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Legislative Implementation of Flexibilities - El Salvador

Title:Articles 133 and 134 of the Intellectual Property Legislative Decree No. 604 of 15/07/1993, as last amended by the Intellectual Property Legislative Decree Amendment No. 912 of 14/12/2005
Field of IP:Patents
Type of flexibility:Compulsory licenses and government use
Summary table:PDF

Provisions of Law

Article 133. When reasons of emergency or national security have been declared and for as long as they persist, compulsory licenses may be granted for the exploitation of patents, provided that such grant is necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the population.Licenses granted under the foregoing paragraph shall be neither transferable nor exclusive.

Article 134. Compulsory licenses shall be granted by the competent jurisdiction, and they shall specify the remuneration payable according to the particular circumstances of each case, due account being taken of the economic value of the authorization; the remuneration shall be awarded to the owner of the patent by virtue of the license granted; the manner in which payment is to be made to the owner shall likewise be specified.

Article 134-A.- A solicitud del titular de la patente, el tribunal competente podrá revocar la licencia obligatoria si las circunstancias que dieron lugar a su otorgamiento han desaparecido, para lo cual se tomarán las previsiones necesarias para proteger los intereses legítimos de los licenciatarios. Para tal efecto, además de las pruebas aportadas por el titular de la patente, se recabará la información que se estime necesaria para verificar esos hechos.