Angola has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Angola has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

Law No. 22/11 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Angola. This law governs the dispositions of privacy and data protection previewed in the Constitution of the Republic of Angola.

Art. 23 of Law No. 07/2017 mandates that telecommunications operators store traffic and location data for at least one year for the "investigation, detection and repression of crimes". For the purposes of Art. 23, according to Arts. 24-31, the following data must be kept:
- Data necessary to find and identify the source of a communication;
- Data necessary to find and identify the destination of a communication;
- Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication;
- Data needed to identify the type of communication;
- Data necessary to identify users' telecommunications equipment or what is considered to be their equipment;
- Data necessary to identify the location of the mobile communication equipment;
- Data necessary to identify the location of an IP protocol address.
Art. 32 further provides that the telecom operators must retain data also when communications are not initiated or terminated on the national territory.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Angola's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Angola's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that SIM card registration is mandatory. SIM cards must be registered directly with INACOM (Angolan National Regulatory Institute for Communications), the ICT regulator that operates under government oversight. The process requires an identity card or driver’s license and tax card for national citizens, or a passport with a valid visa for visitors.

Law No. 26/21, amending Law No. 1/07 on Commercial Activities, maintained the licensing requirements and procedures for importers that were in place in the previous regime. Importers must be registered with the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the category of product they are importing. Moreover, importers of goods exceeding USD 5,000 must obtain an import license. The process of importing goods into Angola is reported to be time-consuming and highly bureaucratic. The import procedures require an estimated USD 460 and 96 hours for import document compliance.

Law No. 26/21, amending Law No. 1/07 on Commercial Activities, maintained the licensing requirements and procedures for importers that were in place in the previous regime. Exporters of goods exceeding USD 5,000 must obtain an export license.

It is reported that the homologation process for electronic products does not require local labouratory testing or contact with local representatives. While certification is not explicitly required, there are reports of many products distributed in Angola with ISO and CE markings. In 2015, the Angolan government, through the Ministry of Industry, established the Angolan Institute of Accreditation (IAAC), which has recently merged with IANOQQ (Angolan Institution of standardisation and Quality) to form a new accreditation body: the INIQ (National Institute of Quality Infrastructures). Foreign entities can also provide accreditation services. The INIQ is the point of contact for Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS). SADCAS is a multi-economy accreditation body established under Art. 17 of the Standards and Technical Regulation on Trade to the SADC Protocol on Trade. Its primary purpose is to ensure that conformity assessment service providers, such as calibration/testing/medical labouratories, certification, and inspection bodies, operating in SADC member states that do not have national accreditation bodies, are subject to oversight by an authoritative body.  

The Private Investment Law No. 10/21 established the Angolan Investment Promotion Agency (AIPEX) as the primary entity responsible for promoting and regulating private investment. AIPEX serves as a one-stop shop for investment approvals. According to Art. 45, private investors have the responsibility to hire local workers, providing them with adequate training and ensuring working conditions and salaries commensurate with their skills. Although they have the option of employing qualified foreign workers, they must implement a rigorous training plan for national technicians, with the purpose of eventually replacing them with Angolan workers. These training plans and the gradual process of replacing foreign labour should be an integral part of the documentation submitted for any investment proposal. The Regulations for the Private Investment Law No. 250/18 outline the steps for registering and approving private investment projects, with AIPEX overseeing the process. Art. 6 specifies the investment project documentation, including a plan for gradually replacing foreign labour with national labour and the procedures required for registration.

Art. 5 of Law No. 3/92 states that patent applications must be written in the Portuguese language and that foreign applicants must appoint a legal local representative.

Angola reportedly faces practical and legal obstacles in the patent application process, including high direct and indirect patent filing costs and delays in the processing of patent applications.

Chapter 2 of the Law No. 3/92 covers the mechanism of patent protection. Arts. 5 and 67 show that foreign patent owners need a local representative to defend patent rights. Additionally, there have been reports on procedural complexities, such as the intricate and time-consuming judicial processes in Angola, which could pose challenges for foreign patent holders. Furthermore, it is reported the shortage of judges proficient in patent law further exacerbates these barriers, impacting the efficient adjudication of patent-related disputes.

Angola is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).