Austria

Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties (Plant Variety Protection Act 2001)

Year of current version:	2001
Date of entry into force of original text:	September 1, 2001
Date of Text (Enacted):	August 20, 2001
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names, Trademarks
Available Texts:
English	Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties (Plant Variety Protection Act 2001)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on Registration Fees and Examination Fees under the Species Protection Act (AT038) Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the expansion of the scope of application of the Species Protection Act (AT036) Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Expansion of the Scope of Application of the Species Protection Act (AT037) Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the definition of related plant species according to the Species Protection Act (AT035)
Related Treaties:	UPOV Convention (December 2, 1961)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties (Plant Variety Protection Law) (AT017) Is superseded by Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties (Plant Variety Protection Act 2001) (as last amended by Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) I No. 42/2005) (AT118)
WIPO Lex No.:	AT093