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Law No. 2016/007 of July 12, 2016, relating to the Penal Code, Cameroon
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Year of Version
2016
Dates
Entry into force:
July 12, 2016
Adopted:
July 12, 2016
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Other
Notes
Law No. 2016/007 of July 12, 2016, relating to the Penal Code (also called the “Penal Code”) creates criminal offences against IP rights, including commercial secrets, copyrights, patents, industrial designs and trademarks; and imposes sanctions for infringement of these rights.
Chapter III, Section 311 refers to criminal offence of disclosure of commercial secrets (see page 114 of the of the Law)
Chapter IV, Part B, Sections 327 to 330 provide for criminal offences relating to infringement of copyrights, patents, industrial designs and trademarks (see pages 121-124 of the Law) .
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Loi n° 2016/007 du 12 juillet 2016 portant Code Pénal
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Law No. 2016/007 of July 12, 2016, relating to the Penal Code
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