Title: | Article 141 of the Criminal Code of 2002 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Criminal sanctions for patent infringement |
Summary table: |
Article 141. Infringement upon the inventor, industrial design, rationalization proposal or patent holder's rights
141.1. Dissemination of the invention, industrial design or rationalization proposal prior to obtaining of the respective certificate by the author, issue under one's own name, publicizing these without the author's permission, forcing to co-authorship, or causing of damage in a large amount in other forms shall be punishable by a fine equal to 100 to 250 amounts of minimum salary or by incarceration for a term of more than 3 to 6 months.