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Register of Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property protection
The procedures for protection of industrial property and copyright are essentially similar, however the requirements differ, with some applications more complex than others. The most intricate procedures are for patents of invention and utility models.
Granting of an industrial property right involves certain steps like registration and publication as well as evidencing protection. The procedure for protection starts with the submission of an application. The contents of application vary with the category of intellectual property right as do the requirements for attachments. All applications are examined by the ORG to ensure compliance with the requirements of the law.
Registers
Intellectual property is divided into industrial property rights and copyrights and related rights.
Industrial property rights are divided into:
- Patents of invention
- Utility model certificate
- Industrial designs and models
- Layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
- Marks; collective marks; certification marks; trade names
- Geographical indications
Copyrights are divided into;
- Literary works
- Musical works
- Computer programs
- dramatic and dramatico-music works
- choreographic works
- audiovisual works
- works of drawing, painting, sculpture, lithography, tapestry and other works of fine art
- works of architecture
- photographic works, including works made by means similar to photographic process
- works of applied art such as handicraft
- illustrations, maps, plains, sketches and 3-D works relating to geography, topography, architecture or science
- works of Rwandan folklore
The protection includes availability, acquisition, scope, maintenance and use of the rights. It is achieved through a system of transfer of rights or licensing them to other people than the inventor, innovator etc. The protection also includes the interest of the public for third parties to make use of the inventions, innovations etc. for developing new ideas without violating the rights of the creators.
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1A Application for patent of invention
1B Amendment to Application for Patent of Invention
1D Application Form for Amendment to Patent of Invention
1E Request for extention of term of patent of invention
2A Application for grant of utility model
2B Amendment to application for grant of utility model
2D Application form for amendment to granted utility model
3A Application for registration of an industrial design
3B Amendment to application for registration of an industrial design
3D Application form for amendment to industrial design and models
4A Application for registration of a layout design
4B Amendment to application for registration of a layout design
4D Application form for amendment to layout design
5A Application for registration of a mark
5B Amendment to application for regisrtation of a mark
5C Notice of opposition against registration of a mark
5D Amendment to notice of opposition against registration of a mark
5E Application form for amendment to mark
5F Amendment to notice of opposition against registration of a mark
6A Application for registration of a geographical indication
6B Amendment to application for registration of a geographical indication
6D Application form for amendment to geographical indication
7A Application for registration of a trade name
7B Amendment to application for registration of a trade name
7C Notice of opposition against registration of e trade name
7D Amendment to notice of opposition against registration of a trade name
7E Application form for amendment to trade name
7F Application form for change of ownership of trade name
8A Application for copyright
8B Amendment to application for copyright
8C Application to request arbitration in copyright
8C Application of registration of opposition in copyright
8D Amendment to application of registration of opposition in copyright
8E Application to request arbitration in copyright
8F Amendment to application to request arbitration in copyright
8G Amendment to copyright
8G Application of registration of change on copyright
9A Application to request arbitration in intellectual property rights -
Industrial property requirement
Ministerial orders of Intellectual property rights
Law no 31-2009 of 26-10-2009 On the Intellectual Property
Copyright Requirements
This law shall protect authors of the following categories:
1° Inventors;
2° Innovators;
3° creators of industrial designs;
4° creators of layout designs of integrated circuits;
5° creators of distinctive signs used in trade;
6° authors of literary, artistic and scientific works, performers;
7° phonogram producers;
8° any other author of an original intellectual creation.This Law also protects:
1° owners of distinctive signs used in trade;
2° broadcasting organisations.The protection of intellectual property rights shall include all matters affecting the availability, acquisition, scope, maintenance and use of those rights, penalties to be applied in cases of infringement thereof as well as any other procedures for their protection.
Presidential Order N°09/01 of 16/02/2011 ratifying the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of trademarks adopted in Madrid, Spain on 27 June 1989 (p.49)
Presidential Order N°10/01 of 16/02/2011 ratifying The Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial design adopted on 06 November 1925 (p.53)
Presidential Order N° 16/01 of 16/02/2011 ratifying the patent cooperation treaty done at Washington, United States of America on 19 June 1970 (p.3)
Presidential Order N° 17/01 of 16/02/2011 ratifying the additional protocol on the agreement of Lusaka, Zambia of 09 December 1976 on the creation of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) on patents and industrial designs within the framework of the African regional intellectual property organization (ARIPO) adopted on 10 December 1982 at Harare, Zimbabwe (p.8)