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National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents, amended up to June 5, 2008), Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

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Year of Version 2008 Dates Amended up to: June 5, 2008 Published: February 16, 1995 Enacted: December 15, 1994 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the National Patent Act 1995 takes into account amendments up to the "Evaluation Act 2006 of the National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of November 8, 2007, on Amendments to the National Patent Act 1995 and Some Other Acts Following the Evaluation of 2006 of the National Patent Act 1995), which was published on December 11, 2007, and entered into force on June 5, 2008. Article I of the said amending Act of November 8, 2007 introduced amendments to different provisions of this consolidated version.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Dutch Rijksoctrooiwet 1995 (Rijkswet van 15 december 1994, houdende regels met betrekking tot octrooien, gewijzigd tot en met 5 juni 2008) PDF HTML
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Regulation No. WJZ/10021076 of February 22, 2010 of the Minister of Economic Affairs Fixing the Amounts Referred to in Article 27c, Paragraph 2 of the Implementation Decree 1995 (NL096)
Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs of November 6, 2009, No. WJZ/9196477, Adopting Rules to Implement the Patent Law of 1995 and the Decision of its Implementation (Patent Law 1995 Implementation Decision 2009) (NL082)
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National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents)(NL020)
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National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents, status as of June 1, 2023)  (NL111)
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