Netherlands

Patent Act 1995 (Act of December 15, 1994 Containing Rules Relating to Patents)

Year of current version:	2008
Date of last amendment:	June 5, 2008
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 15, 1994
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Notes:	Date of entry into force: see article 111 for further details.
Available Texts:
Dutch	Rijkswet van 15 december 1994, houdende regels met betrekking tot octrooien (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Code of Civil Procedure (NL054) 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) Act of June 13, 2002 Amending the Provisions Relating to Patent Attorneys in the Patent Act 1995 (NL055) Act of 28 October 1987 Containing Regulations for the Protection of Original Topographical Designs for Semi-Conductor Products (NL016)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Patents Act of the Kingdom of November 7, 1910 (as last amended by the Act of the Kingdom of May 29, 1987) (NL021)
WIPO Lex No.:	NL050