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Legislative Implementation of Flexibilities - Yemen

Title:Article 36 of the Law No. 2 of 2011 on Patents, Utility Models, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits and Undisclosed Information
Field of IP:Patents
Type of flexibility:Criminal sanctions for patent infringement
Summary table:PDF

Provisions of Law

Article 36

A fine of up to 1 million rial shall be imposed upon anyone who:

1. Undertakes, for commercial purposes, to counterfeit any patent, utility model, or integrated circuit layout registered and protected under this Act.

2. Sells, puts on display for sale or circulation, imports, or posses for commercial purposes products which he knows counterfeit an invention.

3. Unwarrantedly places on products, publicity, packaging instruments, etc. information which would lead people to believe he had obtained a patent or utility model.

If any of the offences stipulated by this article is repeated the penalty shall be redoubled. In all cases, the Tribunal may rule to confiscate the counterfeited items involved in the offence, and the instruments used to practise the counterfeit. The sentence shall be made public as the Tribunal sees fit.