Hungary

Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 2002
Date of Text (Enacted):	July 3, 2001
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	Date of entry into force: See Article 65 for further details.
Available Texts:
English	Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011)
Hungarian	2001. évi XLVIII. törvény a formatervezési minták oltalmáról (Hatály: 2011.III.1-től)
Related Legislation:	Amends Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright (consolidated text as of January 1, 2007) (HU084) Relates to 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) Council Regulation(EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (EU118) Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the Legal Protection of Designs (EU037)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs Industrial (Consolidated text as of October 1, 2009) (HU049)
WIPO Lex No.:	HU045