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Design
Forms part of
- ARIPO
- OAPI
- PARIS CONVENTION
- ZAMBIA
- ARIPO
- OAPI
Paris Convention;
ARIPO (Harare Protocol); and
WTO/TRIPS.
A design is defined to mean features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation applied to an article by any industrial process or means, being features which in the finished article appeal to and are judged solely by the eye, but does not include a method or principle of construction or features of shape or configuration which are dictated solely by the function which the article to be made in that shape or configuration has to perform.
An application must be filed before the design is published in Zambia. Confidential disclosure of the design by the proprietor does not destroy novelty, nor does disclosure in bad faith by a third party, the first confidential order for goods bearing a textile design, or the communication of the design by the proprietor to any authorised government personnel.
No provision
Design applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirements and may conduct substantive examination in respect of novelty and originality of the design.
An industrial design endures for an initial period of five years and may be renewed (on application) for two further five-year terms.
Renewal fees are payable before expiration of current term (grace period of three months is available).
Designs must be worked – may be subjected to compulsory licencing if not worked in Zambia.