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Intellectual Property & Brand Protection in Zambia
Protecting your brands, technology and other intellectual property, and earning from them, across countries. In Zambia, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Intellectual Property & Brand Protection professional in Zambia for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
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Lusaka · Tuesday 3 November
22:53
Local time
- Currency
- ZMW
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +260
- Region
- Africa
What the rules say in Zambia
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, the essentials
From the Zambia market guide: the points that matter most for intellectual property & brand protection, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Partly source-checked31% of statements checked against a source4 checked against an official source13 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-1916 held back until checked against an official source11 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) registers trademarks, patents and industrial designs.
Patents Act 2016 and trademark legislation.AI-written, not source-checkedZambia is a party to the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Madrid Protocol.
In force for Zambia: Paris Convention from 6 April 1965, PCT and Madrid Protocol from 15 November 2001. WIPO Lex lists the Trade Marks Act 2023 (Act No. 11 of 2023) as the current trade marks law.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Zambia is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO).
Zambia is party to the Lusaka Agreement creating ARIPO (from 15 February 1978) and the Harare Protocol on patents, utility models and industrial designs (from 26 February 1986); WIPO Lex does not list the Banjul Protocol on marks for Zambia.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · checked 2026-10-19Copyright protection arises automatically under the Copyright and Performance Rights Act.
AI-written, not source-checked
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Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Identify the IP that needs protection
- 02Review ownership and licensing arrangements
- 03Secure or coordinate registrations where relevant
- 04Address enforcement, infringement and brand-risk issues
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before intellectual property & brand protection work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
WONE Global Partners in Zambia
Professionals working here
No named lead for Intellectual Property & Brand Protection yet — these WONE Global professionals already work in Zambia and can bring the right local colleague in.
Lusaka · Zambia
Lusaka · ZambiaWONE Global Partner · Zambia
Reagan Blankfein Gates
Reagan started his career in practice at Mainza & Company where he had interned while pursuing a bar qualification at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) in 2008. Upon being called to the bar, Reaga…
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Cases
What clients bring to Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in Zambia.
Urgent Someone abroad is pretending to be our company. How do we stop it?Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesDo we need to register our brand before we export?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we register our trade mark in other countries?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we protect our technology in other countries?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensingSomeone is selling under our brand in another country. How do we stop them?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingWe're launching in new countries. Is our brand protected there?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingSomeone has our brand as a domain or social account. Can we get it back?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we license our technology abroad without losing control of it?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensingWe've been accused of infringing a patent or trade mark abroad. What now?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingDo we actually own the code and designs our contractors abroad created?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing
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