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Patents Act (consolidated text of August 31, 2023), Estonia

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Consolidated: August 31, 2023 Entry into force: May 23, 1994 Adopted: March 16, 1994 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Utility Models, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Plant Variety Protection, Genetic Resources, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Estonian Patendiseadus (konsolideeritud tekst 31.08.2023) PDF
Legislation Implements (8 text(s)) Implements (8 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)
Regulation (EC) No. 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92, Directive No. 2001/20/EC, Directive No. 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 (EU090)
Regulation (EC) No. 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (EU050)
Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs on Confirming Implementing Regulations Derived from the Layout-Design of Integrated Circuit Protection Act of 4 March 1999 (EE050)
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 of the Minister of Economic Affairs on Confirming the Disclosing of Patent Application of 25 November 1998 (EE036)
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)
Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (EU013)
 Supersedes (6 text(s)) Supersedes (6 text(s))
Patents Act (consolidated text of April 1, 2019)(EE211)
Patents Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2015)(EE158)
Patents Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2012)(EE113)
Patents Act (consolidated text of May 1, 2004)(EE089)
Patents Act (consolidated text of January 1, 2000)(EE006)
Patents Act (consolidated text of December 21, 1998)(EE005)
 Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))
Act on Amendments to the Patents Act and Other Acts (RT I, 06.01.2023, 2) (EE248)
Is implemented by (10 text(s)) Is implemented by (10 text(s))
Regulation No. 2 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Requirements for Content and Format and Procedure for Filing of Patent Applications with the Patent Office (consolidated text of January 16, 2015) (EE182)
Regulation No. 23 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Procedures for the Publication of Patent Applications (consolidated text of August 12, 2014) (EE207)
Regulation No. 4 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Statutes of the Official Gazette of the Patent Office (consolidated text of December 1, 2014) (EE179)
Regulation No. 21 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Requirements for the Format and the Procedure for the Completion of Patent Specifications (consolidated text of June 3, 2013) (EE185)
Regulation No. 3 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Procedure for Filing European Patent Applications with the Estonian Patent Office and Forwarding the Applications to the European Patent Office, the Procedure for Submitting and Publishing a Translation of the Patent Claims of the European Patent Applications and European Patent Specifications, and the Procedure for Converting the European Patent Application into National Patent Application and Registration Applications of a Utility Model (consolidated text of June 3, 2013) (EE181)
Regulation No. 13 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Requirements for the Format of Application Documents for Supplementary Protection Certificates of Medicinal and Plant Protection Products and the Procedure for Filing Thereof (EE208)
Regulation No. 14 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Requirements for the Application Form and Issuance of Supplementary Protection Certificates of the Medicinal and Plant Protection Products (EE201)
Regulation No. 25 of the Minister of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the Procedure for Filing International Applications with the Patent Office (EE180)
Regulation No. 26 of the Ministry of Justice of January 3, 2012, on the International Patent Applications and Processing of its Database (EE202)
Regulation No. 65 of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications of December 31, 2000, on the Requirements for the Format of Application Documents for Supplementary Protection Certificates of Medicinal and Plant Protection Products and the Procedure for Filing thereof (consolidated text of July 1, 2011) (EE084)
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