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Federal Law of June 23, 1988, on the Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductors Products (Semiconductor Protection Law 1988, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 37/2018 (BGBl.I No. 37/2018)), Austria

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Year of Version 2018 Dates Entry into force: October 1, 1988 Promulgated: June 23, 1988 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Bundesgesetz vom 23. Juni 1988 über den Schutz der Topographien von mikroelektronischen Halbleitererzeugnissen (Halbleiterschutzgesetz - HlSchG) (zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz BGB1. I. Nr. 37/2018) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
Federal Law of June 23, 1988 on the Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semi-Conductors Products (Semiconductor Protection Law 1988, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 96/2006 (BGBl.I No. 96/2006))(AT102)
Federal Law on the Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (Semiconductor Protection Law)(AT011)
 Is amended by (5 text(s)) Is amended by (5 text(s))
Federal law of June 14, 2018 on 2nd Material Data Protection Amendment Act 2018 (AT174)
Federal Law on Amendments of the Law on Trademark Protection 1970, Law on Patents 1970, Law on Utility Models, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Design Protection 1990 and Law on Patent Office Fees (BGBl. I No. 124/2017) (AT159)
Federal Law on Amendments of the Law on Patents 1970, Law on Utility Models, Law Introducing Patent Treaties, Law on Protection Certificates 1996, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Trademark Protection 1970, Law on Design Protection 1990, Law on Patent Office Fees, Law on Plant Variety Protection 2001, Law on Patent Attorney and the Jurisdiction Standard (Patent and Trademark Law Amendment 2014) (BGBl. I No. 126/2013) (AT157)
Federal Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents 1970, Law Introducing Patent Treaties, Law on Utility Models, Law on Protection Certificates 1996, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Design Protection 1990, Law on Trademark Protection 1970, and Federal Law on Fees and Charges to be paid in the Patent Office (Law on Patent Office Fees - PAG ) (Patent Law and Fees Amendment 2004) (BGBl. I No. 149/2004) (AT151)
Federal Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents 1970, Law Introducing Patent Treaties, Law on Utility Models, Law on Protection Certificates, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Trademark Protection 1970 and Law on Design Protection 1990 (Law on Euro Conversion in the Laws on Patents, Trademarks and Designs) (BGBl. I No. 143/2001) (AT150)
Is implemented by (3 text(s)) Is implemented by (3 text(s))
Regulation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs on the Implementation of the Patents Law 1970, the Utility Model Law, the Trademark Law 1970 and the Designs Protection Law 1990 (Patents, Utility Models, Trademarks and Designs Regulation) (AT030)
Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs concerning the Registration of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products and the Semiconductor Protection Register (Semiconductor Protection Decree) (AT042)
Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, on Amendments to Decree on the Semiconductor Protection (AT041)
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