Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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IP/N/1/KEN/1

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Kenya

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Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

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This is to notify that Article 70.8 of the TRIPS Agreement does not apply to Kenya as the relevant Industrial Property Act Cap 509 of the Laws of Kenya does not exclude from patentability inventions relating to pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products.

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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