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Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (consolidated text as of March 9, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	July 1, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	1997
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Domain Names, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names
Notes:	Date of entry into force: See Article 117 for further details.
Available Texts:
English	Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (consolidated text as of March 9, 2011)
Hungarian	1997. évi XI. törvény a védjegyek és a földrajzi árujelzők oltalmáról (Hatály: 2011.III.9-től)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Decree No. 178 of 2009 (IX. 4.) on the Procedure for the Community Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Wine Products as well as the Inspection of These Products (HU064) Decree No. 158 of 2009 (VII. 30.) Korm on the Procedure for the Protection of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products, Foodstuffs & Spirit Drinks as well as the Inspection of These Products (HU065) Decree No. 19 of 2005 (IV. 12.) of the Minister of Economy and Transport (GKM) on the Fees for Administrative Services in Industrial Property Procedures before the Hungarian Patent Office (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (HU044) Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (EU056) Council Regulation (EC) No. 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No. 1493/1999, (EC) No. 1782/2003, (EC) No. 1290/2005, (EC) No. 3/2008 and repealing regulations (EEC) No. 2392/86 and (EC) No. 1493/1999 (EU059) Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of spirit drinks (EU058) Act No. VII of 1994 amending Industrial Property and Copyright Legislation (HU012) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU055) Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (EU054) Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (EU053) Council regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999 of 17 May 199ِ9 on the common organization of the market in wine (EU089) Government Decree No. 87 of 1998 (V.6) on the Detailed Rules Concerning the Protection of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products & Foodstuffs (HU038) Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community Trade Marks (EU017) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (EU008) First Council Decision of 9 October 1990 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (90/510/EEC) (EU009) First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to Approximate the Laws of the Member States relating to Trade Marks (89/104/EEC) (EU014)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Act No. IX of 1969 on Trademarks (as amended by Articles 7 and 8 of Law No. VII of 1994) (HU028) Decree Law No. I of 1982 of the Presidium of the Hungarian People's Republic on the Announcement of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origins and their International Registration (HU013) Order No. 4 of 1970 (VII.1) of the Minister of Justice on Legal Procedure in Trademark Cases (HU030) Act No. IX of 1969 on Trademarks (HU029) Supersedes Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (HU025)
WIPO Lex No.:	HU041

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