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Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 1998 Dates Entry into force: November 17, 1998 Adopted: October 13, 1998 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Industrial Designs

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Italian [missing title] PDF HTML German Richtlinie Nr. 98/71/EG des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 13. Oktober 1998 über den rechtlichen Schutz von Mustern und Modellen PDF HTML French Directive n° 98/71/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 octobre 1998 concernant la protection juridique des dessins PDF HTML English Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs PDF HTML Spanish Directiva N° 98/71/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 13 de octubre de 1998, sobre la protección jurídica de los dibujos PDF HTML
Legislation Is implemented by (22 text(s)) Is implemented by (22 text(s))
Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 45/01 of June 7, 2001, amended up to July 27, 2023)  (SI096)
Law No. IX-1181 of November 7, 2002, on Designs (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2731 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022) (LT111)
Act on Amendments to the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 23/20) (SI081)
Act on Amendments to the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 23/20 of March 14, 2020) (SI091)
Law on Designs (as amended up to July 1, 2020)  (LV141)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020)  (BG109)
Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019) (BG086)
The Consolidate Designs Act (Consolidate Act No. 89 of January 29, 2019) (DK210)
Federal Law of June 7, 1990, on the Protection of Designs (Design Law 1990, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 37/2018 (BGBI.I No. 37/2018)) (AT144)
Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018) (ES232)
Law No. 129 of December 29, 1992, on the Protection of Designs (amended up to Law No. 187/2012) (RO086)
Design Protection Act, No. 46 of May 19, 2001 (consolidated as of 2008) (IS071)
Law No. 280/2007 of October 17, 2007, amending and supplementing Law No. 129/1992 on Protection of the Industrial Designs (RO037)
Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, Implementing the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (repealed by Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005) (IT234)
March 13, 2003 - Law approving the Protocol amending the Uniform Benelux Designs Law signed in Brussels on June 20, 2002 (BE117)
Industrial Designs Act 2001 (IE099)
Law on the Protection of Industrial Designs of 2002 (CY037)
Legislative Decree No. 26 of February 2, 2002, on Amendments to the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, on the Implementation of the Directive 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs and Models (IT115)
Presidential Decree No. 161/2002 (GR270)
Legislative Decree No. 164 of April 12, 2001, Laying Down Provisions to the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, on the Application of the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (IT114)
The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/3950) (GB371)
Presidential Decree No. 259/1997 Implementing Provisions of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs as ratified with law No. 2417/1996 and Provisions Concerning the National Title of Protection (GR217)
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