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Patent Act (as amended up to Act of 30 August 2021), Germany

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Year of Version 2021 Dates Amended up to: August 30, 2021 Promulgated: May 5, 1936 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Genetic Resources, Plant Variety Protection, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models Subject Matter Notes Notes This consolidated version of the Patent Act takes into account amendments up to Act of August 30, 2021

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Patentgesetz (das zuletzt durch des Gesetzes vom 30. August 2021 geändert worden ist) PDF HTML English Patent Act (as amended up to Act of 30 August 2021) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (8 text(s)) Supersedes (8 text(s))
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 8, 2017)(DE229)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017)(DE277)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of April 4, 2016)(DE223)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 3, 2015)(DE208)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 19, 2013)(DE160)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 17, 2008)(DE116)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of August 6, 1998)(DE081)
Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 25, 1994)(DE017)
 Is amended by (11 text(s)) Is amended by (11 text(s))
Act on Further Duties of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and to Revise the Patent Costs Act (DE285)
Second Act to Simplify and Modernise Patent Law (DE308)
Act on the Harmonization of the Copyright Law with the Current Requirements of the Knowledge Society (Copyright Knowledge Society Act) (DE271)
Act on the Amendments to the Design Act and Other Intellectual Property Acts (DE224)
Act on the Modernization of the Industrial Design Act and Amendments to the Rules on the Notices Concerning the Protection of Exhibition (DE174)
Act Revising Certain Provisions of Patent Act and Other Acts in the Field of Industrial Property Protection (DE175)
Act on the Simplification and Modernization of Patent Act (DE193)
Act on Further Reform of Stock Corporation Act and Accounting Act and on Transparency and Disclosure (Transparency and Disclosure Act) (DE098)
Act to Revise the Rules on Costs in the Field of Intellectual Property (DE104)
Second Act to Amend the Patent Act and Other Acts (DE097)
Third Act to Amend the Judicial Officers Act and Other Acts (DE095)
Is implemented by (9 text(s)) Is implemented by (9 text(s))
Regulation on the German Patent and Trademark Office (as amended up to Ordinance of April 4, 2016) (DE243)
Regulation of January 2, 2014 for Further Modernization of the Design Act and Introduction of the Invalidity Procedure in Design Matters (DE198)
Ordinance on Patent Procedures before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (Patent Ordinance of September 1, 2003, as amended up to Ordinance of December 10, 2012) (DE170)
Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications (published on of February 22, 2001 by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 341) (DE127)
Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications (published on September 27, 2000 by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 1416) (DE126)
Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications (published on April 6, 1999 by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 648) (DE091)
Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications (published on November 5, 1999 by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 2193) (DE105)
Order Concerning Patent Applications (DE073)
Regulation Concerning Patent Applications (DE020)
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