Preamble, The Patents and Industrial Design Act, 2012

ACT ii THE PATENTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ACT, 2012 Being an Act to provide for the promotion of inventive and innovative activity and facilitate the acquisition of technology through the grant and regulation of patents and industrial designs and for other related matters. [ ] ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled. Date of commencement. SIGNED this 5th day of October, 2012. DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA, President. No. 10 Patents and Industrial Designs Act 2012 No. 10 Patents and Industrial Designs Act 2012 PART 1–PRELIMINARY