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The Marketing Control Act (Act No. 2 of January 9, 2009, relating to the Control of Marketing and Contract Terms and Conditions, etc.) (consolidated version of 2015), Norway

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Entry into force: June 1, 2009 Adopted: January 9, 2009 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes This consolidated version of the the Marketing Control Act takes into account amendments up to Act No. 65 of June 19, 2015, which came into force October 1, 2015.
For the amendments introduced by the said Act No. 65, see Chapter 9, Sections 48, 48a and 49.

Chapter 6 of the consolidated Act protects different types of intellectual property rights of traders, including trademarks, designs, geographical indications, trade secrets, etc.
Chapter 7 provides for penalties and civil sanctions against infringement of these intellectual property rights.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Norwegian LOV-2009-01-09-2: Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven) (konsolidert versjon av 2015) PDF
Related Legislation Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
The Marketing Control Act (Act No. 2 of January 9, 2009, relating to the Control of Marketing and Contract Terms and Conditions, etc.) (Extract)(NO129)

Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
The Marketing Control Act (Act No. 47 of June 16, 1972, relating to Control of Marketing and Contract Terms and Conditions, as amended by Act No. 90 of December 18, 1981) (NO011)


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