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National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents, status as of June 1, 2023), Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Status as of: June 1, 2023 Published: February 16, 1995 Enacted: December 15, 1994 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the National Patent Act 1995 was updated and published on June 1, 2023 on the Government website of the Netherlands (https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0007118/2023-06-01), which takes into account amendments up to the "Evaluation Act 2006 of the National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of November 8, 2007, in force on June 5, 2008).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Dutch Rijksoctrooiwet 1995 (Rijkswet van 15 december 1994, houdende regels met betrekking tot octrooien, Geldend van 01-06-2023) PDF
Legislation Implements (7 text(s)) Implements (7 text(s))
Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (EU173)
Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (EU174)
Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (EU133)
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 No. 726/2004 of the EP and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (EU186)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community Plant Variety Rights, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2506/95 of 25 October 1995 (EU166)
Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (EU013)
Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents, amended up to June 5, 2008) (NL050)
National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of December 15, 1994, Containing Rules Regarding Patents)(NL020)
Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Evaluation Act 2006 of National Patent Act 1995 (Kingdom Act of November 8, 2007, on Amendments to the National Patent Act 1995 and Some Other Acts Following the Evaluation of 2006 of the National Patent Act 1995) (NL112)
Act of June 13, 2002, on Amendments to the Provisions Relating to Patent Attorneys in the Patent Act 1995 (NL055)

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Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
Patents Act of the Kingdom of November 7, 1910 (as amended up to the Act of the Kingdom of May 29, 1987) (NL021)


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