Title: | Article 32 of the Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Criminal sanctions for patent infringement |
Summary table: |
Article 32
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 10, shall be subject to a fine of not less than
20,000 pounds and not more than 100,000 pounds any party who undertakes:
(1) the imitation, for commercialisation purposes, of the subject matter of an invention or a utility model for which a patent has been granted in accordance with the provisions of this Law;
(2) the sale, offer for sale or circulation, importation or possession with the intention to trade, of products known to that party as imitations, where the patent for the invention or the utility model for such products is granted and valid in Egypt;
(3) the unlawful use, on products, advertisements, trademarks, packaging or others, of
indications that may lead to believe that such a party has obtained a patent for an invention or a utility model.
Repetition of the offence shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period of no more than two years and by a fine of not less than 40,000 pounds and not more than 200,000 pounds.
In all cases, the court shall order the seizure of the infringing imitated products and the implements used in the imitation. The conviction decision shall be published in one or more daily newspapers, at the expense of the convicted party.