Angola lacks a comprehensive framework that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to them. In particular, Art. 73 of Law No. 3/92 defines certain conducts involving the unauthorised use of trade secrets as criminal offences.

Law No. 23/11 recognises the importance of developing and expanding electronic communication infrastructures with consideration for sharing locations and resources. This is further solidified by Presidential Decree No. 166/14 on the Sharing of Electronic Communications Infrastructures. The Presidential Decree establishes principles for mandatory sharing of electronic communication infrastructures (Art. 7), coordination and control through a coordination committee (Art. 8), management of shared infrastructures (Art. 9), registration and availability of shared infrastructures (Art. 10), and the contractual aspects of infrastructure sharing (Art. 12).

Angola is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

According to Art. 54 of Law No. 41/20, foreign firms are only allowed to participate in bids for public contracts in Angola if they have a legal presence in Angola and one of the following specific conditions are met:
- The value of the contract must be equal to or greater than the amount specified in Annex III of the law, which is 182 million kwanzas (approx. USD 220,000) for goods and services. Below this value, foreign companies can only participate in government procurements as a supplier or subcontractor to an Angolan company fulfilling a government contract;
- The contract must be for a service that is technically complex or specialised, and it must be reasonable to expect that no Angolan firm can provide the service adequately;
- The contract is for a conceptual project unless the contracting authority explicitly restricts foreign participation in the terms of reference.
Furthermore, Art. 13 determines that government suppliers must be registered in the centralised Angolan Government Databank.
The Public Procurement Law No. 41/20, in effect since January 2021, revoked Law No. 9/16 on Public Procurement in Angola but kept the previous restrictions on foreign participation.

Under Art. 53 of Law No. 41/20, the contracting authority is required to include in tender documents specific rules that promote the preferential contracting of Angolan companies - including micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). These rules include provisions such as preferential access to the negotiation phase, a margin of preference up to 10%, an increase in the overall score awarded to the proposals of Angolan companies, a higher score for goods produced, extracted, or cultivated in Angola, a requirement that a percentage of the subcontracted work be reserved for Angolan companies, and preferential treatment for domestic suppliers to limit foreign participation in public procurement.
Furthermore, according to Art. 4 of the Joint Executive Decree No. 157/14, large companies executing public contracts must outsource to Angolan MSMEs at least 10% of the value of services contracts and 25% of the value of works contracts.
The Public Procurement Law No. 41/20, in effect since January 2021, revoked Law No. 9/16 on Public Procurement in Angola but kept the previous restrictions on foreign participation.

Angola is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

The 2018 Private Investment Law (PIL) outlines the general principles governing private investment in Angola for both domestic and foreign investors, applicable to investments of any value. It is reported that foreign and domestic private entities can establish and own businesses, though foreign entities face restrictions on holding a majority stake in certain sectors. However, none of the sectors relevant for digital trade are considered strategic, thus full ownership by foreigners is permitted.

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).

Angola has a copyright regime under Law No. 15/14. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Section V lists the exceptions, which include research or private study by the person using the work; use in a private place in which entry is not paid and non-profit; review or news reporting; reproduction by photographic or similar processes, when carried out for didactic purposes by public or private libraries, centres or documentation files of general interest or public, institutions with a scientific or technological vocation, educational establishment; reproduction of works, permanently exposed to the public through images, reports; educational use; reproduction of arrangement or translation exclusively for individual and private use; quotations from copyright work and critics; speeches and lectures in front of the media; performance of the hymn, as well as works of a religious character.

Art. 27 of Law No. 18-05 stipulates that electronic payments must be conducted through dedicated payment platforms. These platforms are to be exclusively established and managed by banks that have received approval from the Bank of Algeria, as well as by Algérie Poste. The platforms must be connected to any type of electronic payment terminal via the network of the public telecommunications operator. In addition, Art. 29 mandates that the electronic payment platforms undergo oversight by the Bank of Algeria. This supervision is to ensure compliance with standards for interoperability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and the security of data exchanges.