WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Zambia

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of Zambia	2016	Amended up to : January 5, 2016 Entry into force : August 30, 1991 Enacted : August 30, 1991 Adopted : August 24, 1991	Other

Laws/Regulations (31 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Trade Marks Act, 2023 (Act No. 11 of 2023)	2023	Assented : December 22, 2023	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	Industrial Designs Act, 2016 (Act No. 22 of 2016)	2016	Assented : June 6, 2016	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits Act, 2016 (Act No. 6 of 2016)	2016	Assented : April 5, 2016	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Patents Act, 2016 (Act No. 40 of 2016)	2016	Assented : December 27, 2016	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Main IP Laws	Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expressions of Folklore Act, 2016 (Act No. 16 of 2016)	2016	Assented : June 6, 2016	Traditional Knowledge (TK) Genetic Resources Traditional Cultural Expressions
Main IP Laws	Plant Breeder's Rights Act, 2007 (Act No. 18 of 2007)	2007	Assented : August 30, 2007	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	Copyright and Performance Rights Act (Chapter 406, amended up to Act No. 13 of 1994)	1994	Commenced : December 31, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Registered Designs (High Court) Rules	1995	Issued : January 1, 1958	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Scale of Registration Fees Rules (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)	1994	Entry into force : January 1, 1959 Issued : January 1, 1959	Trademarks Trade Names IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Patents Regulations	1994	Issued : January 1, 1957	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Registered Designs Regulations	1994	Issued : January 1, 1958	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Registration of Business Names Regulations	1994	Issued : January 1, 1931	Trade Names Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Trade Marks Regulations	1994	Adopted : January 1, 1957	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Registered Designs (Amendment) Regulations, 1990	1990	Adopted : October 22, 1990	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Trade Marks (Amendment) Regulations, 1990	1990	Adopted : October 22, 1990	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Registered Designs (Appeals) Rules, 1984	1984	Adopted : January 16, 1984	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Trade Marks (Appeals) Rules	1984	Adopted : January 1, 1984	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Registered Designs (Amendment) Regulations, 1981	1981	Adopted : February 18, 1981	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Trade Marks (Amendment) Regulations, 1981	1981	Adopted : February 18, 1981	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Designs Office (Establishment) Order (Section 3)	1968	Adopted : January 1, 1968	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Trademarks Office (Establishment) Order	1968	Assented : January 1, 1968	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Merchandise Marks (Section 7 Suspension) Notice	1964		Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	The Merchandise Marks (Section 8 Suspension) Notice	1962		Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names
IP-related Laws	The Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, 2020 (Act No. 4 of 2020)	2020	Enacted : October 26, 2020 Assented : October 23, 2020	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	The Companies Act, 2017 (Act No. 10 of 2017)	2017	Entry into force : November 20, 2017 Enacted : November 20, 2017 Assented : November 17, 2017	Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	The Medicines and Allied Substances Act, 2013 (Act No. 3 of 2013)	2013	Entry into force : March 22, 2013 Adopted : March 21, 2013	Patents (Inventions) Other
IP-related Laws	The Registration of Business Names Act, 2011 (Act No. 16 of 2011)	2011	Entry into force : April 15, 2011 Adopted : April 12, 2011	Trade Names IP Regulatory Body Other
IP-related Laws	The Science and Technology Act, 1997 (Act No. 26 of 1997)	1997	Entry into force : November 14, 1997 Enacted : November 14, 1997 Assented : November 11, 1997	Patents (Inventions) Other
IP-related Laws	Merchandise Marks Act (Chapter 405, amended up to Act No. 13 of 1994)	1994	Amended up to : June 3, 1994 Commenced : March 7, 1958	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Penal Code (as amended up to Act No. 13 of 1994)	1994	Enacted : November 1, 1931	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	The Protection of Names, Uniforms and Badges Act (Chapter 314, as amended up to Act No. 13 of 1994)	1994	Entry into force : January 1, 1958	Trademarks

IP Legal Literature (4 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
IP Legal Literature	Revised National Intellectual Property Policy	2020	Published : June 1, 2020	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Genetic Resources Industrial Designs Industrial Property IP Regulatory Body Patents (Inventions) Plant Variety Protection Trademarks Traditional Cultural Expressions Traditional Knowledge (TK) Transfer of Technology Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Competition
IP Legal Literature	Strengthening the Creative Industries for Development in Zambia	2010		Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Genetic Resources Traditional Knowledge (TK) Other Industrial Property
IP Legal Literature	Trade Policies and Practices by Measure	2009		Industrial Property
IP Legal Literature	National Policy on Science and Technology	1996	Adopted : May 1, 1996	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Transfer of Technology Industrial Property

Treaty as Treaty Host (53 records) go to Zambia as Treaty Party, above

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)
[RE] Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC)	Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)	June 3, 1991	May 12, 1994
[IR] Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	August 9, 2010	May 11, 2015
[IR] Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	December 10, 1982	April 25, 1984
[IR] Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	December 9, 1976	February 15, 1978
[IR] Charter for African Cultural Renaissance	Host Institution: African Union	January 24, 2006
[RE] Constitutive Act of the African Union	Host Institution: African Union	July 11, 2000	May 26, 2001
[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')	Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)	June 6, 1975	February 12, 1976
[RE] Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa	Host Institution: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)	November 5, 1993	December 8, 1994
[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	November 3, 2001	June 29, 2004
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947
[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978
[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978
[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950
[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	September 28, 1954	June 6, 1960
[IR] Cultural Charter for Africa	Host Institution: Organization of African Unity (OAU)	July 5, 1976	September 19, 1990
[RE] Protocol on Trade in the Southern African Development Community	Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)	August 24, 1996	January 25, 2000
[RE] Treaty establishing the Southern African Development Community	Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)	August 17, 1992	September 30, 1993
[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 19, 2023
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008
[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976
[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988
[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959
[IM] Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	July 8, 1965	June 9, 1967
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006
[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975
[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972
[IM] Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 22, 1950	May 21, 1952
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005
[WIPO] Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 24, 2012	April 28, 2020
[WIPO] Patent Law Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 1, 2000	April 28, 2005
[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995
[WIPO] Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	May 26, 1989
[WIPO] Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 26, 1981	September 25, 1982
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884
[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 29, 2010	October 12, 2014
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

[RE] Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (AEC)

Host Institution: African Economic Community (AEC)

June 3, 1991

May 12, 1994

[IR] Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

August 9, 2010

May 11, 2015

[IR] Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs Within the Framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

December 10, 1982

April 25, 1984

[IR] Lusaka Agreement on the Creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Host Institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

December 9, 1976

February 15, 1978

[IR] Charter for African Cultural Renaissance

Host Institution: African Union

January 24, 2006

[RE] Constitutive Act of the African Union

Host Institution: African Union

July 11, 2000

May 26, 2001

[RE] The Georgetown Agreement (formally establishing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the 'ACP Group')

Host Institution: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

June 6, 1975

February 12, 1976

[RE] Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Host Institution: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

November 5, 1993

December 8, 1994

[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

November 3, 2001

June 29, 2004

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

September 28, 1954

June 6, 1960

[IR] Cultural Charter for Africa

Host Institution: Organization of African Unity (OAU)

July 5, 1976

September 19, 1990

[RE] Protocol on Trade in the Southern African Development Community

Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)

August 24, 1996

January 25, 2000

[RE] Treaty establishing the Southern African Development Community

Host Institution: Southern African Development Community (SADC)

August 17, 1992

September 30, 1993

[IM] Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction