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Patent Law (as amended up to January 1, 2016), Latvia

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Year of Version 2016 Dates Amended up to: January 1, 2016 Entry into force: March 1, 2007 Adopted: February 15, 2007 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Utility Models, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Notes This consolidated text of the Patent Law takes into account amendments up to the Law of November 19, 2015, which came into force on January 1, 2016. The Law of November 19, 2015 introduces the amendments to the following provisions of the consolidated text: - Chapter I, Sections 1 and 3; - Chapter II, Sections 5, 8, 9 and 11; - Chapter IV, Section 18; - Chapter V, Sections 23 to 26; - Chapter VI, Sections 28 to 30, 32, 33 to 46 and 48 to 49; - Chapter VII, Sections 50 to 53; - Chapter VIII, Sections 55 and 58; - Chapter IX; Section 64; - Chapter XII, Sections 70 to 74; - Chapter XIII, Section 76.

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