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Patent Act (as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017), Germany
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Year of Version
2018
Dates
Amended up to:
March 1, 2018
Promulgated:
May 5, 1936
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Genetic Resources,
Plant Variety Protection,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes
This consolidated version of the Patent Act incorporates all the amendments up to the Act of September 1, 2017, on the Harmonization of the Copyright Law with the Current Requirements of the Knowledge Society (Copyright Knowledge Society Act), which entered into force on March 1, 2018.
Article 3 of the said Act of September 1, 2017 introduces a new Section 29a to Part II of this consolidated version.
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