Law No. 82 of 2002
Pertaining to the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
The People's Assembly has passed the following law, and it is hereby
promulgated:
Article One
The protection of intellectual property rights shall be governed by the attached
law.
Article Two
The following laws shall hereby be repealed
A) Law # 57 of 1939 pertaining to Trademarks and Commercial Data.
B) Law # 132 of 1949 pertaining to Patents of Invention and Industrial Drawings
and Designs; with the exception of the provisions of patents of inventions
regarding foodstuff - related chemicals and pharmaceutical chemicals, which shall
be repealed as of January 1st, 2005
C) Law # 354 of 1954 pertaining to Copyright Protection.
Any provisions that contradict with the provisions of the attached law shall be
hereby repealed.
Article Three
Upon recommendation of the competent Ministers, the Cabinet shall issue the
implementing regulations, within a term not exceeding one month as from the
date of enactment of the law herein.
The competent Ministers shall issue, according to their jurisdiction, the decisions
required for implementing the provisions of the attached law.
The Ministers, according to their jurisdiction, shall adopt measures necessary to
protect the public health and nutrition; or to promote sectors of vital importance
to the socio-economic and technological development; within the limits specified
by the provisions of the attached law.
The Ministers, according to their jurisdiction, may undertake the procedures
necessary, within the limits of the law herein, to prevent the misuse of intellectual
property rights by right holders or to resort to practices, which unreasonably
restrain trade or adversely affect the international transfer of technology, in
accordance with the attached law.
Article Four
This law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as
from the date following the publication date.
However provisions for patents of inventions concerning foodstuff - relatedchemicals, pharmaceutical chemicals and microorganisms and products that were
not previously subject to protection, before the issuance of the law herein, shall
come into force as from January 1st, 2005; without prejudice to articles 44 and
45 of the attached law.