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IP/N/1/ALB/P/2
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Albania
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2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
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Industrial designs
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FOR SOME CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO DECISION NO.1707, DATED 29.12.2008, OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, “ON APPROVAL OF REGULATION “ON ISSUANCE OF PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS AND UTILITY MODELS”, AMENDED (IP/N/1/ALB/7, IP/N/1/ALB/P/4 - 29/11/2023)
Decision on Tariffs for Industrial Property Objects (IP/N/1/ALB/I/3/Corr.1 - 13/08/2010)
Law No. 9947 of 7 July 2008 "On Industrial Property" (IP/N/1/ALB/I/2 - 30/07/2010)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 1707 of 29 December 2008 on approving the Regulation on Granting Patents and Utility Models (IP/N/1/ALB/P/3 - 30/07/2010)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 883 of 13 May 2009 on tariffs for industrial property objects (IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 - 30/07/2010)
Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 313 on the Operation of the Albanian Patent and Trademark Office (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 72 on the Approval of the Regulations Concerning the Protection of Plant Varieties (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File and Review Applications for Preliminary Patents and Patents of Inventions (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File and Review Applications for Issuing of Certificates for Utility Models (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 30/10/2002)
Regulation of the Commission of the Verification of Manufacturing Conditions of Pharmaceuticals N° 2976 (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 1707 of 29 December 2008 on approving the Regulation on Granting Patents and Utility Models (IP/N/1/ALB/P/3/Corr.1 - 13/08/2002)
Law No. 9532 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification, 1979 (IP/N/1/ALB/P/2 - 10/04/2002)
Law No. 9395 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (IP/N/1/ALB/P/1 - 09/04/2002)
Law No. 9525 on an Amendment of Law No. 7819 dated 27/04/1994 on the Industrial Property Amended (IP/N/1/ALB/I/1/Add.1 - 09/04/2002)
Law N° 7819 on Industrial Property (IP/N/1/ALB/I/1 - 25/03/2002)
TRADEMARK REGULATION (IP/N/1/ALB/8, IP/N/1/ALB/T/2 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION Nr. 251, dated 24.4.2019 ON THE APPROVAL OF REGULATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN (IP/N/1/ALB/13, IP/N/1/ALB/G/2 - 29/11/2023)
REGULATION ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (IP/N/1/ALB/11, IP/N/1/ALB/D/4 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION No. 883, dated 13.5.2009 "ON APPROVAL OF FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OBJECTS", amended (IP/N/1/ALB/10, IP/N/1/ALB/I/5 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION No. 752, dated 19.12.2018 ON APPROVAL OF THE REGULATION ON ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONING AND DETERMINATION OF THE REMUNERATION OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (IP/N/1/ALB/14, IP/N/1/ALB/I/7 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION No. 501, dated 29.8.2018 ON APPROVAL OF THE REGULATION ON EXPERTS OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OBJECTS (IP/N/1/ALB/12, IP/N/1/ALB/I/6 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION No. 317, dated 31.5.2018 ON APPROVAL OF REGULATION ON AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (IP/N/1/ALB/9, IP/N/1/ALB/I/4 - 29/11/2023)
DECISION NO. 33, DATE 18.01.2017 - FOR APPROVAL OF FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY COPYRIGHT DIRECTORATE (IP/N/1/ALB/6, IP/N/1/ALB/C/3 - 29/01/2021)
LAW NO. 35/2016 ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT (IP/N/1/ALB/5, IP/N/1/ALB/C/2 - 29/01/2021)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 1706 of 29 December 2008 on the approval of Regulation for Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks (IP/N/1/ALB/T/1 - 30/07/2010)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 1705 of 29 December 2008 - Regulation on Registration of Geographical Indications (IP/N/1/ALB/G/1 - 30/07/2010)
Council of Ministers Decision No. 381 of 8 April 2009 on approving the Regulation on Registration of Industrial Designs (IP/N/1/ALB/D/3 - 30/07/2010)
Law Nº 8410 on the Public and Private Radio and Television in the Republic of Albania dated 30 September 1998 as changed by Law Nº 8655 dated 31 July 2000 and Law Nº 8794 (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Law Nº 9124 on Some Supplements to Law Nº 8410 dated 30 September 1998 on the Public and Private Radio and Television in the Republic of Albania "already changed" (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Decision Nº 165 of the National Council of Radio and Television for the Approval of the Regulation on the Deposit of the Documentation for Transmitting Rights (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Instruction of the Minister of Finances on the Implementation of the Law on Copyright and the Decision of the Council of Ministers Nº 309 on the Tariffs of Users of Artistic Property (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Memorandum of Understanding and Co-operation on Copyright between the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Finances, the National Council of Radio and Television and the collective management society ALBAUTOR (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Law Nº 9121 on the Protection of Competition (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 23/02/2005)
Law Nº 8826 on Some Supplements to Law Nº 7564, dated 19 May 1992, as amended (IP/N/1/ALB/C/1/Add.1 - 31/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File and Review Applications for Registrations of Integrated Circuits (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 8192 on the Protection of the Consumer (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulation N° 393 on the Registration of Drugs in the Republic of Albania (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 7941 on Food (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Decision of the Council of Ministers Nº 309 on the Tariffs of Users of Artistic Property (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Instruction of the Minister of Finances and the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports N° 3 on the application of the Law on Copyright and its Amendments and the Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 309 dated 13 June 2000 on the Tariffs of Users of Artistic Property (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 568 on Some Changes of the Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 379 dated 15 August 1994 on Tariffs Related to Objects of Industrial Property (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 8116, Code of Civil Procedure (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File, Review and Renew Applications for Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks, Assignment of Rights Licensing and Modifications Connected with Registration (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File, Review Applications for Registration of Appellation of Origin, Assignment of Rights to Use Registered Appellations of Origin of Goods (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Regulations to Complete, File, Review and Renew Applications for Registration of Industrial Designs, Assignment of Rights Licensing and Modifications Connected to Registration (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 7850, Civil Code (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 7905, Code of Criminal Procedure (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 8449, Customs Code (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 205, Implementing Provisions on Customs Code (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 7895, Criminal Code (IP/N/1/ALB/1 - 30/10/2002)
Law N° 8733 on Some Supplements and Modifications to Law N° 7895, Criminal Code (IP/N/1/ALB/2 - 30/10/2002)
Law No. 9648 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs of November 6, 1925 as revised at The Hague on November 28, 1960 (IP/N/1/ALB/D/1 - 09/04/2002)
Law No. 9647 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and the Regulations based on the Geneva Act, 1999 (IP/N/1/ALB/D/2 - 09/04/2002)
Law N° 7564 on Copyright, dated 19 May 1992, as amended by Law N° 7923 on Some Changes in Law N° 7564 on Copyright of 19 May 1992 (IP/N/1/ALB/C/1 - 25/03/2002)
Law N° 8594 on Some Supplements and Changes in the law N° 7564 on Copyright (IP/N/1/ALB/C/1 - 25/03/2002)
Law N° 8630 on One Change in Law N° 7564 on Copyright dated 19 May 1992 changed by Law N° 7923 dated 19 April 1995 and Law N° 8594 (IP/N/1/ALB/C/1 - 25/03/2002)
Law N° 8477 on Some changes and Supplements in Law N° 7819 for Industrial Property dated 27 April 1994 (IP/N/1/ALB/I/1 - 25/03/2002)
Law N° 8488 on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (IP/N/1/ALB/L/1 - 25/03/2002)
Law N° 8044 on Competition (IP/N/1/ALB/U/1 - 25/03/2002)
Title 9, Points 118-119, of the Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code (Decision of the Council of Ministers N° 205, dated 13 April 1999) (IP/N/1/ALB/E/1 - 25/03/2002)
4. Title of law or regulation
Law No. 9532 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification, 1979
5. Nature of notification
Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)
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Dated 15 May 2006. Entry into force: 15 days from the publication in the Official Gazette.
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