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Designs Act (Act No. 15 relating to Design Protection of March 14, 2003, as last amended July 1, 2010)

Year of current version:	2010
Date of entry into force of original text:	July 1, 2010
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 14, 2003
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	Date of entry into force: See Section 62 for further detail.
Available Texts:
English	Designs Act (Act No. 15 relating to Design Protection of March 14, 2003, as last amended July 1, 2010) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Norwegian	Lov 2003-03-14 nr 15: Lov om beskyttelse av design (designloven)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Regulations No. 1646 of December 13, 2010 on Fees of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, etc. (NO118) Designs Regulations (Regulations No. 418 of April 4, 2003 to the Designs Act, as last amended on July 1, 2010) (NO083) Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 8 of July 1, 2010) (NO107) Is amended by Act on the Board of Appeals of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Act N° 58 of June 22, 2012) (NO121)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Designs Act (Act No. 33 of May 29, 1970, as last amended by Act No. 104 of December 20, 1996) (NO046) Designs Act (Act No. 33 of May 29, 1970, as last amended by Act No. 113 of November 27, 1993) (NO004) Supersedes Designs Act (Act No. 15 relating to Design Protection of 14 March 2003) (NO055)
WIPO Lex No.:	NO082

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