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Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002

Year of current version:	2002
Date of Text (Enacted):	June 3, 2002
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names, Trademarks, Traditional Cultural Expressions, Traditional Knowledge (TK), Transfer of Technology, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	Law No 82 of 2002 is the main IP law in Egypt; it includes four books which cover all fields: - Book One : Patents and Utility Models, Layout -Designs for Integrated Circuits, and Undisclosed Information - Book Two: Marks, Trade Names,Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs - Book Three: Copyright and related Rights - Book Four: Plant Varieties
Available Texts:
Arabic	قانون حماية حقوق الملكية الفكرية، القانون رقم 82 لعام 2002
English	Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patents: Manual of forms for Inventions or Utility Models Applications (EG034) Patents:The annual fees starting from the second year of the filing date until the end of the protection period (EG035) Prime Minister Decree No. 497 of 2005 On Issuing the Executive Regulations for Book III Of Law No. (82) of 2002 on The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (EG027) Law No.4 of the Year 1994 regarding the issuance of Environment Law (EG033) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: Ministerial Decree No.731 of the year 2010 (EG044) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: Ministerial Decree No. 589 of the Year 2010 (EG043) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: Ministerial Decision 454 of the Year 2010 (EG042) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: Ministerial Decision No.8 of the Year 2010 (EG041) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 1735 of the Year 2009 (EG040) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 1711 of the year 2009 (EG039) Ministry of Agriculture and land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 1627 of the Year 2009 (EG038) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 840 of the Year 2009 (EG037) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No.388 of the Year 2008 (EG036) Prime Ministerial Decree No. (2202) of 2006 on The Amendment of Some Provisions of the Executive Regulations for Book Three of the Law on The Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights Issued by Law (82)Of 2002 (EG015) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 570 of 2006 (EG014) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No. 862 of 2005 (EG029) Ministerial Decree No.807 of 2005 Determining plant species whose varieties are protected under Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law (EG018) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministerial Decree No.804 of 2005 (EG019) Ministerial Decree No. 2227 of the Year 2004 relating to the adoption of the forms to be used at the Office of Plant Variety Protection (EG031) Council of Ministers Resolution No. 1366 of 2003 issuing Implementing regulations for Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Books One, Two and Four (EG005) Decree of The prime Minister No.492 for the year 2003, establishing the Office for the Protection of Plant Varieties (EG011) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministerial Decree No.1920 for the Year 2003 (EG028) Ministerial Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 2341 of the Year 2003 (EG030) Law No. 82 of 2002 Pertaining to the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (EG003) Law No. 82 of 2002 Pertaining to the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Industrial Designs and Models; Amendment to Chapter II (EG006) Law No. 82 of 2002 Pertaining to the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Patents of Invention, Utility Models, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits and Undisclosed Information (EG007) Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: Ministerial Decree No. 82 of the Year 1998 (EG032)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Egyptian Copyright Law No. 354 of 1954 (EG004)
WIPO Lex No.:	EG001

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