Slovakia

Act No. 55/1997 Coll. on Trademarks as amended by the Act No. 577/2001 Coll., the Act No. 14/2004 Coll., the Act No. 344/2004 Coll. and by the Act No. 84/2007

Year of current version:	2007
Date of entry into force of original text:	March 1, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	February 6, 1997
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Trademarks
Notes:	Dates of entry into force: See Article 47. The notification states: "The respective amendments were adopted mainly to harmonize the Slovak intellectual property laws with relevant EC Directives."
Available Texts:
English	Act No. 55/1997 Coll. on Trademarks as amended by the Act No. 577/2001 Coll., the Act No. 14/2004 Coll., the Act No. 344/2004 Coll. and by the Act No. 84/2007
Related Legislation:	Is amended by Act No. 344/2004 Coll. on Patent Agents (SK047)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Law No. 90/1993 Coll. On Measures Concerning Industrial Property (SK001) Trademark Law (No. 174 of November 8, 1988) (SK004) Decree of the Office for Inventions and Discoveries on the Procedure Relating to Trademarks (No. 187 of 8 November, 1988) (SK005) Supersedes Act No. 55/1997 Coll. on Trademarks as amended by the Act No. 577/2001 Coll. and by the Act No. 14/2004 Coll. (SK024) Act No. 55/1997 Coll. on Trademarks as amended by the Act No. 577/2001 Coll., the Act No. 14/2004 Coll. and by the Act No. 344/2004 Coll. (SK032) Is repealed by Act No. 506/2009 Coll. on Trade marks (SK037)
WIPO Lex No.:	SK036