The Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs
The Patent and Trademark Office, File No. 09/65
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Order No. 126 of 19 February 2009
Order on Reference of Certain Rights to the Patent and Trademark Office
1.- The rights to lay down provisions which
pursuant to the following acts are conferred on
the Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
shall be exercised by the Patent and Trademark
Office, cf., however, section 2:
(i) The Patents Act, cf. Consolidate Act No. 91
of 28 January 2009,
(ii) The Trade Marks Act, cf. Consolidate Act
No. 90 of 28 January 2009,
(iii) The Collective Marks Act, Act No. 342 of 6
June 1991,
(iv) The Designs Act, cf. Consolidate Act No. 89
of 28 January 2009,
(v) The Utility Models Act, cf. Consolidate Act
No. 88 of 28 January 2009,
(vi) The Secret Patents Act, cf. Consolidate Act
No. 732 of 27 November 1989,
(vii) Section 4(4) of the Municipal
Administration Act, cf. Consolidate Act No. 696
of 27 June 2008,
(viii) The Protection of Topographies of
Semiconductor Products Act, Act No. 778 of 9
December 1987,
(ix) Section 7(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act,
cf. Consolidate Act No. 538 of 15 June 2004.
2.- The following rights shall not be referred to
the Patent and Trademark Office:
(i) Rights pursuant to section 7(2) and (4) of the
Patents Act, cf. Consolidate Act No. 91 of 28
January 2009, concerning the establishment of
the Patent Board of Appeal (The Board of
Appeal for Patents and Trademarks) and
concerning the payment of fees.
(ii) Rights pursuant to section 17(1) and (2) of
Act No. 778 of 9 December 1987 on the
protection of topographies of semiconductor
products concerning the establishment of a
Board of Appeal, concerning the laying down of
rules relating to the composition and procedure
of the Board of Appeal and concerning the
payment of fees.
(iii) The right pursuant to section 19 of Act No.
778 of 9 December 1987 on the protection of
topographies of semiconductor products to fix
the date of entry into force of Part 3 of the Act
concerning compulsory licence.
3.-(1) This Order shall enter into force on 1
March 2009.
(2) Order No. 39 of 17 January 2002 on
reference of certain rights to the Patent and
Trademark Office shall be repealed.
The Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, 19 February 2009
LENE ESPERSEN
/ Lisbet Dyerberg