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Penal Code, No. 140/1961 Coll. of November 28, 1961, (as amended), Czech Republic

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Year of Version 1995 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 1962 Adopted: November 28, 1961 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other Notes The notification by Czech Republic to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Penal Code and Act on Penal Procedures provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in cases of trademark and appellation of origin counterfeiting, infringement of patents, industrial designs, utility-designs or topographies of integrated circuits and copyright and related rights. Remedies include imprisonment and/or monetary fines and forfeiture. The Code's provisions on abuse of information in commercial relations provide remedies against unauthorized use of undisclosed information acquired through employment or profession whose disclosure substantially affects the decision making process in commercial relations.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Czech Úplné Znení - ZÁKONA c. 140/1961 Sb., trestní zákon jak vyplývá ze zmen a doplneni provedených zákony c. 120/1962 Sb., c. 53/1963 Sb., c. 56/1965 Sb., c. 81/1966 Sb., c. 148/1969 Sb., c. 45/1973 Sb., c. 43/1980 Sb., c. 159/1989 Sb., c. 47/1990 Sb., c. 175/1990 Sb., c. 457/1990 Sb., c. 545/1990 Sb., c. 490/1991 Sb., c. 557/1991 Sb., nálezem Ústavního soudu CSFR v cástce 93/1992 Sb., zákony c. 290/1993 Sb., c. 38/1994 Sb. (úplné znení vyhláseno pod c. 65/1994 Sb.), nálezem Ústavního soudu CR c. 91/1994 Sb. a zákonem c. 152/1995 Sb. PDF HTML
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Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 429/2022 Coll.) (CZ121)
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Act No. 40/2009 Coll. of January 8, 2009, (Criminal Code, as amended up to Act No. 114/2020 Coll.) (CZ113)
Excerpt from the Penal Code No. 40/2009 Coll. - Criminal Offences against Industrial Property Rights and against Copyright (CZ069)

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