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Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 21/2014 of 4 November, 2014), Spain

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Promulgated: April 12, 1996 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Utility Models, Patents (Inventions), Industrial Property Notes This consolidated text of the Law on Intellectual Property incorporates all amendments up to 'Law No. 21/2014 of 4 November, 2014', which was published on November 5, 2014, and came into force on January 1, 2015, except for certain provisions as provided in the 'Fifth Final Provision' on 'Entry into Force' of the Law.

For the amendments introduced by Article One of the said Law No. 21/2014, see the following provisions of the consolidated text:
-Book I, Title II, Chapter III, Section 3, Article 25; Title III, Chapter II, Articles 32, 37 bis;
-Book II, Title I, Article 110 bis;
-Book III, Title I, Article 138, Title IV, Articles 154-156; 157 bis-159; Title VI, Articles 162 bis, 162 ter, 162 quarter;
-Additional Provisions: Fifth Additional Provision , Sixth Additional Provision Six;
-Transitional Provisions: Twenty-One Transitory Provision.


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