Title: | Article 57 of the Patents Act No. 17/1991 as last amended by Act No. 126/2011 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Criminal sanctions for patent infringement |
Summary table: |
Article 57
Any person who intentionally infringes the exclusive right conferred by a patent shall be punished by fine, or under aggravated circumstances, by [imprisonment] 1) of up to three months.
If the offence is committed by a society or other company the enterprise may be liable to a fine.
Proceedings shall be brought by the injured party.