PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Section 1 Title/Short Title §1.1 Title This Act is entitled “An Act to Repeal An Act Adopting a New Copyright Law of the Republic of Liberia approved July 23, 1997; and the Industrial Property Act of Liberia Approved March 20, 2003, constituting Title 24 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised, and to enact in their stead a New Title 24 to be known as the “Liberia Intellectual Property Act, 2014”. §1.2 Short Title/Citation This Act may be cited as the “Intellectual Property Act” Section 2 REPEALER § 2.1 “An Act Adopting a New Copyright Law of the Republic of Liberia, July 23, 1997” The Act Adopting a New Copyright Law of the Republic of Liberia, July 23, 1997” is hereby repealed in its entirety. § 2.2 The Industrial Property Act The Industrial Property Act of Liberia of March 20, 2003 is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 3 DEFINITIONS §3.1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires. “Anonymous work” means a work on the copies or sound recordings of which no natural person is identified as author. “Anti-trust laws” means statutes directed against unlawful restraints of trade and monopolies. 1