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Patent Act (Act No. RT I 1994, 25, 406, as last amended by Act No. RT I, 28.12.2011 of December 7, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of last amendment:	December 7, 2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	May 23, 1994
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 16, 1994
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Available Texts:
English	Patent Act (Act No. RT I 1994, 25, 406, as last amended by Act No. RT I, 28.12.2011 of December 7, 2011)
Estonian	Patendi Seadus (RT I 1994, 25, 406, muudetud järgmiste aktidega RT I, 28.12.2011, 13)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patent Agents Act, 2001 (EE111) Regulation on the Patent Form Application Requirements (EE081) Regulation No. 221 of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications of 28 December 2004. Requirements for Content and Format of Patent Applications and Procedure for Filing of Patent Applications with Patent Office (EE077) Regulation on the International Patent Application Procedure for Submission to the Patent Office, 2003 (EE082) Regulation on the European Patent Application Within the Estonian Patent Office & European Patent Office (EE087) Regulation on the Procedures for the Publication of Patent Applications, 1998 (EE079) Regulation on the Statutes of the Estonian Patent Bulletin, 2005 (EE078) Regulation on the Patents Issued by the Estonian Patent Office & their Maintenance According to the European Patent Convention (EE088) Regulation on the International Patent Applications & Processing of its Database, 1998 (EE083)
Related Treaties:	Paris Convention (March 20, 1883) Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (April 15, 1994)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patent Act (Act No. RT I 1994, 25, 406, as last amended by Act No. RT I 2004, 20, 141 of March 10, 2004) (EE089) Patent Act (Act No. RT I 1994, 25, as last amended by the Act No. RT I 1999, 84, 764 of October 27, 1999) (EE006) Patent Act (Act No. RT I 1994, 25, 406) (EE005)
WIPO Lex No.:	EE113

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