Slovakia

Act No. 435/2001 Coll. on Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates and on Amendment of Some Acts (The Patent Act)

Year of current version:	2007
Date of entry into force of original text:	November 1, 2001
Date of Text (Enacted):	2001
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	Date of entry into force: See Title IV. The WTO notification states: "The respective amendments were adopted mainly to harmonize the Slovak intellectual property laws with relevant EC Directives."
Available Texts:
English	Act No. 435/2001 Coll. on Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates and on Amendment of Some Acts (The Patent Act)
Slovak	ZÁKON 435/2001 Z.z. o patentoch, dodatkových ochranných osvedčeniach a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (patentový zákon)
Related Legislation:	Amends Decree of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs (No. 550 of December 11, 1990) (SK012) Law on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals (No. 527 of November 27, 1990) (SK007) Is amended by Act No. 402/2002 Coll. Amending Act No. 435/2001 Coll. on Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates and on Amendment of Some Acts as Amended (The Patent Act) (SK029)
Historical Versions:	Is superseded by Act No. 435/2001 Coll. on Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates and Amendment of Some Acts (The Patent Act) (SK041)
WIPO Lex No.:	SK031