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Legislative Implementation of Flexibilities - Equatorial Guinea

Title:Article 534 of the Criminal Code of 03/04/1980
Field of IP:Patents
Type of flexibility:Criminal sanctions for patent infringement
Summary table:PDF

Provisions of Law

Sección 3.a_De las infracciones del derecho de autor y de la propiedad industrial

534. El que infringiere intencionadamente los derechos de autor será castigado con las penas de arresto mayor y multa de 10.000 a 100.000 pesetas, independientemente de las sanciones determinadas en las leyes especiales.

La misma pena se aplicará a los que de igual manera infringieren los derechos de propiedad industrial.

La reincidencia, en ambos casos, se castigará con la pena de prisión menor.

La presente Sección 11 el articulo que la desarrolla fueron adicionados por la Ley 79/1961, de 23 de diciembre, de Bases para la revisión parcial del Código Penal, desarrollada por el Decreto 168/1963, de 24 de enero. En el nuevo articulo 534 queda re-

11mdido el originario articulo 533.

REDACCIÓN ORIGINARIA DEL ARTÍCULO 533.-«Incurrirán en las penas señaladas en el articulo 531 los que cometieren alguna defraudación de la propiedad intelectual o industrial"