Some observations on the new Patent Law of Ghana

D. M. Mills

World Patent Information, 1995, vol. 17, issue 4, 235-240

Abstract: This article describes the main features of Ghana's new Patents Act which became operative in December 1992. In addition to the conventional features of a patents act, the new Act includes provisions to ensure that a patented invention is worked in Ghana and that licensees are not subject to abusive penalties. A patent expires at the end of the tenth year from the application date, but an extension of five years can be granted if it is shown that the patent is being worked in Ghana or legitimate reasons are given for failing to work it. An extension for a further five years can be granted if the patent is being worked in Ghana. The Act also includes provisions for compulsory licences but the Registrar may refuse to register a licence contract if it includes abusive conditions such as requirements to sell only to designated persons, restrictions on acquisitions of materials or exports or on persons employed, and requirements on licensees to pay royalties beyond the period of the patent.

Date: 1995
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