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The Patents (Amendment) Regulations, 1990

The Patents Act (Laws, 'Volume XIV,Oap. ·692)

The Patents (Amendment) Regulations, 1990

I~ EXERCISE of-the.powers contained in section ninety-six of
thePaten.tsAct, thefollowingRegulationsarehereby made:

1. . These Regulations maybe cited as the Patents (AmendTilileand

application

ment) Regulations, 1990, and shall be read as one with the :R~tEmtI3Regulati()ns in these Regulations ref~J:Tedto as the Cap. 692,

p.lOO

principal Regulations and shall apply in respect of business . conducted after the publication hereof. .

2. The principal Regulations are amended by the .deletion Beplaee oftheFirstScheduleanclt.he substitubionfherefor of the First

mentof First

Scheduleset outintheAppendixto these Regulations.

Schedule

APPENDIX

. (Regulation 2)

rmsr SCHEDULE

(Regtilation75)

TARRIF OF FEES PAYABLE TO THE REGISTRAR OF PATENTS

Ocwre8ponding Amount Patents 11iatteror Proceeding K Form No.

1. OD application for a patent (Non'convention) 2,400 1

.2. On convention. application in respect of
each application for protection . in a
covention country. 2,400 2

On application for apatellt of addition 2,400 3
Onapplication for gra.rtt of a patent of
addition instead of an independent patent 4,480.80 4
On lodging specifica.tion-
Provisional 32 5
Complete .. 96 6
For extension of the Period for lodging
complete specification 80 7
On request for post-dating of an application
under section 17(1) az 8

Statutory 1nstrumentB 2nd November, 1990

1~ M aUIIf' or Proceeding

8. For extenaion of timo under sootion 20
Not exoeeding ono month
Not exceeding two months
Not exollllding threo months

O. For 080h extension of timo undor section 21

On applioa.tion for withdrawal of uooeptunoe
Onnotioe of oppoeition to grant ofpatont byobjector .. .. .. ..
On aclaim under section 23(1) for applies
tion to prooeed in name of claimante ..

lB. On applioation for direotions under seotion
23(6)

14. On request for sealing of a patent

Iii. On applioation for extension of the period
for requeating the lOaling of a patent
under proviao (iv) to seotion 25(2)Not Exceeding one month
Not exoeeding two months
Not exoeeding three months

HI. On applioa.tion for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under proviso (v) to seotion 25 (2) Not exceeding one month Each suooeeding month ..

On applioation under lOotion 26 for amendment of patent
On application for oertifioate of payment of renewalf_

Before the expiration of the Third year from the date of oommenoement of the term of a patent referred to in section 29 and in respeot of the Fourth year

Before the expiration of the Fourth year of the term of a patent andin respeot of the Fifth year .,

Before the expiration of the Fifth year of the term of a. patent and in respect of the Sixth year ..

Before the expiration of the Sixth year of the term of a patent and in respeot of the Seventh year

Before the expiration ofthe Seventh year of the term of a patent and in respect of thc Eighth year.. Before the expiration of the Eight year of the term of a patent and in respect of the Nineth year. . , Before'the expiration of the Ninth year of the term of a patent and in respect of the Tenth year .. Before the expiration of the Tenth year of the term of a patent and in respect of theEleventh year

Amount

80
160
240

4,000~

80 160 240

80 80

960

1,120

1,280

1,440

1,600

1,760

1,920

2,080

Oorresponding

Patems

Form No.

10 11 12 13 14 15

.'~.

19 19 19 19

2nd NO\Tember, 1990

Ma#er or.Proceeding

Before the expiration of the Eleventh

year of thetennofa patent and in

respeot of'theTwelveth year. . . .

Before the expiration of the Twelveth year of the tenn ofapatent and in respect ofthe Thirteenth year

Before the expiration of the .Thirteenth year of the tenn ofa patent and in respect ofthe Fourteenth year

Before theexpiretion of the Fourteenth year of the tenn ofa patent ana in respect of the Fifteenth year ..

Before the expiration of the Fifteenth year of the tennora .patentand in respect of the Sixteenth year .

. Fora patent beyond the Sixteenth yea under section 30 and in respect of each of the extension year ..

(One.ha.lfonly for these fees is payable on .Patentsendorsed ".LicencesofRight ")

19. Onextensionofthe period for payment of i'enewalfees-Notexoeeding one.month 'Not,exceeding two monthS Not'exceeding three months Not exceeding four months

Not exceeding five months
.Not exceeding six months

Certificate of~yment of renewal fee
On application for restoration of lapsed patent ....
On. notieeof opposition to application for reetoration of lapsed patent • . . .
On a:pplication for endorsement of patent "Licences of Right" . . .'. . .

On capplicationforsettlement af.terms of licence under patent endorsed "Licences afRight" ..

On.application'·.by,.patentee·for cancellation of endorsement of patent "Licences of Right" (Section 36 [1]) •.

On application for canoellation of endorse
.ment .. Licences af Right" (Section 36 [2]) ••

Onn~tioe ofopposition to cancellation of endorsement of patent .. Licences of Right" •. •. .. .. •.
On application for compulsory licence under section 37 •• •. •. . •
On application for amendment of provisional specification or complete specification not yet accepted .. . .
On application for amendment of complete specifications after acceptance up to sooling-

By applicant
After sealing by patentee-

Amount

2,240 2,400 2,560 2,720 2,880 3,040

80 160 240 320 400 480

2,400 1,200 32 64 80

32 32 80

80 160

Oorr68pondifttJ

Pat6f118

Form No.

19 19 19 19 19 19

26·

Statutory 1nstrumcntB 2nd November, 1090

OON'll/I]llmdin(J A11lottllt Plllm'" 1~ lIIaU«r or Proceeding K Form No.

31. Form of udverbiaeruont of roquost to urnond
IIJlcolfiontion . . . . . . . . 1U

On notice of oppcsibiou to nmendment by
objector .. .. .. .. .. 24
011 npplicntion for diroebinns under soction
47 (U) 48 3-1
On upplioueion for diroouion« unrlor soot.ion
47 (7) 48 3li

36. On upplioutiou under st\ution ,IK (I) ttl
determine disputes 80 3G

3U. On offer to surrouder u lll\tllllt under
sootion 52.• .. .. .. 64 37

37. On notice of oppoaibion to surrondcr u
patent 32 38

38, FOl' ultering name, uuticnulity, uddress or
uddrcss for servioe in register for ouch
patent 32 39

:.Ill. On nppliontioll for l·ogistru.tion of uu l\Ssigwnout uu1.101' l!<",~ion liB 40

40. On request to enter notice of interest in register

U4 41

41. On request to correct U olericul 01'1'01'
Hi 42

Up to seuling 32Aftar sealing

42. On notice of opposition to tho corrootion 01" G4 43n clerical error

64 44

For duplicate of putenc
On application for rogistration as pn.tent

480 45

agent 8 46

Certificnte of service
Application for eutry of order of court or

32 47

tribunal
(As fixed

47. General form of advertisement

by the Rogisbrar from time to time) 48

48. ]'01' certifying offico copies. MSS,. or

photographio or printed matter other
than duplicate patent

Under seal

Other

49. For general search of records of 30 minutes' 32

duration or part thereof .. . . . .
ies

50. For inspecting documents or muking oorof documents in respeot of each applice

tion or file or patent

51. 'fI1or photographio copy of any speci~cation or other document (other thl~t a patent form) or drawing per sheet (same charge maintained regnrdless-or whether or not Patent Office equipment is used to pro(Contractduce such copies) •• price as fixed by the Minister from time to time)

OOfT~iIng

Amount		PatemB
IISm llfaller orProtJBeding	'K	F'ormNo.
2. For photographic copy ofadocument cwhiclhisapatent form I\S prescribed
under the Third Schedule of thePatonts
Regulations c	(Double
	the
	charge in
	item No.
	51) (Same
	charge main.
	tained
	regardleBS of
	whether
	or not
	Patent
	Office
	equip
	ment is
	used.to
	produce
	such
	copies)

R. M. CHONGO, LUSAKA Minister oj Commerce aniJlniJ'U8tf"!J

22nd October, 1990
[PTMD.I04/1/3/3]

Zambia

ZM017

The Patents (Amendment) Regulations, 1990