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Patent Law (as amended up to July 12, 2021), Latvia

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Year of Version 2021 Dates Amended up to: July 12, 2021 Entry into force: March 1, 2007 Adopted: February 15, 2007 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Latvian Patentu likums (Ar grozījumiem: 12.07.2021.) PDF English Patent Law (as amended up to July 12, 2021) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet English Patent Law (as amended up to July 12, 2021) PDF French Loi sur les brevets (telle que modifiée jusqu'au 12 juillet 2021) PDF Spanish Ley sobre las Patentes (modificada al 12 de julio de 2021) PDF
Legislation Implements (4 text(s)) Implements (4 text(s))
Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version) (EU088)
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (EU053)
Directive No. 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (EU036)
Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (Official Journal of the EU L 198, 08/08/1996, p. 30) (EU091)
 Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Patent Law (as amended up to January 1, 2016)(LV064)
Patent Law (as amended up to January 1, 2012)(LV053)
Patent Law(LV025)
 Is implemented by (5 text(s)) Is implemented by (5 text(s))
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 137 of February 22, 2022, on Amendments to the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 224 of April 1, 2008, on Patents and Patent Applications (LV177)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 224 of April 1, 2008, on Patents and Patent Applications (as amended up to February 25, 2022)  (LV176)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 723 of December 15, 2015, on the Schedule of Fees of the Patent Office (as amended on May 9, 2020)  (LV178)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 720 of December 15, 2015, on the Patent Office Rules (LV067)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 732 of December 15, 2015, on the Price List of Paid Services of the Industrial Property Board of Appeal (as amended on May 19, 2023)  (LV156)
Treaties
Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
Patent Law of March 30, 1995 (LV005)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/LVA/3
IP/N/1/LVA/P/2
WIPO Lex No. LV148