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Act on Employees' Inventions (as amended by Act of June 24, 1994), Germany
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Year of Version
1994
Dates
Amended up to:
July 1, 1994
Entry into force:
October 1, 1957
Promulgated:
July 25, 1957
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
The notification by Germany to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Act contains provisions on the protection of inventions and technical improvement proposals made by employees in the private sector and in public service as well as on arbitration proceedings.'
The Act contains provisions on Alternate Dispute Resolution (see Articles 28-36).
This version of the Act incorporates the amendments made by Act of June 24, 1994, which came into force on July 1, 1996.
Articles 47 and 48 of the Act are repealed by Act of June 24, 1994.
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Loi sur les inventions de salarié (modifiée par la loi du 24 juin 1994)
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German
Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen (geändert 24. Juni 1994)
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Act on Employees' Inventions (as amended by Act of June 24, 1994)
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