LAW N° 50/2018 OF 13/08/2018 AMENDING LAW N° 31/2009 OF 26/10/2009 ON THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | 31/2009 OF 26/10/2009 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW N° 50/2018 OF 13/08/2018 AMENDING LAW N° 31/2009 OF 26/10/2009 ON THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This provision is a heading that introduces the offences and penalties chapter in the intellectual property law.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
31/2009 OF 26/10/2009
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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compliance content communication copyright copyright compliance copyright enforcement copyright licensing counterfeiting drafting and adoption enforcement fines fraud fraudulent use industrial activity invention formula law effective date legal compliance offences and penalties penalties performance of works phonograms repeal trade marks unfair competition use of author names +1 more

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This provision is a heading that introduces the offences and penalties chapter in the intellectual property law. Using protected works or related goods in the listed infringing ways for profit can be an offence, punishable by prison and a fine. Any person who performs phonogram works or prints/publishes works in a forged manner commits an offence and, if convicted, must pay a fine of between FRW 7,000,000 and FRW 10,000,000. Fraudulently using an author’s name or distinctive sign on a literary, artistic, or scientific work is an offence, punishable by a fine. A person must not communicate a protected work to the public without prior authorization.