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Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the Legal Protection of Designs

Year of current version:	1998
Date of entry into force of original text:	November 17, 1998
Date of Text (Enacted):	October 13, 1998
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Designs
Available Texts:
English	Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the Legal Protection of Designs (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Directive n° 98/71/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 13 octobre 1998 concernant la protection juridique des dessins (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Spanish	Directiva N° 98/71/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 13 de octubre de 1998, sobre la protección jurídica de los dibujos (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011) (HU045) Law on Designs of November 7, 2002, No. IX-1181 (as amended on July 1, 2008 - by Law No. X-1659) (LT043) Design Protection Act, No. 46, 19 May 2001(consolidated as of 2008) (IS071) Law No. 280/2007 amending and supplementing Law No. 129/1992 on Protection of the Industrial Designs (RO037) Law No. 129/1992 on the Protection of Designs (RO027) Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005) (IT007) Presidential Decree No. 161/2002 “Adaptation of Presidential Decree 259/1997 to the provisions of Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs” (GR270) Legislative Decree No. 26 of February 2, 2002 amending the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001 on the Implementation of the Directive 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs and Models (IT115) Legislative Decree No. 164 of April 12, 2001 Provision to the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001 on the Application of the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (IT114) Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001 implementing the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (IT113) The Designs Act No. 1259 of 20 December 2000 as amended (DK128) Presidential Decree No. 259/1997 of September 19, 1997, “Implementing Provisions of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs as ratified with law No. 2417/1996 and Provisions Concerning the National Title of Protection” (GR217)
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