Scope of Protection

Article 3 

The processing of applications, the grant of titles and other services relating to industrial property shall be the responsibility of the Department of Industrial Property, hereinafter the Department, under the Ministry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction. Applications may be filed in person or by an agent. The present Law shall guarantee that the protection afforded by industrial property rights regulated herein shall be granted while safeguarding and respecting biological and genetic heritage, as well as national traditional knowledge. The awarding of industrial property rights that constitute protectable elements, developed on the basis of the material obtained from that heritage or that knowledge shall be subordinated to the acquisition of that material in accordance with the law in force.