WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/KEN/2
4 November 2002
(02-6051)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
KENYA
By means of a communication from its Permanent Mission, dated 10 April 2001, the
following notification has been received from Kenya under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.
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In accordance with Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights, the Government of Kenya hereby notifies its laws and regulations pertaining to the
subject-matter of the Agreement, as follows:
- Annex I to this document states the main dedicated intellectual property laws and
regulations.IP/N/1/KEN/2
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Industrial Property Act Cap 509 of 1989. 1The Act protects the following subjects:
- patents:
- industrial designs.
Industrial Property Bill 2001.2
Republished on 30 March 2001.The Bill is to repeal and replace the Industrial
Property Act Cap 509 of 1989, of the Laws of
Kenya.  The Bill prescribes provisions for the
protection of patents and industrial designs as
provided for under the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.The Bill will be reintroduced in parliament for
enactment during the current session.
Trade Marks Act Cap 506 of 1957, as last
amended in 1994. 3The Trade Marks Act was amended in 1994 to
incorporate the protection of service marks.
Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2001. 2The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2001 willamend the Trade Marks Act Cap 507:- to provide for protection of well-known
marks as required by Article 16 of the
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights;
- to provide for replacement of “registered
users” with “Licenses” as required by
Article 21 of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights.
                                                     
1 See document IP/N/1/KEN/I/1.
2 Indicates draft legislation awaiting enactment.
3 See document IP/N/1/KEN/T/1.IP/N/1/KEN/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright Act Cap 130 of 1966, as as last
amended in 1991. 4The Copyright Act protects literally, artistic,
musical, audio-visual works, sounds recordings,broadcasts and programme-carrying signals.
Copyright Bill 2001. 2
Published on 27 February 2001.The Bill is to be introduced in parliament for
enactment during this session.  The Bill will
repeal the Copyright Act to bring it into
conformity with the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
Seed and Plant Varieties Act Cap 326 of 1977, as
last revised in 1991. 5The Seed and Plant Varieties Act protects plant
varieties apart from seed regulation, testing and
certification.
Geographical Indications Bill 2001. 2The draft is ready and awaits the cabinet approval
before being published and presented in
parliament for enactment.
Layout-Designs for Integrated Circuits
Bill 2001. 2The draft is ready for cabinet approval before
being published and presented in parliament for
enactment.  The Layout-Designs for Integrated
Circuits Bill 2001 makes provisions for the
protection of layout-desgns for integrated circuitsas provided for in Articles 35 to 38 of the
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights.
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4 See document IP/N/1/KEN/C/1.
5 See document IP/N/1/KEN/P/1.