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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Czech Republic (2002) Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms (1992) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Act of April 22, 2008 Amending the Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright and on Amendment to the Copyright Act (2008) Act Amending Act on the Protection of Plant Variety rights No. 184/2008 Coll. (2008) Law No. 527/1990 of November 27, 1990 on Inventions and Rationalization Proposals (as last amended by No. Act No. 378/2007 Coll.) (2007) Act No. 221/2006 Coll. of April 25, 2006 on Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and on the Amendment of Industrial Property Protection Acts (Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights Act) (2006) Consolidated Version of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright and on Amendment to Certain Acts (the Copyright Act), as amended by Act No. 81/2005 Coll., Act No. 61/2006 Coll. and Act No. 216/2006 Coll. (2006) Act No. 529 /1991 Coll., of December 3, 1991 on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended by Act No. 221/2006 Coll.) (2006) Law No. 81/2005 Coll. of 21 January 2005, amending Act No. 121/2000 Coll. on Copyright, Rights Related to Copyright and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Copyright Act) (2005) Act No. 231/2001 of May 17, 2001 on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and on Amendments to Other Acts (2005) Law No. 474/2004 Coll., of 22 July 2004, Amending Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on the Protection of Industrial Designs on Amendments of Act No. 527/1990, on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals, in the version of later regulations (2004) Act No. 358/2004 of 9 June 2004, which promulgates full wording of Act No. 191/1999 Coll. of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning import, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and on amendment to some other laws, as it follows from amendments brought by Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No. 260/2002 Coll., and Act No. 255/2004 Coll. of 13 April 2004 (2004) Law No. 441/2003 Coll. of 3 December 2003, on Trademarks and on Amendments to Act No. 6/2002 on Judgements, Judges, Assessors and State Judgement Administration and on Amendments to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) in the Wording of Later Regulations (2003) Act No. 452 of 29 November 2001 on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (2001) Act No. 408 of 25 October 2000 on the protection of plant variety rights and the amendment to Act No. 92/1996 Coll., on plant varieties, seed and planting material of cultivated plants, as last amended (Act on the protection of plant variety rights) (2000) Act No. 207/2000 Coll., of June 21, 2000, on the Protection of Industrial Designs and the Amendment to Act No. 527/1990 of Coll., on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals (2000) Law of 21 June 2000, on the Protection of Biotechnological Inventions and on the Amendment to Act No. 132/1989 of Coll., on the Protection of Rights to New Plant and Animal Varieties, as amended by Act No. 93/1996 of Coll. (2000) Law No. 116 of 6 April 2000, amending some Acts on the Protection of Industrial Property (2000) Act on Civil Procedures, No. 99 of 4 December 1963 (as amended) (1995) Act on Criminal Procedures, No. 141 of 29 November 1961 (as amended) (1995) Act 273 of 15th of October 1993 on Some Conditions of Production, Dissemination and Filing of Audio-Visual Works, on Changes and Amendments of Acts and Other Legislation (1993) Customs Act No. 13 of 15 December 1992 (1992) Law No. 478 of September 24, 1992 on Utility Models (1992) Act 241 of the Czech National Council of April 14, 1992 on State Fund of the Czech Republic to Assist and Promote Czech Cinematography (1992) Law No. 237 of May 17, 1991 on Patent Agents (1991) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Act No. 143/2001 of April 4, 2001 on the Protection of Economic Competition and on Amendments to Certain Acts (as amended by Act No. 188/2011 Coll.) (2011) Excerpt from the Penal Code No. 40/2009 - Criminal offences against industrial property rights and against copyright (2009) Penal Code, Act No. 40/2009 Coll. of January 8, 2009 (2009) Law No. 513/1991 Coll., Commercial Code (2008) Act No. 378/2007 Sb. of 6 December 2007 on Pharmaceuticals and on Amendments to Some Related Acts (the Act on Pharmaceuticals) (2007) Act of April 25, 2006, which amends Act No. 231/2001 Coll., on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and Amendments to Other Acts, as amended, and certain other Acts (2006) Act No. 634 of November 26, 2004 on Administrative Fees (2004) 634 Act on Administrative Fees of November 26, 2004 (2004) Act No. 500 of June 24, 2004 on Administrative Procedures (2004) Act from 10 June 2004 on Patent Attorneys and on Modification of the Act on Measures for Protection of Industrial Property (2004) Act No. 173/2002 Coll. of 9 April 2002 on Fees for Maintenance of Patents and Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicaments and Plant Protection Products and on Amendment of some Acts (2002) Law No. 237 of September 27, 1995 on collective administration of copyright and rights similar to copyright and on modification and amendment of some laws (1995) Civil Code, No. 40 of 24 February 1964 (as amended) (1995) Law on Measures concerning Protection of Industrial property, No. 14 of 22 December 1992 (1992) Law No. 468/1991 of the 30th of October, 1991 on the Operation of Radio and Television Broadcasts (1991)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Decree of October 16, 2006, defining types of devices for making reproductions, types of blank record carriers and the amount of lump-sum remuneration, as amended by Decree No. 408/2008 Coll. (2008) Decree No. 97/2004 Coll. of 20 February 2004, implementing the Act No. 441/2003 Coll on Trade Marks. (2004) Decree of the Industrial Property Office from 21st December 2001, amending the Decree of the federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs (2001) Decree No. 550 of December 11, 1990 of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs (1990)

Geographical Indications	Laws / Regulations (Date of current version) Act No. 256 of July 20th, 2011, amending the Act No. 321/2004 Coll., on Viticulture and Wine-growing and on Amendment of Certain Related Acts (Act on Viticulture and Wine-growing), as subsequently amended, and Act No. 452/2001 Coll., on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment of the Act on Consumer Protection, as subsequently amended (2011) Act No. 375/2007 Coll. of December 6, 2007, Amending Act No. 452/2001 Coll. on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and Amending the Consumer Protection Act, as amended (2007) Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 243/2002 Coll., implementing Act No. 452/2001 Coll. on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (2002)

IP Legal Literature	Industrial Designs and Legal Protection (2009) Trademarks and Legal Protection (2009) Technical Solutions and Legal Protection Thereof (2006) The Informative and Educational Activities of the Industrial Property Office Services for Public (2005)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol ... Patent Law Treaty ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (September 25, 1996) Trademark Law Treaty (August 1, 1996) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (January 1, 1993) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (January 1, 1993) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (January 1, 1993) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (January 1, 1993) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (January 1, 1993) Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (January 1, 1993) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (January 1, 1993) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (January 1, 1993) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (January 1, 1993) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (January 1, 1993) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 1, 1993) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (January 1, 1993) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (January 1, 1993) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Additional Protocol to the Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties ... Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties ... Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (August 29, 2012) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (November 12, 2010) Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (November 10, 2009) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 28, 2009) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (May 18, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (November 23, 2007) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 8, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (August 4, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (October 17, 2004) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 4, 2004) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (September 10, 2000) Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific or Cultural Materials (February 22, 1998) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (August 22, 1997) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (July 21, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (March 3, 1994) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (January 1, 1993) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (January 1, 1993) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (January 1, 1993) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (January 1, 1993) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (January 1, 1993) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (January 1, 1993) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (January 1, 1993) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (January 1, 1993) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (January 1, 1993) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (January 1, 1993) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 1, 1993) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (January 1, 1993) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (January 1, 1993) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (January 1, 1993) Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations (January 1, 1993) Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (January 1, 1993) Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (January 1, 1993) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 1993) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (January 1, 1993) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (January 1, 1993) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (July 1, 2002) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Czech Republic and Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments ... Agreement between Czech Republic and the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 5, 2001) Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Paraguay on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 24, 2000) Agreement between Argentina and the Czech Republic on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 23, 1998) Agreement between Ireland and the Czech Republic for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 1, 1997) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the Czech Republic on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (December 2, 1996) Agreement between the Patent Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Office of Industrial Property of the Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Field of Industrial Property (November 27, 1996) Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 7, 1995) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (March 9, 1992) Agreement between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on the Protection of Indications of Source, Appellations of Origin and other Geographical and Similar Designations (March 7, 1987)

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