Malta

Patents and Designs Act (Chapter 417)

Year of current version:	2007
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 1, 2002
Date of Text (Enacted):	June 1, 2002
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	It is ACT XVII of 2000, as amended by Acts IX of 2003 and XVIII of 2005; and Legal Notices 181 and 186 of 2006, and 426 of 2007. It makes provisions for the registration and regulation of patents and designs.
Available Texts:
English	Patents and Designs Act (Chapter 417) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Maltese	Att Dwar Il-Privattivi Industrijali U D-Disinni (Kapitolu 417)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Exemption on Royalties Derived from Patents Rules, 2010 (MT032) Patent Cooperation Treaty Regulations, 2007 (MT033) European Patent Convention Regulations, 2007 (MT034) Patents Regulations, 2002 (MT035) Patents (Medicinal Products) Regulations, 2002 (MT036) Patents (Plant Protection Products) Regulations, 2002 (MT037)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Industrial Property (Protection) Ordinance, Chapter 29 (MT002) Supersedes Patents and Designs Act (Chapter 417) (MT024) Patents Act, 2000 (MT003)
WIPO Lex No.:	MT011