Patents [No. 40 of 2016 (c) an invention used secretly but on a commercial scale within Zambia; “traditional knowledge” means any knowledge, not limited to a specific subject area, technical or medical field associated with genetic resources, originating from a traditional community, individual or group that is the result of intellectual activity and insight in a traditional context and where the knowledge is embodied in the traditional lifestyle of a traditional community or is codified in knowledge systems and passed on from one generation to another; “utility model” means an intellectual property right with less stringent patentability requirements to protect an invention; “utility model certificate” means a certificate granted for a utility model in accordance with section one-hundred and ten; and “WIPO” means the World Intellectual Property Organisation established on July 14, 1967. 3. This Act shall bind the Republic. 805 Act to bind Republic PART II 4. ADMINISTRATION This Act shall be administered by the Agency. 5. The seal of the Agency kept in terms of the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall be used for the purposes of this Act and the impression made for such purposes shall be judicially noticed. 6. (1) The Registrar appointed in accordance with the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2010, shall, in addition to the Registrar’s other functions and powers specified in that Act and any other law, exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on the Registrar in this Act. (2) The Board may delegate the functions and powers of the Agency, specified in this Act, to the Registrar when the Board considers it necessary for the better implementation of this Act. 7. The functions of the Agency are to— (a) receive and process applications for the grant of patents made by a person referred to in section twenty-three and the granting of letters patent; (b) act as a designated or an elected patent office for international applications; Administration of Act Seal of Agency Act No. 15 of 2010 Registrar Act No. 15 of 2010 Functions of Agency