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IP/N/1/CZE/1
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Czech Republic
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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)
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Previous notification(s) referred to if known
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Act No. 452/2001 Coll., on the protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications, and on the amendment to the Consumer Protection Act, as amended ("Act on Geographical Indications") (IP/N/1/CZE/5, IP/N/1/CZE/G/3 - 07/06/2023)
Act No. 429/2022 Coll., amending Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright, on Rights Related to the Copyright and on Amendment of Certain Acts ("the Copyright Act"), as amended, and related acts (IP/N/1/CZE/6, IP/N/1/CZE/C/7 - 07/06/2023)
Act No. 441/2003 Coll., on Trade marks and the Amendments to Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Lay Judges and State Court Administration and on the Amendments to Certain Other Acts, as amended (hereinafter "Trade mark Act") (IP/N/1/CZE/4, IP/N/1/CZE/T/3, IP/N/1/CZE/U/1 - 20/01/2020)
Act No. 221/2006 Coll. of 25 April 2006 on Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and on the Amendment of Industrial Property Protection Acts (Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights Act) (IP/N/1/CZE/E/4, IP/N/1/CZE/I/4 - 30/08/2011)
ACT No. 378/2007 of 6 December 2007 on Pharmaceuticals and on Amendments to Some Related Acts (the Act on Pharmaceuticals) (IP/N/1/CZE/3 - 26/08/2011)
Decree dated October 16, 2006 defining types of devices for making reproductions, types of blank record carriers and the amount of lump-sum remuneration (IP/N/1/CZE/C/6 - 15/04/2008)
Consolidated Version of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright and on Amendment to Certain Acts (the Copyright Act), as amended by Act No. 81/2005 Coll., Act No. 61/2006 Coll. And Act No. 216/2006 Coll. (IP/N/1/CZE/C/5 - 14/04/2008)
Law No. 81/2005 Coll. of 21 January 2005, amending Act No. 121/2000 Coll. on Copyright, Rights Related to Copyright and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Copyright Act) (IP/N/1/CZE/C/4/Add.1 - 22/02/2006)
Law Nº 474/2004 Coll., of 22 July 2004, amending Act Nº 207/2000 Coll. on the protection of industrial designs on amendments of Act Nº 527/1990, on inventions, industrial designs and rationalization proposals, in the version of later regulations (IP/N/1/CZE/D/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/CZE/I/1/Add.3 - 01/02/2005)
Law No. 358/2004 Coll. of 9 June 2004, which promulgates full wording of Act No. 191/1999 Coll. of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning entry, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and on amendment to some other laws as it follows from amendments brought by Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No. 260/2002 Coll. and Act No. 255/2004 Coll. of 13 April 2004 (IP/N/1/CZE/E/3 - 31/01/2005)
Act No. 191/1999 Coll. of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning entry, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and on amendments of some other Acts (see document IP/N/1/CZE/E/1), as amended by Acts No. 569/1991 Coll., No. 586/1992 Coll., No. 593/1992 Coll., No. 121/2000 Coll. and No. 260/2002 Coll (IP/N/1/CZE/E/2 - 01/07/2004)
Law No. 441/2003 Coll. of 3 December 2003, on Trademarks and on judgements, judges, assessors and State judgement administration and on amendments to some other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) in the wording of later regulations (IP/N/1/CZE/T/2 - 01/07/2004)
Decree No. 97/2004 Coll. of 20 February 2004, implementing Act No. 441/2003 Coll (IP/N/1/CZE/T/2 - 01/07/2004)
Act No. 452 of 29 November 2001 on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on the Consumer Protection; and the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 243/2002 Coll., implementing Act No. 452/2001 Coll (IP/N/1/CZE/G/2 - 25/06/2004)
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 243/2002 Coll., implementing Act No. 452/2001 Coll (IP/N/1/CZE/G/2 - 25/06/2004)
Act No. 207/2000 Coll., on the Protection of Industrial Designs and the Amendment to Act No. 527/1990 Coll., on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals, as amended (IP/N/1/CZE/D/1, IP/N/1/CZE/I/1/Add.2 - 23/10/2001)
Act No. 206/2000 Coll., on the Protection of Biotechnological Inventions and on the Amendment to Act No. 132/1989 Coll., on the Protection of Rights to New Plant and Animal Varieties, as amended by Act No. 93/1996 Coll. (IP/N/1/CZE/P/2 - 23/10/2001)
Law No. 121/2000 Coll., of 7 April 2000 on Copyright, Rights Related to Copyright and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Copyright Act) (IP/N/1/CZE/C/4 - 10/10/2001)
Act No. 116/2000 Coll., amending some Acts on Industrial Property Protection, which entered into force on May 2000, except some new European patent provisions which shall enter into force on 1 July 2002 (IP/N/1/CZE/I/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/CZE/I/3/Add.1, IP/N/1/CZE/L/1/Add.1, IP/N/1/CZE/T/1/Add.1 - 10/10/2001)
Law No. 408/2000 Coll., of 25 October 2000, on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights and the Amendment to Law No. 92/1996 Coll., on Plant Varieties, Seed and Planting Material of Cultivated Plants, as amended (IP/N/1/CZE/P/1/Rev.1 - 10/10/2001)
Act No. 191/1999 of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning entry, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and amending some other Acts (IP/N/1/CZE/E/1 - 14/01/2000)
Act on Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (the Copyright Act) of 25 March 1965, No. 35, as amended by the Act of 14 March 1996, No. 86 (IP/N/1/CZE/C/1/Rev.1 - 16/01/1997)
Act on New Plant and Animal Variety Protection, No. 132 of 15 November 1989 (IP/N/1/CZE/P/1 - 16/01/1997)
Act on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products, No. 529 of 3 December 1991 (IP/N/1/CZE/L/1 - 06/05/1996)
Act on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals, No. 527 of 27 November 1990 (IP/N/1/CZE/I/1 - 30/04/1996)
Act on Utility Models, No. 478 of 24 September 1992 (IP/N/1/CZE/I/3 - 30/04/1996)
Act on Trademarks, No. 137 of 21 June 1995 (IP/N/1/CZE/T/1 - 29/04/1996)
Decree on the Implementation of the Act on Trademarks, No 213 of 1995 (IP/N/1/CZE/T/1 - 29/04/1996)
Act on the Protection of Appellations of Origin of Products, No. 159 of 12 December 1973 (IP/N/1/CZE/G/1 - 29/04/1996)
Order of the Office of Inventions and Discoveries on Procedures in Respect of Appellations of Origin of Products, No. 160 of 13 December 1973 (IP/N/1/CZE/G/1 - 29/04/1996)
Act on Patent Agents, No. 237 of 17 May 1991 (IP/N/1/CZE/I/2 - 29/04/1996)
Decree of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs, No. 550 of 11 December 1990 (IP/N/1/CZE/I/2 - 29/04/1996)
Decree on the Implementation of the Act on Trademarks, No. 213 of 1995 (IP/N/1/CZE/T/1 - 29/04/1996)
Act on Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (the Copyright Act) of 25 March 1965, including amendments (IP/N/1/CZE/C/1 - 20/03/1996)
Act on Collective Administration of Copyright and Rights Similar to Copyright and on Modification and Amendment of Some Laws (IP/N/1/CZE/C/2 - 20/03/1996)
Civil Code (as amended) (No. 40 of 24 February 1964) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Commercial Code (as amended) (No. 513 of 5 November 1991) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
The Act on the Protection of Economic Competition (as amended) (No. 63 of 30 January 1991) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Civil Procedures (as amended) (No. 99 of 4 December 1963) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Civil Procedures (as amended). Act on Administrative Procedures (as amended) (No. 71 of 29 June 1967) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Customs Act (as amended) (No. 13 of 15 December 1992) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Penal Code (as amended) (No. 140 of 28 November 1961) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Penal Procedure (as amended) (No. 141 of 29 November 1961) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Administrative Procedures (as amended) (No. 71 of 29 June 1967) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Administrative Fees (as amended) (No. 368 of 5 May 1992) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Measures concerning Protection of Industrial Property (No. 14 of 22 December 1992) (IP/N/1/CZE/1 - 19/03/1996)
Act on Some Conditions of Production, Dissemination and Filing of Audio-Visual Works, on Changes and Amendments of Acts and Other Legislation of 15 October 1993 (IP/N/1/CZE/C/3 - 15/03/1996)
Act on the Operation of Radio and Television Broadcast of 30 October 1991 (IP/N/1/CZE/C/3 - 15/03/1996)
Act on State Fund of the Czech Republic to Assist and Promote Czech Cinematography of 14 April 1992 (IP/N/1/CZE/C/3 - 15/03/1996)
4. Title of law or regulation
Act on Penal Procedure (as amended) (No. 141 of 29 November 1961)
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)
6. Brief description
The Penal Code and Act on Penal Procedure provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in cases of trademark and appellation of origin counterfeiting, infringement of patents, industrial designs, utility-designs or topographies of integrated circuits and copyright and related rights. Remedies include imprisonment and/or monetary fines and forfeiture. The Code's provisions on abuse of information in commercial relations provide remedies against unauthorized use of undisclosed information acquired through employment or profession whose disclosure substantially affects the decision making process in commercial relations.
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