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IP/N/1/ISL/1
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Iceland
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Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain, Kingdom of
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Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
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Canada
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China
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Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
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Dominican Republic
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Egypt
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Estonia
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Finland
France
Gabon
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Georgia
Germany
Ghana
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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
Trademarks Act No. 45 of 22 May 1997 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (IP/N/1/ISL/T/1/Rev.1 - 20/02/1998)
Regulation amending the Regulation concerning patent applications etc., No 574/1991, as subsequently amended, and amending the Advertisement of instructions concerning patent applications, No. 575/1991, as subsequently amended (IP/N/1/ISL/P/2/Add.1 - 30/06/1997)
Lög nr. 80 frá 31. maí 1972 um heimild ríkisstjórninni til handa til að staðfesta Bernarsátt-málann til verndar bókmenntum og listaverkum í þeirri gerð hans, sem samþykkt var á ráðstefnu Bernarsambandsríkja í París 24. júlí 1971 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Lög nr. 36 frá 27. mars 1987 um listmunauppboð o.fl (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Lög nr. 58 frá 19. maí 1988 um Listasafn Íslands (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Lög nr. 31. frá 7. júní 1985 um Landmælingar Íslands (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglugerð um sjóðsstofun skv. 47. gr. höfundalaga nr. 73/1972, nr. 228/1973 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Samþykktir fyrir Samband flytjenda og hljómplötu-framleiðenda, nr. 229/1973 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Gjaldskrá SFH, Sambands flytjenda og hljómplötu-framleiðenda vegna flutnings markaðshljóðrita utan útvarpsstöðva nr. 214/1996 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglugerð um höfundaréttar-gjald nr. 141/1985 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglugerð um innheimtu höfundaréttargjalds við tollafgreiðslu nr. 177/1989, breyting nr. 495/1994 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Samþykktir fyrir Innheimtu-miðstöð gjalda skv. 11.gr. höfundalaga, nr. 333/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglur um þóknun til höfunda vegna opinbers flutnings bókmenntaverka og tónverka við guðsþjónustur og aðrar kirkjulegar athafnir nr. 232/1974 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglugerð um flutningsrétt á ritverkum og tónsmíðum nr. 3/1976 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Auglýsing um aðild Íslands að alþjóðasamningi um höfundarétt nr. 82/1956 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Úthlutunarreglur STEFS nr. 39/1953,151/1956, 54/1957 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Samþykktir fyrir Fjölís nr. 494/1985 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Gjaldskrá STEFS fyrir flutning tónverka utan útvarps nr. 101/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglugerð um fylgiréttargjald og Myndlistarsjóð Íslands nr. 244/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Samþykktir fyrir Myndhöfundasjóð Íslands-Myndstef nr. 422/1995 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Gjaldskrá Myndstefs vegna endurbirtingar myndverka nr. 423/1995 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Reglur nr. 97/1996 um úrskurðarnefnd skv. 57.gr. höfundalaga nr. 73/1972 með síðari breytingum (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Samþykktir Sambands tónskálda og eigenda flutningsréttar STEF nr. 215/1996 (IP/N/1/ISL/1/Add.1 - 28/05/1997)
Act No. 78/1993 concerning the protection of topographies of integrated circuits on semiconductors (IP/N/1/ISL/L/1 - 18/03/1997)
Act No. 19/1995, amending Act No. 78/1993, concerning the protection of topographies of integrated circuits on semi-conductor products (IP/N/1/ISL/L/1 - 18/03/1997)
Patents Act, No. 17/1991, as amended by Act No. 67/1993. (IP/N/1/ISL/P/1 - 18/03/1997)
Regulation, No. 574/1991, concerning patent applications, etc (IP/N/1/ISL/P/2 - 18/03/1997)
Advertisement, No. 575/1991, of instructions concerning patent applications (IP/N/1/ISL/P/2 - 18/03/1997)
Regulation, No. 661/1995, amending the Regulation concerning patent applications, etc., No. 574/1991, and Advertisement of instructions concerning patent applications, No. 575/1991 (IP/N/1/ISL/P/2 - 18/03/1997)
Regulation, No. 286/1996, amending the Regulation concerning patent applications, etc., No. 574/1991, as subsequently amended, and amending the Advertisement of instructions concerning patent applications, No. 575/1991, as subsequently amended (IP/N/1/ISL/P/2 - 18/03/1997)
Design Protection Act, No. 48/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/D/1 - 11/11/1996)
Trade Marks Act, No. 47/1968, as amended by Act No. 31/1984 and Act No. 67/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/T/1 - 11/11/1996)
Regulation on registration of a design, No. 178/1994 (IP/N/1/ISL/D/2 - 15/10/1996)
Regulation, No. 285/1996, amending the Regulation on registration of a design, No. 178/1994 (IP/N/1/ISL/D/2 - 15/10/1996)
Act, No. 91/1996, amending the Act, No. 36/1996, amending the Patents Act, No. 17/1991, as subsequently amended, the Trade Marks Act, No. 47/1968, as subsequently amended, and the Design Protection Act, No.48/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/I/1 - 14/10/1996)
Act, No. 36/1996, amending the Patents Act, No. 17/1991, as subsequently amended, the Trade Marks Act, No. 47/1968, as subsequently amended, and the Design Protection Act, No. 48/1993 (IP/N/1/ISL/I/1 - 14/10/1996)
The Collective Marks Act, No. 89/1935 (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Regulation, No. 1/1969, concerning applications and registrations of trademarks, etc (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 91 frá 31. desember 1991 um meðferð einkamála (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 19 frá 26. mars 1991 um meðferð opinberra mála (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 82 frá 31. maí 1976 um norræna vitnaskyldu. (Adopted 31 May 1976.) (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 30 frá 23. júní 1932 um heimild fyrir ríkisstjórnina til þess að láta öðlast gildi ákvæðin í samningi milli Íslands, Danmerkur, Finnlands, Noregs og Svíþjóðar, um viðurkenningu dóma og fullnægju þeirra. (Adopted 23 June 1932.) (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 68 frá 10. mars 1995 um Lúganó-samninginn um dómsvald og um fullnustu dóma í einkamálum. (Adopted 10 March 1995.) (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 55 frá 30. mars 1987 um tolla (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 19 frá 12. febrúar 1940, almenn hegningarlög (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 90 frá 23. desember 1991 um nauðungarsölu (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 31 frá 23. apríl 1990 um kyrrsetningu, lögbann o.fl (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 90 frá 1. júní 1989 um aðför (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Act No. 8, of 25 February 1993: The Icelandic Competition Law (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Act No. 134, of 22 December 1995, on product safety and official market control (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Act No 25, of 27 March 1991, on product liability (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 42 frá 13. nóvember 1903 um verslanaskrár, firmu og prókúruumboð (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 75 frá 14. september 1981 um tekjuskatt og eignarskatt (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 61 frá 13. maí 1994 um rannsóknarráð Íslands (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 68 frá 27. júní 1985, útvarpslög (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Lög nr. 88 frá 29. maí 1989, þjóðminjalög (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Reglugerð, nr. 436/1990, um forgangsrétt til tilkynninga um skráningu á vörumerkjum (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Regulation, No. 287/1996, amending the Regulation concerning priority for notification of the registration of trade marks, No. 436/1990. (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Auglýsing, nr. 228/1990 um skráningu vörumerkja og gæðamerkja í eigu atvinnurekenda í vissum erlendum ríkjum. (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Auglýsing, nr. 88/1992 um breytingar á vöruskrá vegna vörumerkja. (Adopted 24 February 1992.) (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Reglugerð, nr. 632/1995 um gjöld fyrir einkaleyfi, vörumerki o.fl. (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Auglýsing, nr. 639/1995 um gjöld vegna alþjóðlegra einkaleyfisumsókna. (IP/N/1/ISL/1 - 14/10/1996)
Regulation, No. 188/1991, concerning the Patent Office (IP/N/1/ISL/I/2 - 11/10/1996)
Advertisement, No. 187/1991, concerning the establishment of a Patent Office to handle the implementation of the Acts concerning intellectual property rights in industry (patents, trademarks etc.). (IP/N/1/ISL/I/2 - 11/10/1996)
The 1972 Copyright Act, as amended in 1984, 1991 and 1992 (IP/N/1/ISL/C/1 - 22/07/1996)
4. Title of law or regulation
Act No. 8, of 25 February 1993: The Icelandic Competition Law
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 main Act relating to Icelandic competition in business.
7. Date of entry into force
Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)
Please provide explanation if necessary
Entry into force 1 March 1993. Chapter XI entered into force 1 January 1994
8. Other date
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Enactment, or
Publication, or
Issuance by legislature or executive
None
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10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible
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