Samoa

Patents Act 1972

Year of current version:	2009
Date of entry into force of original text:	December 19, 1972
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 19, 1972
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Transfer of Technology
Notes:	The patent holders had absolute priority over all other applicants for patent which had been granted in New Zealand before the 1972 Patents Act came into force, provided that they applied for registration in Samoa within one year of the 1972 Act. There was no automatic protection of a New Zealand granted patent in Samoa if the application for registration of the patent had failed in Samoa. Patents granted in any overseas country can be registered in Samoa within two years of the original grant overseas (see Section 9).
Available Texts:
English	Patents Act 1972 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Trade Marks Act 1972 (WS003) Industrial Designs Act 1972 (WS004)
WIPO Lex No.:	WS002