Guatemala

Industrial Property Law

Year of current version:	2000
Date of entry into force of original text:	November 2000
Date of Text (Enacted):	September 18, 2000
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Other, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	Approved by Decree No. 57-2000
Available Texts:
Spanish	Ley de Propiedad Industrial (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Amends Code of Criminal Procedure (Articles 5 and 70-463) (GT006) Criminal Code, of 27 July 1973 (Articles 274 A, C) (GT005) Relates to Decree No. 16-2006 approving the Patent Cooperation Treaty of June 19, 1970, as amended up to October 3, 2001, ratified on 15 June 2006 (GT025) Government Decision No. 89-2002, Regulations under the Industrial Property Law (GT028) Is amended by Decree N°30-2005 amending the Industrial Property Law (GT037) Decree N°34-04 amending the Industrial Property Law (GT022) Decree N°09-2003 amending the Industrial Property Law (GT020) Decree No.76-2002 amending the Industrial Property Law (GT021)
WIPO Lex No.:	GT001