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Civil Code of the Republic of Nicaragua, Nicaragua
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Year of Version
1995
Dates
Entry into force:
May 5, 1904
Adopted:
February 1, 1904
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Other
Notes
The Title II of the Book II corresponds to the Property.
The Title IV of Book II corresponds to Work, it refers to the products of work and industry; to authors works and inventors discoveries. Chapter II refers to Literary Property; Chapter III to the Dramatic Property; Chapter IV to Artistic Property; Chapter V to the Rules to declare the falsification; and Chapter VI to the penalties for counterfeiting.
Chapter VI refers to General Dispositions on Intellectual Property.
Article 831 establishes that to obtain the property of a work it is necessary to resort to the Department of Promotion in order that it legally recognizes the right over it.
In force since: May 5, 1904 (Article 3984).
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