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Law No. 29 of February 1, 1996, Laying Down Rules on Defense of Competition and adopting Other Measures, Panama

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Year of Version 1996 Dates Adopted: February 1, 1996 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Other, Industrial Property Notes This Law contain provisions relating to copyrights, trademarks of products or services, patents (Article 141(3)) and trade secrets (Article 176(7)).
Article 141(3) was amended by Article 223 of Law No. 35 of May 10, 1996, on Industrial Property.

Article 246 stipulates: 'This Act shall take effect ninety (90) days after its promulgation, except the articles contained in Title I, which will come into effect in nine (9) months after its promulgation.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley N° 29 de 1 de febrero de 1996, por la cual se dictan Normas sobre la Defensa de la Competencia y se adoptan Otras Medidas PDF HTML
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Law No. 23 of July 15, 1997, on Approval of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization and the Protocol of Accession of Panama to the Agreement, together with its Annexes and List of Commitments; and by which the National Laws are brought into compliance with international standards and other provisions are enacted (PA010)
Law No. 35 of May 10, 1996, on Industrial Property (PA002)
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Law No. 45 of October 31, 2007, Laying down Rules on Consumer Protection, Defense of Competition and Other Provisions (PA044)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/PAN/E/2
WIPO Lex No. PA009