Checklist of Issues on Enforcement under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Nicaragua

(a) Civil judicial procedures and remedies

(b) Administrative procedures and remedies

(a) Judicial measures

(b) Administrative measures

3 Articles 3 and 20 of Law 260, Law on the Administration of Justice.

4 Article 24 of Law 324, Layout-Designs; Articles 105, 105 bis and 108 of Law 354, Patents; Articles 97 and 103 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; Article 97 of Law 312, Copyright and Related Rights; Article 29 of Law 322, Protection of Programme-Carrying Satellite Signals; and Articles 3 and 9 of the Regulations of Law 318, Protection of New Plant Varieties.

5 Article 59 Pr.

6 Article 1207 Pr.

7 Articles 921 to 930 Pr. and Article 1166 Pr.

8 Article 97 Pr. and 1109 Pr.

9 Article 120 of Law 354.

10 Article 150 of Law 380.

11 Article 102 of Law 312.

12 Articles 106, 106 bis, 107 and 107 bis of Law 354, Patents.

13 Articles 97, 97 bis 1, 97 bis 2, 98, 99, 100 and 101 of Law 312.

14 Article 28 of Law 322, Programme-Carrying Signals, and Article 25 of Decree 44-2000, Regulations of Law 322.

15 Article 79 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties.

16 Article 98 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs.

17 Article 98 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; Article 106 and 106 bis of Law 354, Patents; Article 79 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties.

18 Articles 939 Pr. to 948 Pr.; Article 113(d) of Law 354, Patents; Article 103(4) of Law 312, Copyright and Related Rights; Article 81(f) and Article 82 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties; Article 144 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; Article 34(1) of Law 322, Satellite Signals.

19 Article 131 Cn.

20 Article 5 Pr., 6 Pr., 934 Pr., 165 Pr., 416 Pr., 1038 Pr., and 1090 Pr.

21 Article 105 of Law 312, Copyright.

22 Article 165 Cn.

23 Article 113 of Law 354, Patents.

24 Article 113(3) of Law 354, Patents: This mentions certain provisional measures by way of illustration, which allows the judicial authority to adopt other measures such as, for example, the inspection of equipment, installations and moveables or immoveables. It may also adopt other provisional measures mentioned in the Code of Civil Procedure (Article 2000 (5) Pr.).

25 Articles 118 to 120 of Law 354, Patents.

26 Article 24 of Law 324, Integrated Circuits.

27 Article 143 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs.

28 Article 143 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs. This legislation also lists certain provisional measures by way of illustration, thus allowing the competent judicial authority to adopt other measures, such as inspection of equipment, installations and goods (moveable and immoveable). The judicial authority may also adopt other provisional measures for which the Code of Civil Procedure provides (Article 2000 (5) Pr.).

29 Articles 147 to 151 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs.

30 Article 81 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties.

31 Article 102 of Law 312, Copyright.

32 Article 103(3) of Law 312, Copyright.

33 Articles 31 and 33 of Law 322, Programme-Carrying Satellite Signals.

34 Article 98 of Law 354, Patents.

35 Article 103(2), second paragraph, of Law 312, Copyright.

36 Articles 113 and 115 of Law 354, Patents; Articles 143 and 145 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; Article 24 of Law 324, Integrated Circuits; Articles 30 and 33 of Law 322, Satellite Signals; Articles 81 and 83 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties.

37 Article 116 of Law 354, Patents; Article 145 of Law 380, Trademarks; Article 84 of Law 318, New Plant Varieties; Article 24 of Law 324, Integrated Circuits; and Articles 102 and 103 of Law 312, Copyright.

38 Article 104 of Law 312, Copyright.

39 Article 34(2) of Law 322, Satellites.

40 Articles 147 to 151 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; Articles 117 to 120

41 Article 102 of Law 312, Copyright and Related Rights, Article 2000 Pr.

42 Article 29 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs.

43 Article 47 of Law 354, Patents.

44 Article 149 of Law 380, Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs; and Article 119 of Law 354, Patents.

45 Idem.

46 Articles 247, 248, 250 and 251 of the Criminal Code.

47 Ibid., Article 249.

48 Ibid., Articles 252 and 253.

49 Ibid., Article 254.

50 Ibid., Article 255.

51 Ibid., Article 256.

52 Ibid., Article 257.

53 Article 77 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CPP).

54 Ibid., Article 78.