Zambia
Information on the filing of Patents, Designs and trademarks in
Zambia
ATENT REGISTRATIONS
Zambia
is a member of the International Convention, ARIPO, and of the PCT.
Even
though Zambia joined the PCT on 15 November 2001, the patent legislation
of Zambia has yet to be amended to include filing requirements for
national phase applications. Accordingly, it is not possible to file
a national phase application in Zambia at present and we recommend
that an ARIPO application be filed designating at least Zambia.
The
requirements for filing a non-PCT application in Zambia are as follows:
(a)
Power of Attorney (simply signed) - can be late filed, no set deadline;
(b) Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English - required
on the day of filing;
(c) Assignment of Invention - can be late filed, no set deadline;
and
(d) Priority document with verified English translation - can be late
filed, no set deadline.
We
estimate that the cost of filing a patent application in Zambia will
be between about US$ 2500.00 and US$ 2800.00 (excluding translation
fees, if necessary).
