Description

The Proclamation is enacted with a view to establish appropriate legal framework for the nation’s multidimensional demand for a harmonious scientific and technological progress. In regard to patents, article 5 of the Proclamation states that foreign nationals, subject to the principle of reciprocity or in accordance with any treaty that Ethiopia is party to, have the same rights and obligations as Ethiopians. Article 29(2) of the 2019 Refugee Proclamation accords refugees the same treatment as Ethiopian nationals in respect to the protection, ownership and transfer of intellectual property rights including patent, copy right and neighboring rights, trademarks, industrial designs, and other similar rights.