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IP/N/1/AUT/P/6
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1. Notifying Member
Notifying Member
Austria
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Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
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Australia
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Bahrain, Kingdom of
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2. Subject matter
Copyright and related rights
Enforcement
Industrial property (general)
Geographical indications
Industrial designs
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Trademarks
Undisclosed information
Other
3. Notification status
First notification
Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
Replacement or consolidation of legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to if known
Uncertain
Patent Act 1970 StF: Federal Law Gazette No. 259/1970 (WV) as amended by Federal Law Gazette No. 137/1971 (DFB) (IP/N/1/AUT/5, IP/N/1/AUT/P/8 - 10/11/2022)
Federal Law modifying the 1970 Patent Act, the Act Introducing Patent Treaties and the Utility Models Act, BGBl Nº 175/1998. The text of the laws modified by the law reproduced below can be found in documents IP/N/1/AUT/P/1, IP/N/1/AUT/P/2 and IP/N/1/AUT/P/4. Earlier amendments to these laws can be found in document IP/N/1/AUT/P/6 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/7 - 25/05/1999)
Federal Act on Supplementary Protection Certificates (Protection Certificates Act 1996), BGBl. No. 11/19971 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/3/Add.1 - 02/07/1997)
Federal Law, BGBl. 181/1996, under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (IP/N/1/AUT/P/6 - 15/11/1996)
Patents Act 1970 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/1 - 05/06/1996)
Protection Certificates Act 1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/3 - 05/06/1996)
Utility Models Act 1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/4 - 05/06/1996)
Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties 1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/P/5 - 05/06/1996)
Decree (BGBl. No. 144/1993) of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the definition of related plant species according to the Species Protection Act 1993, BGBl. No. 108/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.1 - 05/06/1996)
Decree (BGBl. No. 455/1994) of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the expansion of the scope of application of the Species Protection Act 1993, BGBl. No. 108/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.1 - 05/06/1996)
Decree (BGBl. No 426/1995) of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to amend the expansion of the scope of application of the Species Protection Act 1993, BGBl. No. 108/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.1 - 05/06/1996)
Decree (BGBl. No. 878/1995) of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on registration fees and examination fees under the Species Protection Act 1933, BGBl No. 108/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.1 - 05/06/1996)
Act Introducing Patent Treaties 1978, as amended. (IP/N/1/AUT/P/2 - 18/04/1996)
Patent Office Regulation, PBl. (=Austrian Patent Gazette) 1990, 161 as amended by PBl. 1992, 73 and PBl. 1994, 66 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Patent, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs Regulation, BGBl. No. 226/1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Copyright Act - Copyright to literary and artistic works (IP/N/1/AUT/7, IP/N/1/AUT/C/5 - 20/10/2023)
Copyright Act - Copyright to literary and artistic works (IP/N/1/AUT/6, IP/N/1/AUT/C/4 - 11/11/2022)
Design Law 1990, Federal Act of 7 June 1990 on the Protection of Designs (Design Protection Act 1990 MuSchG) StF: Federal Law Gazette No. 497/1990 (NR: GP XVII RV 1141 AB 1342 p. 146. BR: AB 3910 p. 531.) (IP/N/1/AUT/4, IP/N/1/AUT/D/2 - 10/11/2022)
Collecting Societies Act 2016 (IP/N/1/AUT/2, IP/N/1/AUT/C/3 - 09/11/2022)
Trademark Protection Act 1970 StF: Federal Law Gazette No. 260/1970 (WV) (IP/N/1/AUT/3, IP/N/1/AUT/T/2 - 09/11/2022)
Federal Law concerning the exercise of jurisdiction and the competence of the court of general jurisdiction 1895, RGBl. 111/1895 as amended by BGBl. 458/1993, 448/1996 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2/Add.2 - 15/09/1997)
Federal Law concerning Civil Procedure 1895, RGBl. 113/1895 as amended by BGBl. 624/1994, 81/1996, 448/1996, 760/1996, 761/1996 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2/Add.2 - 15/09/1997)
Federal Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG 1984), BGBl. No. 448/1984, as amended, Articles 1, 11, 12 and 13 (IP/N/1/AUT/U/1 - 25/07/1997)
Federal Data Protection Act 1978, BGBl. No. 565/1978, as amended by BGBl. No. 314/1981, BGBl. No. 577/1982, BGBl. No. 370/1986, BGBl. No. 605/1987, BGBl. No. 233/1988, BGBl. No. 609/1989, BGBl. No. 91/1993, BGBl. No. 79/1994 and BGBl. No. 632/1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2/Add.1 - 24/06/1997)
Semiconductor Protection Decree, BGBl. No. 439/1996, amending the 1988 Decree (IP/N/1/AUT/L/2 - 19/11/1996)
Semiconductor Protection Decree, BGBl. No. 528/1988 (IP/N/1/AUT/L/2 - 19/11/1996)
1996 Amendment to the Semiconductor Protection Law, BGBl. 428/1996 (IP/N/1/AUT/L/1/Add.1 - 13/11/1996)
Amendment 140/1993 to the Austrian Cartel Act of 1988, 1993, BGBl.No.140/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2 - 14/08/1996)
Amendment 532/1993 to the Austrian Cartel Act of 1988, 1993, BGBl.No.532/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2 - 14/08/1996)
Amendment 693/1993 to the Austrian Cartel Act of 1988, 1993, BGBl.No.693/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2 - 14/08/1996)
Amendment 520/1995 to the Austrian Cartel Act of 1988, 1995, BGBl.No.520/1995 (IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2 - 14/08/1996)
Federal Law with which the Copyright Act and the 1980 Copyright Act Amendment are amended (IP/N/1/AUT/C/2 - 05/07/1996)
Design Law 1990, BGBl. No. 497/1990 as amended by BGBl. No. 772/1992 (IP/N/1/AUT/D/1 - 28/05/1996)
Trademark Protection Law 1970, BGBl. No. 260/1970, as amended by BGBl. Nos. 350/1977, 526/1981, 126/1984; 653/1987, 418/1992, 773/1992 and 109/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/T/1 - 28/05/1996)
Federal Law concerning copyright in works of literature and art and neighbouring rights 1936 as amended by BGBl. Nos.111/1936, 206/1949, 106/1953, 492/1972, 321/1980, 295/1982, 75/1986, 601/1988, 612/1989, 93/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/C/1 - 06/05/1996)
Federal Law of 23 June 1988 on the Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (IP/N/1/AUT/L/1 - 18/04/1996)
Federal Law concerning collecting societies 1936, BGBl. 112/1936 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Provisions for implementation of EC regulations No. 3295/94 of 11 December 1994 and No. 1367/95 of 16 June 1995 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Federal Law concerning cartels and other restrictive practices 1988, BGBl. 600/1988 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Federal Law concerning the exercise of jurisdiction and the competence of the court of general jurisdiction 1895, RGBl. 111/1895 as amended by BGBl. 458/1993 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Federal Law concerning Civil Procedure 1895, RGBl. 111/1895 as amended by BGBl. 624/1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Federal Law concerning security procedure 1896, RGBl. 79/1896, as amended by BGBl. 624/1994 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Federal Law concerning Criminal Procedure 1975, BGBl. 631/1975 and 98/1960 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Law against Unfair Competition (UWG) 1984 as amended by BGBl. 1988/422, 1992/147, 1993/227, 1994/422 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
Code of Civil Procedure RGBl. No. 113/1895 as last amended by BGBl. No. 519/1995 (IP/N/1/AUT/1 - 01/03/1996)
4. Title of law or regulation
Federal Law, BGBl. 181/1996, under Article 63.2 of the Agreement
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.)
Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)
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