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Patents Act, 2016 (Act No. 40 of 2016), Zambia
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Year of Version
2016
Dates
Assented:
December 27, 2016
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
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Notes
The Patents Act, 2016 (Act No. 40 of 2016) entered into force on such date as the Minister may appoint by statutory instrument (see section 1 of Part I of the Act).
Statutory Instrument No. 36 of 2017 (SI 36 of 2017) indicated the Act entered into force on June 2, 2017.
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