Ministerial Order determining the Content of the Application for Suspension of Procedures of Clearing Goods Suspected to have been Pirated

Ministerial Order 1 of 2010


Rwanda

Ministerial Order determining the Content of the Application for Suspension of Procedures of Clearing Goods Suspected to have been Pirated

Ministerial Order 1 of 2010

The Minister of Sports and Culture;Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 04 June 2003 as amended to date, especially in Articles 120, 121 and 201;Pursuant to Law n° 31/2009 of 26/10/2009 relating to the protection of the intellectual property in Rwanda, especially in Article 281;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its session of 24/03/2010;HEREBY ORDERS:

Article One – Purpose of this Order

This Order determines the content of application for submission to court requesting customs’ authorities to suspend custom’s procedures of goods suspected to have been pirated.

Article 2 – Content of the application

The application for suspension of customs’ procedures of goods suspected to have been pirated shall indicate the following:1.the name of applicant and where necessary, the assignee or owner of license or patent;2.name of the inventor;3.title of the invention;4.type of invention;5.date/period of publication or production of the invention;6.name of the producer;7.description of the invention;8.the ISBN (only for the piece of work);9.the reason for the application or for dispute;10.date, address, and signature of the applicant.

Article 3 – Repealing provision

All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealed.

Article 4 – Commencement

This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
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History of this document

15 November 2010 this version
20 August 2010
Assented to