia
62. Mali
63. Malta
64. Mauritania
65. Mauritius
66. Mexico
67. Monaco
68. Mongolia
69. Morocco
70. Netherlands
71. New Zealand
72. Niger
73. Norway
74. Philippines
75. Poland
76. Portugal
77. Republic of Korea
78. Republic of Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic)
79. Republic of Moldova
80. Romania
81. Russian Federation
82. Rwanda
83. San Marino
84. Senegal
85. Slovakia
86. Slovenia
87. South Africa
88. Spain
89. Sri Lanka
90. Sudan
91. Suriname
92. Swaziland
93. Sweden
94. Switzerland
95. Togo
96. Trinidad and Tobago
97. Tunisia
98. Turkey
99. Uganda
100. Ukraine
101. United Kingdom
102. United Republic of Tanzania
103. United States of America
104. Uruguay
105. Uzbekistan
106. Viet Nam
107. Yugoslavia
108. Zaire
109. Zimbabwe
[Paragraph 3]
DEPENDENCIES OF CONVENTION COUNTRIES
1.
Dependency
Convention Country
(a) Norfolk Island
Australia
(b) Faroe-Islands
Denmark
(c) Departments of Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion and the overseas territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories
France
(d) Hong Kong and Isle of Man
United Kingdom
(e) Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau
New Zealand
(f) Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands
(g) Puerto Rico and all other territories and possessions of the United States of America
United States of America 2. All other territories not included under (1) of this Schedule and which are dependencies of the convention countries named in the First Schedule.
PATENT OFFICE (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER
[Section 3]
[RETAINED AS PER SECTION 15 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ACT]
Arrangement of Paragraphs
Paragraph
SI 325 of 1968.
[Order by the Minister]
This Order may be cited as the Patent Office (Establishment) Order.
2. Establishment of Patent Office
The Patent Office is hereby established at the place described in the Schedule.
[Paragraph 2]
The Fourth Floor of the old Bank of Zambia Building situated at plot no. 9-10 Cairo Road, Lusaka.
[Section 96]
[RETAINED AS PER SECTION 15 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ACT]
Arrangement of Regulations
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation
PART II
APPLICATION FOR PATENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
3. Appropriate application forms to be used
4. Assignee or legal representative to establish right to act
6. Division of application if not cognate
7. Evidence in support of convention application
8. Division of convention application
9. Extension of period for lodging complete specification
10. Request for post-dating an application
PART III
DRAWINGS
11. When supplied, drawings to accompany specification
15. Identification of drawings
17. Drawings not to be creased
18. Drawings lodged with provisional specification
PART IV
EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS
19. Examination procedure under section 16
20. Extension of time under section 20
21. Extension of time under section 21
23. Inspection of application, specification and drawings
PART V
OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF PATENT
26. Filing of evidence by objector
27. Filing of evidence by applicant
28. Extension of time under regulations 25, 26 and 27
29. Proof of service of notices, statements, etc.
30. Supply of documents, etc., to High Court
PART VI
SUBSTITUTION OF APPLICANTS, ETC.
31. Procedure under subsection (1) of section 23
32. Procedure under subsection (5) of section 23
PART VII
SEALING AND FORM OF PATENT AND RENEWAL FEES
34. Time for sealing under subsection (2) of section 25
38. Renewal fees may be paid in advance
39. Extension of time for payment
PART VIII
RESTORATION OF LAPSED PATENTS
PART IX
VOLUNTARY ENDORSEMENT OF PATENTS "LICENCES OF RIGHTS"
44. Application under subsection (1) of section 35
45. Application under subsection (2) of section 35
46. Advertisement of endorsement
47. Cancellation of endorsement under subsection (1) of section 36
48. Cancellation of endorsement under subsection (2) of section 36
49. Advertisement and opposition
PART X
COMPULSORY LICENCES
50. Application under section 37
51. Preliminary consideration by Registrar
53. Supply of documents, etc., to High Court
PART XI
AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATION
54. Application to amend unaccepted specification
55. Application to amend accepted complete specification
56. Certified copy of original specification to accompany application
58. New specification and drawings as amended may be required
PART XII
DIRECTIONS TO CO-OWNERS
59. Application under subsection (6) of section 47
60. Application under subsection (7) of section 47
PART XIII
DISPUTES AS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY EMPLOYEES
61. Application under subsection (1) of section 48
PART XIV
SURRENDER OF PATENT
63. Form of offer to surrender a patent
PART XV
REGISTER OF PATENTS
65. Register to record grant of patents
67. Registration of assignments, etc.
72. Certified copies of entries, etc.
PART XVI
PATENT AGENTS
74. Application for registration
PART XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
79. Method and proof of service
81. Power of Registrar to fix time and place of proceedings
83. Refusal to recognise agent
86. Power of Registrar to waive requirements
87. Order of High Court or Supreme Court
88. Days and hours of business
Act 57 of 1964,
Act 13 of 1994,
GN 251 of 1957,
GN 206 of 1959,
GN 55 of 1960,
GN 363 of 1960,
GN 203 of 1962,
SI 497 of 1964,
SI 38 of 1981,
SI 147 of 1990,
SI 54 of 1995.
[Regulations by the Minister]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
These Regulations may be cited as the Patents Regulations.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"agent" means a patent agent registered as such in terms of section 68, and includes a legal practitioner;
"Office" means the Patent Office;
"section" means a section of the Act;
"Court" means the High Court.
PART II
APPLICATION FOR PATENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
3. Appropriate application forms to be used
(1) An application, other than a convention application, shall be made in Form No. 1.
(2) A convention application shall be made in Form No. 2.
(3) An application for a patent of addition shall be made in Form No. 3.
(4) An application in terms of subsection (2) of section 31 for the grant of a patent of addition instead of an independent patent shall be made in Form No. 4.
(5) Every application (other than a convention application) shall be accompanied by either a provisional specification in duplicate in Form No. 5 or a complete specification shall be accompanied in Form No. 6; and every convention application shall be accompanied by a complete specification in duplicate in Form No. 6.
4. Assignee or legal representative to establish right to act
An application for a patent by an assignee or the legal representative of a person who was the owner of an invention when he died shall be accompanied by the deed of assignment or the probate of the will of the deceased or the letters of administration, as the case may be, or a certified copy thereof, and such further evidence and proof of the applicant's title as the Registrar may require.
Where, in pursuance of subsection (3) of section 13, the Registrar allows a single complete specification to be proceeded with in respect of two or more applications in respect of which two or more complete specifications have been lodged, the single complete specification may include any matter disclosed in any of the said specifications and shall be deemed to have been lodged on such date, not earlier than the earliest date on which all the matter disclosed in the said single complete specification has been disclosed to the Office in or in connection with the applications, as the Registrar may direct.
6. Division of application if not cognate
Where a complete specification has been lodged pursuant to two or more applications accompanied by provisional specifications for inventions which the applicant believes to be cognate or modifications one of another and the Registrar is of the opinion that such inventions are not cognate or modifications one of another, the Registrar may allow the complete specification to be divided into such number of complete specifications as may be necessary to enable the applications to be proceeded with as two or more separate applications for patents.
7. Evidence in support of convention application
(1) In addition to the specification lodged with every convention application, there shall be lodged with the application, or within six months thereafter, a copy of the specification and drawings or documents lodged in respect of the relevant first application or applications for protection in a convention country, duly certified by the official chief or head of the patent office of the convention country, or otherwise verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
(2) If any specification or other document relating to the application is in a foreign language, it shall be accompanied by a translation thereof in the English language verified to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
8. Division of convention application
Where a single convention application has been made in respect of all or part of the inventions in respect of which two or more applications for protection have been made in one or more convention countries, the Registrar may, if he is satisfied that the claims of the specification lodged with the said convention application relate to more than one invention, allow one or more further applications to be lodged and the specification to be divided into such number of specifications as may be necessary to enable two or more separate convention applications to be proceeded with, and may direct that the said applications be deemed to have been lodged on the date of lodging of the original application.
9. Extension of period for lodging complete specification
A request in terms of subsection (2) of section 13 for an extension of time for lodging a complete specification shall be made in Form No. 7.
10. Request for post-dating an application
A request in terms of subsection (1) of section 17 for the post-dating of an application shall be made in Form No. 8.
PART III
DRAWINGS
11. When supplied, drawings to accompany specification
Drawings, when supplied, shall accompany the provisional or complete specification to which they refer, except in the case provided for by regulation 18. A true copy of the original drawings shall be lodged at the same time as the original drawings.
(1) Drawings shall be made on pure white tough drawing paper, not thinner than 100 sheets to the inch, of smooth surface and good quality, and without colour or washes, in such a way as to admit of being clearly reproduced on a reduced scale by photography.
(2) Mounted drawings may not be used.
(1) Drawings shall be on sheets which measure 13 inches from top to bottom and are either 8 inches or 16 inches wide, and shall be made on one side of the paper only and have 1 ½ inches clear binding margin on the left-hand side of the sheet and a 1/2 inch clear margin on the top, bottom and right-hand side of the sheet.
(2) If there are more figures than can be shown on one of the smaller sized sheets, two or more of these sheets shall be used unless the large size is required by the size of any one figure.
(3) An exceptionally large figure may be continued on subsequent sheets.
(4) No more sheets shall be employed than are necessary.
(5) The figures shall be numbered consecutively without regard to the number of sheets, and shall as far as possible be arranged in numerical order, separated by a sufficient space to keep them distinct.
(6) Where figures on a number of sheets form in effect a single complete figure, they shall be so arranged that the complete figure can be assembled without concealing any part of another figure.
Drawings shall be prepared in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) they shall be executed in durable black or very dark markings;
(b) each line shall be firmly and evenly drawn, sharply defined, and of the same strength throughout;
(c) section lines, lines for effect, and shading lines shall be as few as possible, and shall not be closely drawn;
(d) shading lines shall not contrast excessively in thickness with the general lines of the drawing;
(e) sections and shading shall not be represented by solid black or washes;
(f) they shall be on a scale sufficiently large to show the invention clearly, and only so much of the apparatus, machine or article may appear as effects this purpose;
(g) if the scale is given, it shall be drawn and not denoted by words, and no dimensions may be marked on the drawings;
(h) where convenient, the figures shall be drawn in an upright position in regard to the top and bottom of the sheet;
(i) subject to any special directions of the Registrar in any particular case, reference letters and numerals and index letters and numerals used in conjunction therewith shall be bold, distinct and not less than 1/8 inch in height; the same letters or numerals shall be used in different views of the same parts; and where the reference letters or numerals are shown outside the parts referred to, they shall be connected with the said parts by fine lines.
15. Identification of drawings
(1) Drawings shall bear—
(a) in the left-hand top corner the name of the applicant and, in the case of drawings lodged with a complete specification after one or more provisional specifications, the numbers and years of the applications;
(b) in the right-hand top corner the number of sheets of drawings sent and the consecutive number of each sheet, and the words "original" or "true copy", as the case may require;
(c) in the right-hand bottom corner the signature of the applicant or his agent.
(2) The title of the invention shall not appear on the drawings.
(1) No descriptive matter shall appear on constructional drawings, but drawings in the nature of flow sheets may bear descriptive matter to show the materials used and the chemical or other reactions or treatments effected in carrying out the invention.
(2) Drawings showing a number of instruments or units of apparatus and their interconnections, either mechanical or electrical, where each such instrument or unit is shown only symbolically, may bear such descriptive matter as is necessary to identify the instruments or units or their interconnections.
(3) Such descriptive matter shall be in black or very dark markings on both the original and the true copy drawings and on the latter the letters shall be not less than 1/4 inch in height.
(4) No drawing or sketch, other than a graphic chemical formula or a mathematical formula, symbol or equation, shall appear in the verbal part of the specification and if such a formula, symbol or equation is used therein a copy thereof, prepared in the same manner as original drawings, except that it may be a hand-made drawing on tracing-cloth, shall be furnished if the Registrar so directs.
17. Drawings not to be creased
Drawings shall be delivered at the Office free from folds, breaks or creases which would render them unsuitable for reproduction by photography.
18. Drawings lodged with provisional specification
If an applicant desires to adopt the drawings lodged with his provisional specification as the drawings or part of the drawings for his complete specification, he shall refer to them in the complete specification as those lodged with the provisional specification.
PART IV
EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS
19. Examination procedure under section 16
(1) When the Registrar, in making the investigation under section 16, finds that the application or specification does not comply with the requirements of subsection (1), the Registrar may refuse to accept the application or require the application or the specification which accompanied it to be amended in such manner as may be necessary.
(2) The Registrar may appoint a hearing if he considers it desirable to do so, having regard to the time remaining for putting the application in order or other circumstances of the case.
(3) When a hearing is appointed, the applicant shall be given fourteen day's notice of the appointment or such shorter notice as appears to the Registrar to be reasonable in the circumstances and shall as soon as possible notify the Registrar whether he will attend the hearing.
(4) After hearing the applicant, or without a hearing if the applicant has not attended or has notified that he does not desire to be heard, the Registrar may direct or permit such amendment of the specification as will be to his satisfaction, and may refuse to accept the specification unless such amendment is made within such period as he may fix.
20. Extension of time under section 20
An application under section 20 for extension of time for accepting a complete specification shall be given in Form No. 9.
21. Extension of time under section 21
A notice under the proviso to subsection (1) of section 21 requesting postponement of the acceptance of a complete specification to a date, not being later than eighteen months from the date of lodging of the application, shall be given in Form No. 10.
(1) When notice of acceptance of a complete specification has been given by the Registrar in terms of subsection (2) of section 21, the applicant shall advertise the acceptance in the Patent Journal within one month of the date of such acceptance or within such further time as the Registrar may allow.
(2) At any time prior to the publication of the acceptance of a complete specification the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, on application made in Form No. 11, cancel such acceptance.
[As amended by G.N. 55 of 1960]
23. Inspection of application, specification and drawings
The fee for inspecting an application, specification and drawings shall be as set out in item 49 of the First Schedule.
PART V
OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF PATENT
A notice of opposition to the grant of a patent shall be given in Form No. 12.
The period within which a counter-statement may be lodged by the applicant shall be two months from the date of receipt by him of the notice of opposition. If such counter-statement is not lodged within the said period or within such further period as the Registrar may allow, the application shall be deemed to be abandoned.
26. Filing of evidence by Objector
The objector may, within two months from the receipt of the copy of the counter-statement, file evidence in accordance with the provisions of section 65 in support of his case and shall serve on the applicant a copy thereof.
27. Filing of evidence by applicant
Within two months from the receipt of the copy of the objector's evidence or, if the objector does not file any evidence, within two months from the expiration of the time within which the objector's evidence might have been filed, the applicant may file evidence in accordance with the provisions of section 65 in support of his case and shall serve on the objector a copy of the evidence; and within two months from the receipt of the copy of the applicant's evidence, the objector may file evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and shall serve on the applicant a copy of the evidence.
28. Extension of time under regulations 25, 26 and 27
The Registrar may extend the periods mentioned in regulations 25, 26 and 27 if a request in writing for such extension is made at any time within the said periods or extended periods.
29. Proof of service of notices, statements, etc.
Proof of service of all notices, statements or other documents referred to in these Regulations shall be furnished to the Registrar.
30. Supply of documents, etc., to High Court
(1) When the foregoing provisions of this Part have been complied with, the Registrar shall hand all relevant papers to the registrar of the High Court.
(2) Copies of all documents, other than specifications, referred to in the notice of opposition or in any statement or evidence filed in connection with the opposition shall be furnished for the use High Court, unless the High Court otherwise directs.
PART VI
SUBSTITUTION OF APPLICANTS, ETC.
31. Procedure under subsection (1) of section 23
(1) A claim under subsection (1) of section 23 that an application for a patent shall proceed in the name of the claimant or in the names of the claimant and the applicant or the other joint applicant or applicants shall be made in Form No. 13 and shall be accompanied by a copy of any assignment or agreement upon which the claim is based, which copy shall be certified by the claimant, the applicant or the agent of either of them, as the case may be.
(2) If so required by the Registrar, the original assignment or agreement shall also be produced for his inspection and he may also call for such other proof of title or written consent as he may require.
32. Procedure under subsection (5) of section 23
(1) An application under subsection (5) of section 23 by any party to a joint application for the directions of the Registrar as to the name of the party, or the manner in which an application for a patent shall be proceeded with, shall be made in Form No. 14 and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out fully the facts upon which the applicant relies and the directions which he seeks.
(2) A copy of the application and statement shall be sent by the Registrar to each other joint applicant (the applicant shall supply a sufficient number of copies for that purpose) and thereafter the Registrar shall appoint a time for the hearing of the case and shall give the parties at least fourteen day's notice of the appointment.
(3) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall in accordance with the provisions of subsection (5) of section 23 give directions as he thinks fit for enabling the application to proceed in the name of one or more of the parties or for regulating the manner in which it shall be proceeded with or for both those purposes, according as the case may require.
PART VII
SEALING AND FORM OF PATENT AND RENEWAL FEES
An application for the sealing of a patent shall be made in Form No. 15.
34. Time for sealing under subsection (2) of section 25
(1) An application for an extension of time under proviso (iv) to subsection (2) of section 25 shall be made in Form No. 16 and the period of extension shall not exceed three months.
(2) An application under proviso (v) to subsection (2) of section 25 for a further extension of time shall be made in Form No. 17.
A patent shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule or in such form modified as directed by the Registrar to meet the circumstances.
An application under section 26 for the amendment of a patent shall be made in Form No. 18 and shall be accompanied by evidence verifying the statements therein and by the letters patent.
If it is desired at the expiration of the third year of the term of a patent or of any succeeding year during the term of the patent to keep the patent in force, the renewal fees set out in item 18 of the First Schedule shall be paid by lodging Form No. 19 before the expiration of that year: Provided that where the sealing of the patent is delayed beyond the periods set out herein, by reason of opposition or the application having been kept secret or an extension under proviso (v) to subsection (2) of section 25 having been granted, the renewal fees may be paid at the time the patent is sealed. The Registrar may in his discretion grant an extension of time not exceeding six months from the date of sealing for payment of such fees.
[As amended by G.N. 206 of 1959 and G.N. 363 of 1960.]
38. Renewal fees may be paid in advance
All or any of the prescribed renewal fees may be paid in advance.
39. Extension of time for payment
An application for extension of time for payment of any renewal fee shall be made in Form No. 20.
On due compliance with the terms of regulation 37, the Registrar shall issue a certificate in Form No. 21 that the prescribed fee has been duly paid, and he shall cause to be entered in the register the fact that the fee has been paid and the date of payment as stated on the certificate.
PART VIII
RESTORATION OF LAPSED PATENTS
(1) An application under section 33 for the restoration of a patent shall be made in Form No. 22 and shall be accompanied by evidence by affidavit in support of the statements made in the application.
(2) The Registrar shall direct the patentee to advertise the application (if in compliance with subsection (2) of section 33) in two consecutive issues of the Patent Journal .
[As amended by G.N. 206 of 1959 and G.N. 55 of 1960.]
(1) At any time within two months of the advertisement of the application, any person may give notice of opposition thereto in Form No. 23.
(2) Such notice shall be accompanied by a copy thereof together with a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the nature of the objector's interest and the facts upon which he relies.
(3) Upon notice of opposition being given, the provisions of regulation 25 to 29 shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of the proceedings held before the Registrar under section 33.
(1) On completion of the evidence (if any), or at such other time as the Registrar may see fit, the Registrar shall appoint a time for the hearing of the application and shall give the parties at least fourteen day's notice of the appointment.
(2) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall decide the matter and notify his decision to the parties.
PART IX
VOLUNTARY ENDORSEMENT OF PATENTS "LICENCES OF RIGHT"
44. Application under subsection (1) of section 35
An application under subsection (1) of section 35 for endorsement of a patent "licences of right" shall be made in Form No. 24 and shall be accompanied by evidence verifying the statement in the application and by the letters patent.
45. Application under subsection (2) of section 35
(1) An application under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of section 35 for settlement of the terms of a licence under a patent endorsed "licences of right" shall be made in Form No. 25 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the facts upon which the applicant relies and the terms of the licence which he is prepared to accept or grant.
(2) A copy of the application and statement shall be sent by the Registrar to the patentee or the person requiring a licence, as the case may be, who, if he does not agree to the terms set out in the statement, shall within two months of the receipt of such copies file a counter-statement setting out fully the grounds of the objection and serve a copy thereof on the applicant.
(3) The Registrar shall give such directions as he may think fit with regard to the filing of evidence and the hearing of the parties.
46. Advertisement of endorsement
Upon the endorsement of a patent in terms of section 35, the Registrar shall direct the applicant to publish notification thereof forthwith in the Patent Journal.
[Am by GN 55 of 1960.]
47. Cancellation of endorsement under subsection (1) of section 36
An application under subsection (1) of section 36 for the cancellation of an endorsement shall be made in Form No. 26 and shall be accompanied by evidence verifying the statement in the application and by a memorandum in Form No. 19 with fees to the amount of the balance of all renewal fees which would have been payable if the patent had not been endorsed.
48. Cancellation of endorsement under subsection (2) of section 36
(1) An application under subsection (2) of section 36 for the cancellation of an endorsement shall be made in Form No. 27 within six months after the patent has been endorsed and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the nature of the applicant's interest and the facts upon which he relies.
(2) The period within which renewal fees shall be paid on cancellation of an endorsement in terms of subsection (3) of section 36 shall be one month from the date of cancellation.
49. Advertisement and opposition
(1) Every application under subsection (1) or (2) of section 36 shall be advertised by the applicant in the Patent Journal and the period within which notice of opposition to the cancellation of an endorsement may be given under subsection (5) of section 36 shall be two months after the advertisement.
(2) Such notice shall be given in Form No. 28 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the facts upon which the opponent relies, and, in the case of opposition to an application under subsection (1) of section 36, the nature of his interest.
(3) A copy of the notice and of the statement shall be sent by the Registrar to the applicant for cancellation of the endorsement and thereafter the Registrar shall appoint a time for the hearing of the application and shall give the parties at least fourteen day's notice of the appointment.
(4) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall give such decision on the application as he may consider just.
[As amended by GN 55 of 1960.]
PART X
COMPULSORY LICENCES
50. Application under section 37
An application under section 37 for a licence under a patent shall be made in Form No. 29.
51. Preliminary consideration by Registrar
(1) If upon consideration of the evidence the Registrar is satisfied that the application falls within section 37, he shall direct the applicant to serve copies of the application and of the relevant affidavit upon the patentee and upon any other person appearing from the register to be interested in the patent and to advertise the application in one issue of the Patent Journal in such form as he may approve.
(2) If the Registrar is not so satisfied, he shall notify the applicant accordingly and, unless within one month the applicant requests to be heard in the matter, the Registrar shall refuse the application.
[As amended by GN 55 of 1960.]
(1) At any time within two months from the date of the advertisement, or within such further time as the Registrar may allow, the patentee or any other person who wishes to oppose the application shall deliver to the Registrar a counter-statement, verified by affidavit, setting out fully the grounds on which the application is opposed, and shall at the same time serve upon the applicant a copy of the counter-statement and of such affidavit.
(2) Proof of service shall be furnished to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
53. Supply of documents, etc., to High Court
When the foregoing provisions of this Part have been complied with, the Registrar shall hand all relevant papers to the registrar of the High Court.
PART XI
AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATION
54. Application to amend unaccepted specification
(1) An application for leave to amend a provisional specification or a complete specification which has not been accepted, except when the amendment is made to meet an objection by the Registrar, shall be made in Form No. 30.
(2) The Registrar shall, if he thinks fit, appoint a time for a hearing of the application and shall give the applicant at least twenty-one day's notice of such appointment. If the applicant desires to be heard he must, not later than seven days prior to the date of the hearing or within such further time as the Registrar may allow, notify the Registrar to that effect.
(3) After hearing the applicant or, if the applicant does not desire to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall decide the case and notify his decision to the applicant.
55. Application to amend accepted complete specification
An application for leave to amend an accepted complete specification shall be made in Form No. 31 and the application and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be advertised by the applicant in the Patent Journal in the manner provided for in Form No. 32.
[As amended by GN 55 of 1960.]
56. Certified copy of original specification to accompany application
An application for leave to amend a specification shall be accompanied by a copy, certified by the applicant or his agent, of the original specification, or of those pages of specification or drawings in which the proposed amendment appears, clearly showing in red ink the amendment sought.
(1) Any person wishing to oppose an application for amendment under regulation 55 shall give notice to the Registrar in Form No. 33.
(2) Such notice shall be accompanied by a statement setting out fully the nature of the objector's interest, the facts upon which he relies and the relief he seeks.
(3) A copy of the notice and of any statement which accompanies such notice shall be served by the objector on the applicant.
(4) Upon notice of opposition being given, the provisions of regulations 25 to 29 and of regulation 43 shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of the proceedings hold before the Registrar under section 43.
58. New specification and drawings as amended may be required
(1) When leave to amend a specification is given the applicant shall, if the Registrar so requires and within a time to be fixed by him, lodge a new specification and drawings as amended.
(2) Where an application for leave to amend a specification is made pursuant to an order of the High Court, such application shall be accompanied by a copy of such order certified by the registrar of or the High Court the Supreme Court, as the case may be.
PART XII
DIRECTIONS TO CO-OWNERS
59. Application under subsection (6) of section 47
(1) An application for directions under subsection (6) of section 47 by any one or more of the proprietors of a patent shall be made in Form No. 34 and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out fully the facts upon which the applicant relies and the directions which he seeks.
(2) A copy of the application and of the statement shall be sent by the Registrar to each of the other proprietors of the patent, and the applicant shall supply a sufficient number of copies for that purpose.
(3) Thereafter the Registrar shall appoint a time for the hearing of the case and shall give the parties at least fourteen day's notice of the appointment.
(4) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall give directions in accordance with the provisions of subsection (6) of section 47.
60. Application under subsection (7) of section 47
(1) An application for directions under subsection (7) of section 47 shall be made in Form No. 35 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the facts upon which the applicant relies and the directions which he seeks.
(2) A copy of the application and of the statement shall be sent by the Registrar to the person in default.
(3) Thereafter the provisions of sub-regulations (3) and (4) of regulation 59 shall apply.
PART XIII
DISPUTES AS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY EMPLOYEES
61. Application under subsection (1) of section 48
(1) An application under subsection (1) of section 48 to determine a dispute as to rights in respect of an invention or in respect of a patent granted or to be granted in respect thereof shall be made in Form No. 36 and shall be accompanied by a copy thereof together with a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the facts of the dispute and the relief which is sought.
(2) A copy of the application and of the statement shall be sent by the Registrar to the other party to the dispute, who within three months after receipt thereof shall file a counter-statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the grounds on which he disputes the right of the applicant to the relief sought.
(3) The Registrar shall send a copy of this counter-statement to the applicant and thereafter, subject to such directions as the Registrar may think fit to give, the provisions of regulations 26 to 29 shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of proceedings held before the Registrar, and references to the objector shall be substituted for references to the applicant and references to the applicant for references to the other party.
(1) Should the Registrar decide to hear the application, he shall thereafter appoint a time for the hearing and shall give the parties at least fourteen day's notice of the appointment.
(2) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall determine the matter in dispute and make such orders for giving effect to his decision as he considers expedient.
PART XIV
SURRENDER OF PATENT
63. Form of offer to surrender a patent
A notice of an offer by a patentee under section 52 to surrender his patent shall be given in Form No. 37 and shall be advertised by the patentee in one issue of the Patent Journal .
[Am by GN 55 of 1960.]
(1) At any time within two months from such advertisement, any person may give notice of opposition to the Registrar in Form No. 38, which shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the nature of the opponent's interest, the facts upon which he relies and the relief which he seeks.
(2) A copy of the notice and of the statement shall be sent by the Registrar to the patentee.
(3) Upon such notice of opposition being given and a copy thereof sent to the patentee, the provisions of regulations 25 to 29 and of regulation 43 shall mutatis mutandis apply and references to the patentee shall be substituted for references to the applicant.
PART XV
REGISTER OF PATENTS
65. Register to record grant of patents
(1) In addition to the particulars referred to in the Act, the Registrar shall cause to be entered in the register the name, address and nationality of the patentee as the grantee thereof, the title of the invention, the date of the patent and the date of the sealing thereof, together with the full postal address for service.
(2) The Registrar may at any time enter in the register such other particulars as he may deem necessary.
(1) A request by a patentee for the alteration of a name, nationality, address, or address for service entered in the register in respect of his patent shall be made in Form No. 39.
(2) Before acting on a request to alter a name or nationality, the Registrar may require such proof of the alteration as he may think fit.
(3) If the Registrar is satisfied that the request may be allowed, he shall cause the register to be altered accordingly.
67. Registration of assignments, etc.
(1) An application for the registration of the title of any person becoming entitled by assignment to a patent or to a share in a patent shall be made in Form No. 40 by the person becoming so entitled.
(2) Application may be made in Form No. 41 for entry in the register of notification of an interest by way of mortgage, licence or otherwise.
(1) A copy of any document which is referred to in an application under regulation 67, duly certified to the satisfaction of the Registrar, shall be produced to the Registrar with the application.
(2) Unless the Registrar otherwise directs, the original of any other document so referred to shall be produced to him with the application, and a certified copy of any such document shall be lodged therewith, and such original document shall be returned to the person who produced it.
A request under section 59 for the correction of a mistake in the register, in any patent, or application for a patent or any document lodged in pursuance of such application, or in proceedings in connection with any patent, shall be made in Form No. 42.
Where the Registrar requires notice of the nature of the proposed correction to be advertised in terms of subsection (4) of section 59, the advertisement shall be made by publication in the Patent Journal of the request and the nature of the proposed correction.
[As amended by GN 55 of 1960.]
(1) Where such application is advertised in terms of regulation 70, notice of opposition may at any time within two months from the date of publication be given in Form No. 43.
(2) Upon notice of opposition being given, the provisions of regulations 25 to 29 and of regulation 43 shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of the proceedings held before the Registrar under section 59.
72. Certified copies of entries, etc.
Copies of any entry in the register, or copies of, or extracts from, patents, specifications and other public documents in the Office, or of or from registers and other records kept there, certified by the Registrar, may be furnished by the Registrar on payment of the fees prescribed in the First Schedule.
An application under section 63 for a further patent to be sealed shall be made in Form No. 44 and shall be accompanied by evidence setting out fully and verifying the circumstances in which the patent was lost or destroyed or cannot be produced.
PART XVI
PATENT AGENTS
74. Application for registration
An application to be registered as a patent agent in terms of subsection (2) of section 68 shall be—
(a) made by affidavit on Form No. 45 sworn before a commissioner for oaths;
(b) accompanied by—
(i) documentary proof that the applicant is entitled to be registered;
(ii) the appropriate fee.
[Am by GN 203 of 1962.]
PART XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
The fees to be paid in respect of the grant of patents and applications therefor and in respect of other matters relating to patents arising under the Act shall be those prescribed in the First Schedule.
The forms set out in the Third Schedule shall be used in all cases to which they are applicable and may be modified as directed by the Registrar.
(1) All documents and copies of documents, except drawings, lodged at the Office shall, unless the Registrar otherwise directs, be written, typewritten, lithographed or printed in the English language—
(a) upon strong white paper of a size approximately 13 inches by 8 inches, leaving a margin of at least 1 1/2 inches on the left-hand part thereof;
(b) in legible characters with a dark, indelible ink;
(c) with the lines widely spaced;
(d) except in the case of affidavits, on one side only.
(2) Duplicates of any documents shall at any time be lodged, if required by the Registrar.
(3) Duplicate documents required under these Regulations may be carbon copies of the original documents:
Provided that they shall be on paper of good quality and the typing shall be black and distinct.
Every person concerned in any proceedings to which these Regulations relate, and every patentee, shall furnish to the Registrar an address for service in Zambia and that address may be treated for all purposes connected with such proceedings or patent as the address of the person concerned in the proceedings or the patentee.
79. Method and proof of service
(1) Where any notice, application or other document is required to be served on any person under the provisions of the Act, such service may be effected by the delivery of a copy thereof either—
(a) at the address for service furnished to the Registrar in terms of these Regulations; or
(b) to such person personally, or to his duly authorised agent; or
(c) at his residence or place of business or employment, to some responsible person there residing or employed.
(2) Service effected by any person in accordance with the provisions of this regulation shall be proved by a certificate made in Form No. 46 and such certificate shall be filed with the Registrar.
Any notice, application or other document sent to the Office by post shall not be deemed to have been given, made or lodged until it is actually received in the Office.
81. Power of Registrar to fix time and place of proceedings
The Registrar may in any proceedings held before him decide the hours, times and places at which he will sit and he may adjourn any proceedings for such time and to such place as he may think fit.
(1) Any application, request or notice which is required or permitted under this Act to be made or given to the Registrar, and all other communications between an applicant or a person making a request or giving a notice and the Registrar, and between the patentee and the Registrar or any other person, may be signed, made or given by or through an agent:
Provided that the Registrar is satisfied that the agent has been duly authorised so to act on behalf of such applicant, person or patentee.
(2) No power of attorney or any form of authorisation need be filed at the Office or exhibited to the Registrar in connection with any matter or proceeding under these Regulations unless the Registrar otherwise directs.
83. Refusal to recognize agent
The Registrar may refuse to recognise as agent in respect of any proceedings under this Act a person who neither resides nor maintains a place of business in Zambia.
(1) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a partnership shall contain the names of all the partners in full and may be signed by a partner, or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document.
(2) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a body corporate shall be signed by a director or by the secretary or other principal officer of the body corporate, or by any other person who satisfies the Registrar that he is authorised to sign the document.
Any document lodged in any proceedings before the Registrar may, if the Registrar thinks fit, be amended, and any irregularity in procedure may be rectified on such terms as he may direct.
86. Power of Registrar to waive requirements
(1) Where, under these Regulations, any person is required to do any act or thing, or any document or evidence is required to be produced or lodged, the Registrar may, upon the production of such evidence and subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, modify or dispense with the doing of the act or thing or the production or lodging of the document or evidence if he is satisfied that it is reasonable so to do.
(2) The Registrar may allow an application for a patent or a provisional or complete specification, although not in accordance with these Regulations, to be left on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, modify or dispense with the doing of the act or thing or the production or lodging of the document or evidence if he is satisfied that it is reasonable so to do.
(2) The Registrar may allow an application for a patent or a provisional or complete specification, although not in accordance with these Regulations, to be left on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit. In any such case the Registrar shall require the applicant to comply with these Regulations within the time specified by him. Until the prescribed requirements are complied with, no further action shall be taken by the Registrar in respect of the application.
87. Order of Supreme Court or High Court
(1) Where an order relating to a patent has been made by the Supreme Court or by the High Court, the person in whose favour such order has been made shall forthwith file at the Office an office copy of such order together with an application in Form No. 47.
(2) The specification shall thereupon be amended or the register rectified or the purport of such order shall otherwise be duly entered in the register, as the case may be.
88. Days and hours of business
The Office shall be open to the public and the register shall be open to inspection on payment of the fee specified in item 47 of the First Schedule, every weekday, except Saturday, between the hours of nine and one, and two and half-past three; except on public holidays.
[Regulation 75]
TARIFF OF FEES PAYABLE TO THE REGISTRAR OF PATENTS WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST MAY, 1995
The following fees shall be paid in respect of applications, registrations and other matters under the Act. Such fees must in all cases be paid before or at the time of doing the matter in respect of which they are to be paid.
Amount Payable by Local Firms,Corporations and Individu
Amount Payable by Foreign Firms, Corporations and Individu
Corresponding Form No.
Item
Matter or P
Fee units
US$
1.
On application for a patent (Non-convention)
20,0
100.00
1
2.
On convention application, in respect of each application
20,0
100.00
2
3.
On application for a patent of additi
20.0
100.00
3
4.
On application for grant of a patent of addition of an independent patent
40,0
150.00
4
On lodging specification-
(i) provisional
5,0
10.00
5
(ii) co
10,0
15.00
6
6.
For extension of the period for lodging co
2,0
5.00
7
7.
2,0
5.00
8
8.
On request for extension of ti
(i) does not exceed one
2,0
5.00
9
(ii) exceeds one month but does two
4,0
10.00
9
(iii) exceeds two
12,0
20.00
9
9.
For each extension of ti
2
5.00
10
10.
11
2,0
5.00
11.
5,0
7.00
12
12.
On a claim
2,0
5.00
13
13.
On application for directions under section 23 (5)
10,0
15.00
14
14.
On request for sealing of a patent (grant and publication fee)
50,0
200.00
15
15.
On application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under paragraph (iv) of the proviso to section 25 (2), where the extension
(i) does not exceed one
2,0
5.00
16
(ii) exceeds one month but does not exceed two
4,0
100
16
(iii) exceeds two
12,0
15.00
16
16.
On application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under paragraph (v) of the proviso to s
(i) does not exceed one
2,0
5.00
17
(ii) exceeds one month-for each
2,0
5.00
17
17
On application under section 26 for a
5,0
10.00
18
18.
On application for certificate of pay
(i) before the expiration of the third year from
5,0
50.00
19
(ii) before the expiration of the fourth year of the term
7,5
60.00
19
(iii) before the expiration of the fifth year of the term
10,0
70.00
19
(iv) before the expiration of the sixth year of the term
12,5
80.00
19
(v) before the expiration of the seventh year of the term
15,0
90.00
19
(vi) before the expirat
17,5
100.00
19
(vii) before the expiration of the nineth year of the term
20,0
110.00
19
(viii) before the expiration of the tenth year of the term
22,5
120.00
19
(ix) before the expirat
25,0
130.00
19
(x) before the expiration of the twelfth year of the term
27,5
140.00
19
(xi) before the expiration of the thirteenth year of the term
30,0
150.00
19
(xii) before the expiration of the fourteenth year of the term
32,5
160.00
19
(xiii) beyond the fifteenth year of the term of a patent and in respect of the sixteenth year
35,0
170.00
19
(xiv) beyond the sixteenth year of the term of a patent and in respect of each year extension of the
37,5
180.00
19
PROVIDED THAT only one-half of the above fees shall be payable on patents endorsed "Licences of Right"
19.
On extension of the per
(i) does not exceed one
2,0
5.00
19
(ii) exceeds one month but does not exceed two
4,0
10.00
19
(iii) exceeds two
6,0
12.00
19
(iv) exceeds t
8,0
15.00
19
(v) exceeds four
10,0
20.00
19
(vi) exceeds five
12,0
22.00
19
Where the
2,0
5.00
19
20.
Certificate of pay
21
-
-
21
On application for restoration of lapsed patent
21
25,0
50.00
22.
15,0
35.00
23
23.
On application for endorse
5,0
5.00
24
24.
On application for settle
10,0
20.00
25
25.
On application by patentee for cancellation of endorsement of patent "Licences of Right" (section 36 (1))
15,0
26
35.00
26.
On application for cancellation of endorse
5,0
10.00
27
27.
On notice of opposition to cancellati
5,0
10.00
28
28.
On application for co
7,5
12.00
29
29.
On application for
10.0
20.00
30
30.
On application for
(i)
10,0
20.00
(ii)
20,0
40.00
31
31.
Form
2,0
5.00
32
32.
On notice of opposition to a
3,0
6.50
33
33.
On application for direction under 47 (6
5,0
10.00
34
34.
On application for direction under 47 (7
5,0
10.00
35
35.
On application under section 48 (1) to deter
10,0
20.0
36
36.
On offer to surrender a patent under section 52
6,0
11.50
37
37.
On notice of opposition to surrender a patent
2,0
5.00
38
38.
For altering na
2,0
5.00
39
39.
On application for registration of an assign
4,0
8.50
40
40.
On request to enter notice of
4,0
8.50
41
41.
On request to correct a clerical error-
(i) up to sealing
2,0
5.00
42
(ii) after sealing
5,0
10.00
42
42.
On notice of opposition to the correction of a clerical error
7,5
16.50
43
43.
For duplicate of patent
7,5
30.50
44
44.
On application for registration as patent agent
5,0
10.00
45
45.
Certificate of service
2,0
5.00
46
46.
Application for entry of order of court or tribunal
5,0
10.00
47
47
General form of advertisement As fixed by the Registrar from time to time
48
48.
For certifying office copies, MSS., or photographic or printed matter other
(i) under seal
10,0
20.00
(ii) other
5,0
10.00
49.
For general search of records of 30 minutes duration or part thereof
5,0
10.00
50.
For inspecting docu
5,0
10.00
51. For photographic copy of any specification or Contract price as other document (other than a patent form) or fixed by the drawing-per sheet Minister from time to time
(NOTE: The sa
52. For
(NOTE: The sa
[Regulation 35]
FORM OF PATENT
KENNETH DAVID KAUNDA, President of the Republic of Zambia: To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
WHEREAS .............................................................................................................................................................................
(hereinafter called the patentee) has, pursuant to the Patents Act, made application for Letters Patent for an invention for ......................................................................................................................................... .
and has made a declaration that he is the owner of that invention and that there is no lawful ground of objection to the grant of a patent to him and has by a complete specification fully described and ascertained the said invention.
NOW THEREFORE, the patentee is granted full power, sole privilege, and authority that the patentee by himself, his agent, or licensees, and no others, may at all times hereafter during the term herein mentioned make, use, exercise, and vend the said invention within the Republic of Zambia in such manner as to him seems meet, and the patentee shall have and enjoy the whole profit and advantage from time to time accruing by reason of the said invention during the term of Sixteen Years from.....
PROVIDED ALWAYS that these Letters Patent shall be granted subject to the provisions of the said Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF these Letters Patent have been sealed as of the ..................................................................................
day of ....................................................................................... one thousand nine hundred and ....................................................
Dated this ............................. day of ............................................. 19 ................
Seal of Patent Office
................................................................................................
Registrar of Patents
[Regulation 76]
PRESCRIBED FORMS
FORM MATTER FEE
Form
Matter
Corresponding
Fee
Item No.
1.
Application for a patent (non-convention)
..
..
..
..
1
2.
Convention application for a patent
..
..
..
..
2
3.
Application for a patent of addition
..
..
..
..
3
4.
Application for the grant of a patent of addition instead of an
independent patent
..
..
..
4
5.
Provisional specification
..
..
..
..
-
6.
Complete specification
..
..
..
..
5
7.
Application for extension of time for lodging a complete
specification
..
..
..
..
6
8.
Request for the post-dating of an application
..
..
..
..
7
9.
Application for extension of time for acceptance of a complete specification
..
..
..
..
8
10.
Request for postponement of acceptance of complete specification
..
..
..
..
9
11.
Application for withdrawal of acceptance
..
..
..
..
10
12.
Notice of opposition to grant of patent
..
..
..
..
11
13.
Claim under section 23 (1) of the Act to proceed as an applicantor co-applicants
..
..
..
..
12
14.
Application for directions under section 23 (5) of the Act as to
proceeding with an application for a patent in case of dispute between joint applicants
..
..
..
..
13
15.
Request for the sealing of a patent
..
..
..
..
14
16.
Application under proviso (iv) to section 25 (2) of the Act for an extension of the period for making a request for sealing of a patent
..
..
..
..
15
17.
Application under proviso (v) to section 25 (2) of the Act for an extension of the period for making a request for sealing of a patent
..
..
..
..
16
18.
Application under section 26 of the Act for the amendment of a patent
..
..
..
..
17
19.
Payment of renewal fee
..
..
..
..
18
20.
Application for extension of the period for payment of renewal fee
..
..
..
..
19
21.
Certificate of payment of renewal fee
..
..
..
..
-
22.
Application for the restoration of a lapsed patent
..
..
..
..
21
23.
Notice of opposition to an application for the restoration of a lapsed patent
..
..
..
..
24.
Voluntary application for endorsement of patent "Licen- ces of Right"
..
..
..
23
25.
Application under section 35 (2) (a) or (b) of the Act for settlement of terms of licence under patent endorsed "Licences of Right"
..
..
..
..
24
26.
Application under section 36 (1) of the Act by patentee for
cancellation of endorsement of a patent "Licences of Right"
..
..
..
..
25
27.
Application under section 36 (2) of the Act by any person interested for cancellation of endorsement of patent "Licences of Right"
..
..
..
26
28.
Notice of opposition by patentee or by any person interested to cancellation of endorsement of a patent "Licenses of Right"
..
..
..
..
27
29.
Application for compulsory licence under section 37 of the Act
..
..
..
28
30.
Application under section 43 of the Act for amendment of a
provisional specification or of a complete specification not
yet accepted
..
..
..
29
31.
Application under section 43 of the Act for amendment of complete specification after acceptance
..
..
..
..
30
32.
Application to amend specification
..
..
..
..
31
33.
Notice of opposition to amendment of specification under
section 43 (5) of the Act
..
..
..
3
34.
Application for directions under section 47 (6) of the Act
..
..
..
..
33
35.
Application for directions under section 47 (7) of the Act
..
..
..
..
34
36.
Application under section 48 (1) of the Act to determine a dispute between employer and employee as to rights in an invention
..
..
..
..
35
37.
Offer to surrender a patent under section 52 (1) of the Act
..
..
..
..
36
38.
Notice of opposition under section 52 (2) of the Act to offer to
surrender a patent
..
..
..
..
37
39.
Request for alteration of a name or nationality or an address or an address for service in the register of patents
..
..
..
..
38
40.
Application for registration of assignment
..
..
..
..
39
41.
Request to enter in the register of patents a notice of an interest in a patent
..
..
..
..
40
42.
Request for correction of clerical error
..
..
..
..
41
43.
Notice of opposition to the correction of a clerical error
..
..
..
..
42
44.
Application for duplicate of Letters Patent
..
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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 1
[Sections 11, 12]
[Regulation 3 (1)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 24
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT (NON-CONVENTION)
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................ (1) State full name and address of applicant(s)
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being a national/nationals of do hereby declare that I am/we are the owner(s) of an invention in respect of the Republic of Zambia (2) by having invented it/by having acquired it by assignment, which invention is described in the accompanying (2) provisional/complete specification under the title (3)
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(3) Here insert title of invention that (2) I am/we are the assignee(s)/legal representative(s) of (4) ..........................................................................................
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who claim(s) to be the inventor(s) thereof, and that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief there is no lawful ground of objection to the grant of a patent to me/us on this application and I/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/us for the invention.
Dated this ............................................................................................ day of ........................................,19 ...............
(4) Here insert name(s) of inventor(s)
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.\
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 2
[Sections 8, 11, 12]
[Regulation 3 (2)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 24
CONVENTION APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
(This is a comprehensive form and points inappropriate to a particular application should be deleted) I/We (1) ....................................................................................................................................................................... .
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(1) State full name and address of applicant(s) being a national/nationals of ................................................................................................................................................. .
do hereby declare that I am/we are the owner(s) of an invention in respect of the Republic of Zambia (2) by having invented it/by having acquired it by assignment, which invention is entitled (3) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
(2) Delete if not applicable
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and which invention is described in the accompanying complete specification, and that (2)
I am/we are the assignee(s)/legal representative(s) of (4) ....................................................................................................
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who claim(s) to be the inventor(s) thereof; that an application or applications for protection for the invention or inventions has or have been made in the following country or countries and on the following effective date or dates, namely:
(4) Here insert name(s) of inventor(s) in (5) .............................................................................................................. on (6) ............................................................
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(5) Here insert the name of the convention country in which the first application was made
(6) Here insert the official date of the first application in a convention country country/countries qualify under (8) Article 2/3 of the Convention by reason of being (8) a national of/
domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state, namely ......................................................................................
................................................................................................................................, and that I/we qualify under the said (8) Article 2/3 by reason of being (8) a national of/domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state, namely ....................................................................................................................................................... ...........................................
and that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief there is no lawful ground of objection to the grant of a patent to me/us on this application and that I/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/us for the invention in priority to other applicants, and that such patent shall have the date (6) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
and (8) I/we declare the said invention(s) is/are an improvement in or modification of
(7) Here insert official number of first application in convention country and that the said application or each of the said applications was the first application in a convention country in respect of the relevant invention by me/us or by any person from whom I/we derive title, and that the applicant(s) in the abovementioned
(8) Delete whichever does not apply my/our invention for which a patent was applied for/granted under No. (9) .................................................................................................................................................................................,. and (8) I/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/usfor the said invention(s) as a patent of addition and request that the term of such further patent may be the same as that of the patent for the main invention or so much of that term as is unexpired.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ...........................................,19 ................
(9) Insert number of main patent or patent application
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
PATENTS FORM NO. 3
[Sections 11, 12, 31 (1)]
[Regulation 3 (3)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 40
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT OF ADDITION
I/We (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................
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(1) State full name and address of applicant(s) being a national/nationals of........................................................................... do hereby declare that I am/we are the owner(s) of an invention the title of which is (2)........................................................................
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(2) Here insert title of invention and that I am/we are the (3) assignee(s)/legal representative(s) of (4) .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
who claim(s) to be the inventor(s) thereof; that the said invention is an improvement in or modification of my/our invention
for which a patent was applied for/granted under
(3) Delete if not applicable
(4) Here insert name(s) of inventor(s)
No. (5) ..................................................................................................................................................... ;that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief there is no lawful ground of objection to the grant of a patent to me/us on this application and I/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/us for the said invention as a patent of addition and request that the term of such further patent may be the same as that of the patent for the main invention or so much of that term as is unexpired
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ...........................................,19 ................
(5) Here insert number of main patent or patent application
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(6) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 5
[Regulation 3 (5)]
PATENTS ACT
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
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(1) State title verbally agreeing with that in the application form
(2) I/We .........................................................................................................................................................................
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do hereby declare this invention to be described in the following statement:
(2) State full name, description and address of applicant(s) as in application form
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(3) Here begin description of the invention. The continuation of the specification should be upon paper of foolscap size on one side only, with the lines well spaced and with a margin of one inch and a half on the left-hand part of the paper. The specification must be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent on the last sheet and dated (thus):
"Dated this ....................... day of ....................... 19 .............."
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 6
[Regulation 3 (5)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(To be furnished in duplicate)
(1) ................................................................................................................................................................................
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(1) State title verbally agreeing with that in the application form
(2) I/We ........................................................................................................................................................................
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do hereby declare this invention, the manner in which and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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NOTE.-The claims must relate to a single invention, must be clear and succinct and must be fairly based on the matter disclosed in the specification. They should form in brief a clear statement of that which constitutes the invention. Applicants should be careful that their claims include neither more nor less than they desire to protect by their patent. Any unnecessary multiplicity of claim or prolixity of language should be avoided. Claims should not be made for the efficiency or advantages of the invention. (3) Here begin full description of invention. The continuation of the specification should be upon paper of foolscap size on one side only, with the lines well spaced and with a margin of one inch and a half on the left-hand part of the paper. The completion of the description should be followed by the words "Having now particularly described and ascertained my/our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I/we declare that what I/we claim is:" (after which should be written the claim or claims numbered consecutively) (see note below). The specification and the duplicate thereof must be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent on the last sheet and dated (thus):
"Dated this
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day of ....................... 19 .............."
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 7
[Section 13 (2)]
[Regulation 9]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 01
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR LODGING A COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................hereby, in respect of application No. .......................................................................................................................,. request an extension of time until............................. ......................................................................................................................................................in which to lodge a complete specification.
(1) State name and address of applicant(s)
Dated this .......................................................................................... day of ............................................ 19 ..............
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(2) To be signed by applicant(s) or his/their agent My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 8
[Section 17 (1)]
[Regulation 10]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
REQUEST FOR THE POST-DATING OF AN APPLICATION
I/We (1) ....................................................................................................................................................................... .
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hereby request that application No. ........................................................................................................................... .lodged
on the ...................................................................................................... of ................................................... 19 ...............
be deemed to have been made on the following date, namely, the ................................................................................ day
of .................................................. 19 ..................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) State name and address of applicant(s)
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(2) To be signed by applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 9
[Section 20 (1)]
[Regulation 20]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1, 2, 3
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE OF A COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I/We hereby apply for .................................................................................................................... month's extension
of time for acceptance of the complete specification upon application No. ............................................................................
dated ...........................................
Dated this .................................................... day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 10
[Section 21 (1)]
[Regulation 21]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I/We hereby request a postponement of the acceptance of the complete specification of
application No. ............................................................................................................................................................ dated .................................................................................................................................................... to a date not later than the expiration of .................................................................................................................... months from the date of lodging of the application.
Dated this ................................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(F.G.N. No. 206 of 1959)
(1) To be signed by applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 11
[Regulation 22 (2)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF ACCEPTANCE
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................apply for withdrawal of the acceptance of the specification of patent application No. ....................................................................................................................................
My/Our reasons for desiring such withdrawal are as follows:
(1) State name and address of applicant(s)
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) The circumstances and grounds must be stated in full
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(3) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 12
[Section 22 (1)]
[Regulation 24]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF PATENT
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................ (1) State full name and address ................................................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................hereby give notice of opposition to the grant of Letters Patent upon application No. ........................................................................................................ applied for by............................ ..........................................................................................................upon the ground (2) .....................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) State upon which of the grounds of opposition permitted by section 22 the grant is opposed and identify all specifications and other publications relied upon
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
(3) To be signed by objector(s) or his/their legal practitioner
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 13
[Section 23 (1)]
[Regulation 31 (1)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit 1
CLAIM UNDER SECTION 23 (1) OF THE ACT TO PROCEED AS AN APPLICANT OR CO-APPLICANTS
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................ (1) State name
of claimant(s)
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hereby request that patent application No. (2) ............................................................................................................ dated
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(2) State the number and date of the application for patent
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(3) State name of applicant(s) for patent may proceed in the name(s) of (4) ..........................................................................................................................................
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(4) Here insert name, address and nationality of the person or persons in whose name(s) it is requested that the application shall proceed
I/We claim to be entitled to proceed as applicant(s) for the patent by virtue of (5) ........................................................
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(5) Give the particulars of such document, giving its date and the parties to the same, and showing how the claim here made is substantiated And in proof whereof I/we transmit the accompanying (6) ............................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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(6) State the nature of the document. The certified copy should be written, typewritten or printed on foolscap paper
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(7) To be signed by claimant(s) or his/their agent I/We (8) ........................................................................................................................................................................
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consent to the above request. The Registrar, The Patent Office, Lusaka, Zambia.
(8) To be signed by theapplicant(s) orhis/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 14
[Section 23 (5)]
[Regulation 32]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTION 23 (5) OF THE ACT AS TO PROCEEDING WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A PATENT IN CASE OF DISPUTE BETWEEN JOINT APPLICANTS
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(1) State full name and address being a joint applicant with (2) ................................................................................................................................................
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in the application for a patent No .............................................................................................................................. hereby declare that a dispute has arisen between us and request that an order of the Registrar be made giving directions for
enabling the application to proceed.
Particulars of the matter in dispute are given in the annexed statement setting out the facts upon which I rely and the relief which I seek.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) State name
and address of
other
applicant(s)
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My address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-The application must be accompanied by a statement of case and by copies of the application and
statement as required by regulation 32.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(3) To be signed by applicant or his agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 15
[Section 25 (1)]
[Regulation 33]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 40
REQUEST FOR THE SEALING OF A PATENT
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................
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request that a patent may be sealed on my/our application No.................................................................................................... of 19 ......., and I/we hereby transmit the prescribed fee for sealing, and further request that the following may be entered on the register as my/our address for service in Zambia:
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) State name of applicant(s)
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 16
[Section 25 (2)]
[Regulation 34 (1)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 123
APPLICATION UNDER PROVISO (IV) TO SECTION 25 (2) OF THE ACT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR MAKING A REQUEST FOR SEALING OF A PATENT
I/We hereby apply for .................................................................................................................... month's extension
of time for the sealing of a patent upon application No. ........................................................................................................
dated ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 17
[Section 25 (2)]
[Regulation 34 (2)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION UNDER PROVISO (V) TO SECTION 25 (2) OF THE ACT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR MAKING A REQUEST FOR SEALING OF A PATENT
I/We hereby apply for (1) ................................................................................................................ month's extension
of the period for the sealing of a patent upon application No. ................................................................................................
The circumstances and the grounds upon which the extension is applied for are as follows:
(1) Not more than six month's extension may be applied for at one time
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I/We hereby declare that-
(2) The circumstances and grounds must be stated in detail
(a) an extension of time of three months for making a request for sealing has been allowed under proviso (iv) to
section 25 (2) of the Act and has not yet expired;
(b) an extension of time of .......................................................................................................... months for making a
request for sealing has been allowed under proviso (v) to section 25 (2) of the Act and has not yet expired.
(a) and (b)
Delete the words which are not applicable Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(3) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 18
[Section 26]
[Regulation 36]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 26 OF THE ACT FOR THE AMENDMENT OF A PATENT
I/We (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................
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hereby request that Letters Patent No. ..................................................................................................................................
granted to ..............................................................................................................................................................................
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(1) State name and address may be amended by substituting the name of (2) ..................................................................................................................
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for the name of the grantee.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) State name and address of person to whom patent should have been granted
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-Application to be accompanied by evidence verifying the statements made therein and by the Letters
Patent.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(3) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 19
[Section 29 (4)]
[Regulations 37, 47]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 10-30 depending on period
PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEE
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................ (1) State name of person(s) tendering the fee
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hereby transmit the fee prescribed for the continuation in force of (2) ....................................................................................
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Patent No. ............................................................................................................................................for a further period of
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(2) Here insert name of patentee(s) Certificate of Payment may be sent to me/us at (3) ................................................................................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
NOTE.-If the address given above is not that entered in the register as the patentee's address for service and it is
desired to amend the entry in the register, application therefor must be made in Patents Form No. 39.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(3) Here insert full address to which certificate is to be sent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 20
[Section 29 (4)]
[Regulation 39]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1-5
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEE
I/We hereby apply for an extension of .......................................................................................................... month(s)
of the period prescribed for payment of the ................................................................................................................ years'
renewal fee upon my/our Patent No ......................................................................................................................................
(1) ............................................................................................................................................................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) Here insert name and full address to which receipt is to be sent
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
(2) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 21
[Regulation 40]
PATENTS ACT
CERTIFICATE OF PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEE
Letters Patent No .................................................................................................................................................................
This is to certify that ...............................................................................did this ......................................................................... day of .............................................., 19 ................make the prescribed payment of K ....................................................................in respect of a period of .............................................................from ................................................................................................
Registrar of Patents
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 22
[Section 33]
[Regulation 41]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 24
APPLICATION FOR THE RESTORATION OF A LAPSED PATENT
I/We ....................................................................................of ....................................................................................................
being the owner(s) of Patent No. ...................................................................................................................., hereby apply for an order for the restoration of the said patent.
The circumstances which have led to the failure to pay the renewal fee of (1) ............................................................ (1) Here state amount of fee ........................................................................................on or before the (2) ..........................................(2) State last day when fee was due are as follows: (3) ..................................................................................................................................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) State circumstances. The application must be accompanied by one or more affidavits setting out fully all the material facts on which the applicant(s) base(s) his/their case
(4) ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 23
[Section 33 (4)]
[Regulation 42]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 12
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO AN APPLICATION FOR THE RESTORATION OF A LAPSED PATENT
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................hereby give notice of opposition to the application for restoration of Patent No. ....................................................................................................(1) Here state full name and address of objector(s) .................................................................................................. for the following reasons (2) ................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) Here state reasons for opposition. The notice must be accompanied by a copy thereof together with a statement, in duplicate, setting out fully the nature of the objector's(s') interest and the facts upon he relies/they rely
(3) ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 24
[Section 35 (1)]
[Regulation 44]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1
VOLUNTARY APPLICATION FOR ENDORSEMENT OF PATENT "LICENCES OF RIGHT"
I/We (1) ........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
being the owner(s) of Patent No. .................................................................................................................,. hereby request that the said patent may be endorsed "Licences of Right". I am/We are not precluded by contract from granting licences under the patent.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) State name
and address of
patentee(s)
(2) ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-The application must be accompanied by evidence verifying the statement in the application and by the
Letters Patent.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
PATENTS
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PATENTS ACT
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(2) To be signed by the patentee(s) or his/their agent
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NOTE.-The application must be completed in
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My/Our ad
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office, Lusaka,
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REPUBLIC
PATENTS
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[Regulation
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR
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hereby apply for an order of the High Court f
reason
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My/Our ad
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The Registrar,
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REPUBLIC
PATENTS
[Section
[Regulation
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION UND
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seek leave to a
No.
My/Our reasons for
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(2) St
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Dated this day of ............................................. 19 ...............
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My/Our ad
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The Registrar,
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REPUBLIC
PATENTS
[Section
[Regulation
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1-5
APPLICATION UND
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seek lea
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declare that no action for infringe
Patent in question are pending.
My/Our reasons for
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Dated this
day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by applica
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My/Our ad
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office, Lusaka,
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or patentee(s) or his/their agent
PATENTS FORM NO. 32
Section 43
Regulation 55
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION TO AMEND SPECIFICATION
(Form of advertisement of request to amend specification)
I/We (1) State full name and address of applicant(s) seek leave to amend by way of (2) State whether by way of disclaimer, correction or explanation
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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the specification of Letters Patent/Patent Application No. ......................................................................................................
for (3) Title of invention
....................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
A copy of the original specification, showing in red ink the proposed amendment, is now open to public inspection at
the Patent Office.
A notice of opposition (in Patents Form No. 33) may be filed at the Patent Office within three months from the date
of this advertisement.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by applicant(s) or his/their agent
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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 33
[Section 43 (5)]
[Regulation 57]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATION UNDER SECTION 43 (5) OF THE ACT
I/We (1) State full name and address of objector(s)
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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hereby give notice of opposition to the proposed amendment of the specification of Letters
Patent/Patent Application No ........................................................................................................, for the following reasons:
(2) Here state reasons of opposition
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) To be signed by objector(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 34
[Section 47 (6)]
[Regulation 59]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTION 47 (6) OF THE ACT
I/We (1) State name and address of patentee(s)
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hereby apply for the following directions in respect of Patent No. ..........................................................................................
(2) State the directions sought
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) To bez signed by the patentee(s) seeking directions or his/their agent ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-The application must be accompanied by a statement of case and by copies of the application and
statement as required by regulation 59.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 35
[Section 47 (7)]
[Regulation 60]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTION 47 (7) OF THE ACT
I/We (1) State name and address of patence of joint patentees ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................hereby apply for directions in respect of the failure of (2) State name of person in default ........................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
to comply with the directions of the Registrar given under section 47 (6) of the Act on the
........................................................................................ day of ................................, 19 ............... in the following manner:
(3) State the directions sought
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by the patentee(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-The application must be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement of case in duplicate.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 36
[Section 48 (1)]
[Regulation 61]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 48 (1) OF THE ACT TO DETERMINE A DISPUTE BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AS TO RIGHTS IN AN INVENTION
I/We (1) State name and address of applicant(s)
........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby declare that in respect of the rights in the invention for which an application for a
patent was made by ..............................................................................................................................................................
and numbered .........................................................................................................................,. (2) Delete if a patent has not been granted
and upon which a patent
No. ................................................................................................. .has been granted, a dispute has arisen between me/us
and (3) State name and address of other party to dispute ....................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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and I/we hereby apply to the Registrar/High Court to determine the dispute.
The facts of the dispute and the relief which I/we seek are set out fully in the accompanying statement.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
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NOTE.-Application must be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement in duplicate setting out the facts of the
dispute and the relief which is sought.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 37
[Section 52 (1)]
[Regulation 63]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
OFFER TO SURRENDER A PATENT UNDER SECTION 52 (1) OF THE ACT
I/We (1) State full name and address of patentee(s) ........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby offer to surrender Patent No. ......................................................................................................................................
I/We declare that no action for infringement, proceeding for revocation or proceeding in which the validity of the patent or of a clause in the complete specification is disputed, is pending.
My/Our reasons for making this offer are:
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) To be signed by the patentee(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
......................................................................................................................................................................................
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The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 38
[Section 52 (2)]
[Regulation 64]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION UNDER SECTION 52 (2) OF THE ACT TO OFFER TO SURRENDER A PATENT
I/We (1) State full name and address of opponent(s)
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................hereby give notice of opposition to the offer to surrender Patent No. ......................................................................................for the following reasons
(2) State briefly the reasons for opposition
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) To be signed by the opponent(s) or his/their agent
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-The application must be accompanied by a copy thereof and a statement of case in duplicate.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 39
[Section 6]
[Regulation 66]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
REQUEST FOR ALTERATION OF A NAME OR NATIONALITY OR AN ADDRESS OR AN ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN THE REGISTER OF PATENTS
In the matter of Patent No. ............................................................................................................................................
I/We (1) State full name and address of applicant(s) ..................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby request that the (2) Strike out words not applicable name, nationality, address, address for service, now upon the
register of patents may be altered to (3) Insert name, nationality, address or address for service, as the case may be ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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My/Our address for service in Zambia:
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NOTE.-Where the request is for alteration in a name or nationality, proof of the alteration must be furnished.
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 40
[Section 58 (2)]
[Regulation 67 (1)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENT
I/We (1) State full name and address of applicant(s) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................hereby request that you will enter my/our name in the register of patents as proprietor/coproprietor of Patent No. ........................................................................................................................................ at present registered in the name of (2) Here give name of registered proprietor(s) ..................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
I/We claim to be so entitled by virtue of (3) ..................................................................................................................
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(3) Here specify the particulars of each document, giving its date, and the parties to the same, and showing how the claim here made is substantiated
And in proof whereof I/we transmit the accompanying (4) Here insert the nature of the document
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................with a certified copy thereof.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(5) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 41
[Section 58 (2)]
[Regulation 67 (2)]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
REQUEST TO ENTER IN THE REGISTER OF PATENTS A NOTICE OF AN INTEREST IN A PATENT
I/We (1) State full name and address of applicant(s) ........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby request that you will enter in the register of patents a notice of the following interest in a patent:
I/We claim to be entitled (2) Here insert the nature of the claim, whether by way of licence or otherwise .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... to an interest in Patent No. .................................................................................................................. at present registered in the name of (3) Here give the name of registered proprietor(s) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
by virtue of (4) Here specify the particulars of such document, giving its date, and the parties to the same, and showing how the claim here made is substantiated
................................................................................................................................................................................................
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And in proof whereof I/we transmit the accompanying (5) Here insert the nature of the document ................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
with a certified copy thereof.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(6) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 42
[Section 59 (2)]
[Regulation 69]
PATENTS ACT
Fee units: 1-2
REQUEST FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR
I/We (1) State full name and ddress of applicant(s)
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby request that the clerical error(s) in the (2) State whether in application, specification, entry in register, patent or the particular relevant document ..................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
relating to Application Patent No (2)................................................................................................................. indicated in red
ink in the annexed copy of the said ..................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................. or shown as follows:
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
may be corrected.
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 43
[Section 59 (5)]
[Regulation 71]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO THE CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL ERROR
I/We (1) State full name of objector(s) ........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby give notice of opposition to the correction of an alleged clerical error in ......................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
which said correction has been applied for by ........................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
The grounds upon which the said correction is opposed are as follows:
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Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(2) To be signed by the objector(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 44
[Section 63]
[Regulation 73]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR DUPLICATE OF LETTERS PATENT
I/We (1) State full name and address of applicant(s)
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
have to inform you that the Letters Patent dated (2) State date, number and full name of grantee(s) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .No. ........................................................... granted to for an invention the title of which is (3) Insert title of invention
............................................................................................................................................................................................................
has been lost or destroyed, or cannot be produced in the following circumstances:
(4) State full circumstances of the case, which must be verified by evidence ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
I/We beg therefore to apply for the issue of a duplicate of such Letters Patent.
(5) State interest possessed by applicant(s) in the patent
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(6) To be signed by the patentee(s) or his/their agent ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 45
[Section 68]
[Regulation 74]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 5
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PATENT AGENT UNDER SECTION 68 OF THE ACT
I (1) State full name and address ..............................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
do hereby make oath and say as follows:
I am ordinarily resident in Zambia and have been so resident since....................................
(2) State date of entry into Zambia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
I possess the following qualifications which entitle me to be registered as a patent agent in terms of section 68 of the Act:
(3) Here insert full particulars of qualifications ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
I desire to be registered as a patent agent.
................................................................................................................................................................................................
Sworn before me at ......................................................................................................................................................
this ....................................................................................................... .day of ..............................................., 19 ................
................................................................................................
Commissioner for Oaths
[As amended by F.G.N. No. 203 of 1962]
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 46
[Regulation 79]
PATENTS ACT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I/We (1) State name and address
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
hereby certify that at (2) State precisely where the service was effected ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
on the ................................................................................................. .day of ................................................, 19 ...............,
at ............................................, o'clock in the .................................................................................... noon, I/we served the
following documents upon ......................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
by (3) Here describe the method of service ......................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(4) To be signed by the person effecting service ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 47
[Regulation 87]
PATENTS ACT
Fee unit: 1
APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER OF SUPREME COURT OR HIGH COURT
I/We (1) State name and address of applicant(s)
........................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
in respect of Patent/Patent Application No. ................................................................................................................hereby
transmit an office copy of an order by the High Court/by the Supreme Court with reference to (2) Here state purport of the order
......................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(3) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
My/Our address for service in Zambia:
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
The Registrar,
The Patent Office,
Lusaka,
Zambia.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
PATENTS FORM NO. 48
[Sections 21 (2), 30 (1), 36 (5), 52 (2), 59 (4)]
[Regulation 76]
PATENTS ACT
GENERAL FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that in terms of section ........................................................................................................ of
the Patents Act ......................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dated this ........................................................................................ day of ............................................. 19 ...............
(1) Name and address of applicant(s) or his/their agent ................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................................................
NOTE.-The contents of this advertisement must be approved by the Registrar in terms of section 66.
[As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994]
[Section 81]
[RETAINED AS PER SECTION 15 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ACT]
Arrangement of Rules
Rules
SI 9 of 1984.
[Regulations by
These Rules
Subject to any specific provisions of the Act, the Supreme Court Rules shall apply to any appeal to
PATENTS ACT (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER
[Section 1]
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2. Commencement of Act No. 40 of 2016
SI 36 of 2017.
This Order may be cited as the Patents Act (Commencement) Order, 2017.
2. Commencement of Act No. 40 of 2016
The Patents Act, 2016, shall come into operation on the date of publication of this Order.
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