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Mart Leesti and Tom Pengelly ― Technical and Financial Co-operation Needs for
Implementation of the WTO TRIPS Agreement in Uganda
ANNEX C: NATIONAL LEGISLATION REVIEW
LEGISLATION Title Effective Date
ASSESSMENT OF TRIPS IMPLEMENTATION
status including USE OF FLEXIBILITIES,
SAFEGUARDS and S&DT for LDCs
A. Industrial Property
Patents
Trade Marks
The Patents Act,
Cap 216
The Trademarks
Act, Cap 217
Industrial Designs United Kingdom
Designs
(Protection) Act,
Cap 218
B. Copyright and Related Rights
Copyright
The
Copyright and
Neighbouring
Rights Act, 2006
1991 Current legislation is reportedly not fully TRIPS-compliant
and does not exploit S&DT opportunities.
Uganda Law Reform Commission (ULRC) Study Report
on Industrial Property Law (Patents, Industrial Designs,
Technovations and Utility Models) and Industrial Property
Bill, 2004, addresses TRIPS compliance and S&DT issues
1964 Current legislation is reportedly not fully TRIPS-compliant
and does not exploit S&DT opportunities.
ULRC Study Report on Intellectual Property Rights –
Trademarks and Service Marks Law and proposed Trade
Marks and Service Marks Bill (2004) addresses TRIPS
compliance and S&DT issues
1937 See patents above.
Related Rights See above See above See above
C. Other Country-specific Legislation or Regulations
Utility Models
Appellations of
Origin / Geographical
Indications / Indications
of Source
Computer Programs
Protection of
Undisclosed Information
Layout- Designs of
Integrated Circuits
Plant Varieties
Protection
Protection of Folklore &
Traditional Knowledge
Transfer of Technology
Control of Anti-
Competitive Practices
in Contractual Licenses
The Patents Act,
Cap 216
The Trademarks
Act, Cap 217
The
Copyright and
Neighbouring
Rights Act, 2006
No legislation
No legislation
No legislation
No legislation
Investment Code
Act, Cap 92
Investment Code
Act, Cap 92
2006 Reported by officials to be TRIPS compliant and to exploit
flexibilities, safeguards and S&DT provisions available to
LDCs.
1991 See patents above.
1964 Current law provides for registration of certification
marks. ULRC Study Report on Geographical Indications
Law and proposed Geographical Indications Bill, 2004,
addresses TRIPS compliance and S&DT issues
2006 See copyright above.
ULRC Study and Reform on Intellectual Property Rights
on Trade Secrets, 2004, and the Trade Secrets Protection
Bill, 2005, addresses TRIPS compliance and S&DT issues
ULRC Study and Reform on Plant Variety Protection
Law, 2004, and Bill for an Act entitled The Plant Variety
Protection Act, 2002, addresses TRIPS compliance and
S&DT issues
ULRC Study Report on Intellectual Property – Traditional
Medicine Practice, 2004, and proposed Traditional
Medicine Practice Bill, 2004, addresses TRIPS compliance
and S&DT issues
1992 Section 30 of the Investment Code Act, Cap 92, provides
for registration of technology transfer agreements and
technical assistance
1992 Addressed in current Patents Act, Cap 216 and the Study
Report on Industrial Property Law (Patents, Industrial
Designs, Technovations and Utility Models) and Industrial
Property Bill, 2004.
Also addressed in the Investment Code Act, Cap 92, 1992.