1 - IPR Law No 82/2002  

Law No 82/2002
Concerning Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Article ( 1 )
Provisions of this Law shall be enforced in respect of Protection of Intellectual Property.

Article ( 2 )
The following laws shall be cancelled :
( A ) Law No. 57 of 1939 concerning trade mark and trade description.
( B ) Law No. 132 of 1949 concerning Patents of invention & Designs & Industrial Models except stipulations concerned Patents of Chemical products related to foodstuffs and chemical pharmaceutical products which shall be cancelled as of 1 January 2005.
( C ) Law No. 354 of 1954 concerning copyright.
Any provisions contrary to the stipulations of this law shall be cancelled.
Article ( 3 )
The Cabinet of Ministers shall issue the Implementing Regulations within a period not exceeding one month from the date of this law. The concerned Ministers, each within the limits of his competence, shall issue the necessary Decrees to enforce the provisions of this law
The Ministers, each within his competence, shall take the measures necessary for protection of public health and nutrition , or the development of vital sectors in social, economic and technological fields within the limits of the attached Law.
The Ministers, each within his competence, shall take the necessary procedures within the context of the present Law to prevent Intellectual Property owners from abusing this property.