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Law No. 92-597 of July 1, 1992, on the Intellectual Property Code (Legislative Part), France

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Year of Version 1992 Dates Entry into force: July 3, 1992 Adopted: July 1, 1992 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Competition, Plant Variety Protection, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes Law No. 92-597 of July 1, 1992 establishes the Legislative Part of the Intellectual Property Code, which is contained in its Annex.

Article 5 of this Law provides repeal of the previous IP laws, relating to industrial property and artistic and literary property.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi n° 92-597 du 1 juillet 1992 relative au code de la propriété intellectuelle (partie législative) PDF HTML
Legislation Amends (1 text(s)) Amends (1 text(s))
Law of April 4, 1931, Making the Provisions of International Conventions Applicable to the French Citizens, in France, More Favorable Than Those of the Domestic Law for the Protection of Rights Deriving from Industrial Property (as amended on December 22, 2007) (FR459)
Historical Versions Repeals (13 text(s)) Repeals (13 text(s))
Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985, on Authors' Rights and on the Rights of Performers, Phonogram and Videogram Producers and Audiovisual Communication Enterprises (as amended up to July 24, 2009) (FR422)
Law of July 14, 1909 on designs (FR458)
Law No. 91-7 of January 4, 1991, on Trademarks and Service Marks (FR195)
Order of October 17, 1990, Issued Pursuant to Article 20 (Title II) of Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985, on the Rights Neighboring on the Copyright of Performers Engaged for the Making of an Audiovisual Work (FR002)
Law No. 87-890 of November 4, 1987, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products and to the Organization of the National Institute of Industrial Property (FR473)
Order of November 23, 1987, on Amendments to Order of September 23, 1986, Establishing the List of Legal Persons or Bodies referred to in Paragraph 3 of Article 37 of Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985, on Authors' Rights and on the Rights of Performers, Phonogram and Videogram Producers and Audiovisual Communication Enterprises (FR397)
Law No. 85-660 of July 3, 1985, on Authors' Rights and on the Rights of Performers, Phonogram and Videogram Producers and Audiovisual Communication Enteprises (FR001)
Law No. 70-489 of June 11, 1970, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (FR052)
Law No. 68-1 of January 2, 1968, on the Promotion of Invention Activity and Review of the Patent System (FR464)
Law No. 64-689 of July 8, 1964 on the Application of the Principle of Reciprocity in Copyright Protection (FR463)
Law No. 57-803 of July 19, 1957, on setting a Limitation of Attachments Orders in Copyright Matters (FR462)
Law N° 52-300 of March 12, 1952, on the Repression of the Counterfeiting of the Creations of the Seasonal Industries of Clothing and Adornment (FR461)
Law No. 51-444 of April 19, 1951, on the Creation of the National Institute of Industrial Property (FR460)

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