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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Articles 47 and 48 of the Act are repealed by Act of June 24, 1994.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi sur les inventions de salarié (modifiée par la loi du 24 juin 1994) PDF HTML German Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen (geändert 24. Juni 1994) PDF HTML English Act on Employees' Inventions (as amended by Act of June 24, 1994) PDF HTML
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