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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Fundamental Law of Hungary (2011) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011) (2011) Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (consolidated text as of March 9, 2011) (2011) Act No. XXXIII of 1995 on the Protection of Inventions by Patents (consolidated text as of March 1, 2011) (2011) Act No. XXXIX of 1991 on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Act No. XXXVIII of 1991 on the Protection of Utility Models (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright (consolidated text as of January 1, 2007) (2007) Act No. VII of 1994 amending Industrial Property and Copyright Legislation (2007) Act No. LXXVII of 2001 amending Act LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright (2001) Act No. XXXII of 1995 on Patent Attorneys (1995) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. LVII of 1996 on the Prohibition of Unfair Market Practices and Restriction of Competition (consolidated version effective as of January 1, 2007) (1996) Act No. I of 1996 on Radio and Television Broadcasting (1996) Act No. LIII. of 1994 on Judicial Litigation (1994) Act No. IV of 1978 on the Criminal Code (1978) Act No. IV of 1959 on the Civil Code of the Republic of Hungary (1959)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Government Decree No. 100 of 2009. (V. 8.) Korm. on the Detailed Rules Related to the Licensing of Certain Use of Orphan Works (consolidated as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Government Decree No. 141 of 2008 (V. 16.) on the Detailed Rules of the Procedure to Declare a Patent Application a State Secret (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Government Decree No. 147 of 2007 (VI. 26.)Korm. on the Detailed Rules Concerning Electronic Filing of Certain Documents in Industrial Property Procedures (consolidated as of March 1, 2011) (2011) Decree No. 19 of 2005 (IV. 12.) of the Minister of Economy and Transport (GKM) on the Fees for Administrative Services in Industrial Property Procedures before the Hungarian Patent Office (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Government Decree No. 371 of 2004 (XII. 26.) Korm. concerning Custom Action Against Goods Infringing Certain Intellectual Property Rights (consolidated text as of January 1, 2011) (2011) Government Decree No. 266 of 2001 (XII. 21.) Korm. on the Hungarian Design Council (2011) Government Decree No. 156/1999. (XI. 3.) on Structure and Operation of the Council of Copyright Experts (2011) Government Decree No. 61 of 2006 (III. 23.) on the Deposit and Handling of Biological Materials for the Purposes of Patent Procedures (2009) Decision No. 77 of 2008. (VI. 13.) of the Parliament on the Protection of Hungaricums (2008) Government Decree No. 26 of 2004 (II. 26.) Korm. on the Rules Necessary for the Implementation of the European Community Regulations concerning the Creation of a Supplementary Protection for Certain Products (consolidated text of October 15, 2011) (2007) Decree No. 19 of 2001 (XI.29) of Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formal Requirements of the Application for Design Protection (2004) Decree No. 16 of 2004 (IV.27.) of Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formal Requirements of Trademark Applications & Applications for the Protection of Geographical Indications (2004) Decree No. 18 of 2004 (IV. 28.) of Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formal Requirements of the Application for Utility Model Protection (2004) Government Decree No. 117 of 2004 (IV. 28.) Korm. on the Determination of the Manner & Conditions of the Communication & Making Available to the Public in the Case of Free Use Provided for in Article 38(5) of Act LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright (2004) Government Decree No. 158 of 2000 (IX. 13.) Korm. on the Determination of the Range of Devices Used for the Purposes of Reprography (2004) Decree No. 20 of 2002 (XII. 12.) of Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formalities for Patent Applications, Documents Filed in Relation to European Patent Applications, European Patents & International Patent Applications & for Applications for Plant Variety Protection (2002) Decree No. 19 of 1991 (XII.28.) of Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formal Requirements of the Application for Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (2002) Government Decree No. 87 of 1998 (V.6) on the Detailed Rules Concerning the Protection of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products & Foodstuffs (1998) Decree No. 20 of 1995. (XII. 26.) of the Minister of Justice (IM) on the Detailed Formalities of Patent Applications (1995) Decree No. 76 of 1995 (XII. 29.) of the Minister of Industry and Trade (IKM) on the Patent Attorney Examination (1995) Decree No. 78/1995 (XII. 29.) of the Minister of Industry and Trade (IKM) on Industrial Property Qualification (1995) Decree No. 9 of 1969. (XII.29.) MM Implementing Act No. III of 1969 on Copyright (as last amended by Decree No. 24/1994. (XII.28.) MKM) (1994) Order No. I of 1979. (III. 24.) of the Minister of Justice on Court Proceedings in Industrial Design Protection Cases (1979) Decree-Law No. 28 of 1978 of the Presidium of the Hungarian People's Republic on the Protection of Industrial Designs (1978)

Geographical Indications	Laws / Regulations (Date of current version) Decree No. 158 of 2009 (VII. 30.) Korm on the Procedure for the Protection of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products, Foodstuffs & Spirit Drinks as well as the Inspection of These Products (2011) Decree No. 178 of 2009 (IX. 4.) on the Procedure for the Community Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Wine Products as well as the Inspection of These Products (2011)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Act No. XXIII of 2009 on the Accession to the Agreement, dated October 17, 2000 in London, on the Application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (2011) Act No. LX of 2008 on the Accession to the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (2008) Act No. CXXX of 2007 on the Accession to the European Patent Convention 2000 (2007) Act No. CXXXI of 2007 on the Accession to the Patent Law Treaty (2007) Decree No. 320 of 2007 on the Accession to the Regulations under the Patent Law Treaty (2007) Decree No. 5 of 2005 (III. 11.) IM on the Accession to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin & Their International Registration (2005) Decree No. 21 of 2002 (XII. 13) on the Accession to the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (2002) Act No. LXXXIII of 1999 on the Accession to the Protocol of 1989 relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1999) Act. No. XLIV of 1998 on the Accession to the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms & Broadcasting Organisations (1998) Parliament Resolution No. 57 of 1998 ratifying WIPO Copyright Treaty & WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1998) Decree No. 49 of 1986 (XI.12.) MT on the Accession to the Agreement between the People's Republic of Hungary & Republic of Portugal on the Protection of Indications of Source, Appellations of Origin & other Geographical Names (1986) Decree Law No. 29 of 1984 on the Accession to the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (1984) Decree Law No. 1 of 1981 on the Accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1981) Decree No. 27 of 1981 on the Accession to the Agreement between the People's Republic of Hungary & the Swiss Confederation on the Protection of Indications of Source, Appellations of Origin & other Geographical Names (1981) Decree-Law No. 14 of 1980 on the Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (1980) Decree Law No. III of 1975 on the Accession to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on July 24, 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII & Resolution concerning Article XI (1975) Decree Law No. IV of 1975 on the Accession to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (1975) Decree-Law No. 18 of 1975 on the Accession to the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (1975) Decree Law No. 29 of 1973 on the Accession to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (1973) Decree No. 18 of 1970 on the Accession to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1970)

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 ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Vienna Agreement Establishing the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks ... Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (December 28, 2008) Patent Law Treaty (March 12, 2008) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Trademark Law Treaty (November 26, 1998) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (October 3, 1997) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (February 10, 1995) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (April 7, 1984) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (August 19, 1980) Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 27, 1980) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (May 28, 1975) Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (January 1, 1974) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (April 26, 1970) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (March 23, 1967) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (March 23, 1967) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (June 5, 1934) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (February 14, 1922) Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (January 1, 1909) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (January 1, 1909) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) 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 ... Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees ... 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 (October 11, 2009) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (August 9, 2008) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (June 12, 2008) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 3, 2008) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (May 3, 2008) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (May 15, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (June 17, 2006) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (January 26, 2006) 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) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (June 29, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (April 12, 2004) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (March 7, 2002) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (February 19, 2002) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 30, 2001) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (October 6, 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) Convention on Biological Diversity (May 25, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (May 25, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (October 12, 1989) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (October 12, 1989) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 1988) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (October 15, 1985) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (October 15, 1985) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (April 16, 1983) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (March 15, 1979) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (January 23, 1979) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) 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 (July 10, 1974) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (July 10, 1974) 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 23, 1971) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (January 23, 1971) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (October 20, 1967) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (November 16, 1956) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (August 17, 1956) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (February 3, 1955) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (February 3, 1955) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (February 3, 1955) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (August 16, 1928) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (January 1, 2003) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Hungary for the Promotion and the Reciprocal Protection of Investments ... Agreement between the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (April 1, 1998) Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and the Republic of Hungary for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (October 1, 1997) Agreement between the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Paraguay for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (April 1, 1995) Agreement on Intellectual Property between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary (November 9, 1994) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Hungary for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (November 21, 1993)

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