Latvia

Patent Law

Year of current version:	2007
Date of entry into force of original text:	March 1, 2007
Date of Text (Enacted):	February 15, 2007
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Available Texts:
English	Patent Law (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Latvian	Patentu Likums
Related Legislation:	Relates to Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 317 of April 26, 2011 on the Register of Professional Patent Attorneys, Record-keeping Procedures and Patent Attorney Qualification Exam (LV048) Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 224 of April 1, 2008 on Patents and Patent Application Rules (LV037) Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 824 of December 4, 2007 on State Fees for Legal Protection of Inventions (LV046) Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 602 of September 4, 2007 on the Register of Professional Patent Attorneys, Record-Keeping Procedures and Patent Attorney Qualification Exam (LV036)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Patent Law of March 30, 1995 (LV005)
WIPO Lex No.:	LV025