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Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree No. 262 of March 16, 1942, and amended up to Decree No. 291 of December 7, 2016), Italy
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Year of Version
2017
Dates
Amended up to:
January 1, 2017
Promulgated:
March 16, 1942
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Utility Models,
Industrial Designs,
Trademarks,
Competition,
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Notes
This consolidated Civil Code incorporates all the amendments made up to Decree No. 291 of December 7, 2016, which entered into force on January 1, 2017.
For the detailed amendments introduced by the said Decree, see Book IV, Title I, Chapter VII, Article 1284 of the consolidated Code.
Book V of the consolidated Civil Code contains provisions relating to trademark rights for company and brand names (Title VIII, Chapter III); copyright, patents, utility models and industrial designs (Title IX, Chapters I, II and III); and acts of unfair competition related to intellectual property (Title X, Chapter I, Section II, Article 2598).
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Codice civile (approvato con Regio Decreto del 16 marzo 1942, n. 262, e come modificato dalla Decreto 7 dicembre 2016, n. 291)
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