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Ministerial Order No. 05/10/Minicom of 25/08/2010 Determining the Timeframe provided for Granting of Unilateral Licence, a Compulsory Licence and Opposition to Registration of Intellectual Property

 Ministerial Order n°05/10/Minicom of 25/08/2010 Determining the Timeframe provided for Granting of Unilateral Licence, a Compulsory Licence and Opposition to Registration of Intellectual Property

MINISTERIAL ORDER N°05/10/Minicom OF 25/08/2010 DETERMINING THE TIMEFRAME PROVIDED FOR GRANTING OF UNILATERAL LICENCE, A COMPULSORY LICENCE AND OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Article 1: Purpose of this Order This Order determines the timeframe provided for granting a unilateral licence, a compulsory licence, and an opposition to registration of an intellectual property.

Article 2: Provided timeframe The duration for unilateral licence shall be four (4) years. The duration for compulsory licence shall be twelve (12) months renewable, if deemed necessary

Article 3: Opposition against the registration of location indicators The time to file an opposition against the registration of the location indicators shall be thirty (30) days starting to run from the date the registration is made.

Article 4: Repealing provision All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.

Article 5: Commencement This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. Kigali, on 25/08/2010