Title: | Article 68 of the Law No. 3/92 on Industrial Property of 28/02/1992 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Criminal sanctions for patent infringement |
Summary table: |
Article 68 - (Violation of rights conferred by a patent)
1. A person shall be liable for prosecution where:
a) they manufacture, without authorization from the patent owner, the goods or products covered by the subject matter of said patent;
b) they use the methods or processes that are the subject matter of the patent without due authorization;
c) they import, sell, export for sale or conceal, for the purpose of sale, a product manufactured in violation of an invention patent.
2. A person committing the offenses referred to in paragraph (1) shall be punished with up to six months' imprisonment and a fine of between New Kwanza (NKz) 20,000.00 and NKz 100,000.00.