RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/DEU/1
21February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0651)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Germany
Thefollowing communication, dated 31January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheFederal Republic ofGermany.
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Pursuant toArticle 63.2oftheTRIPS Agreement, Ihereby notify onbehalf oftheFederal
RepublicofGermanytotheCouncilforTrade-RelatedAspectsofIntellectualPropertyRightstheattached
listswith"main dedicated" intellectual property lawsand"other lawsandregulations".
Withreference toArticle 2oftheAgreement between WIPO andtheWTO, Iwould alsolike
toinform theTRIPS Council thatfullEnglish translations ofthe"main dedicated laws" areavailable
inthecollection ofWIPO. Additionally, theWIPO collections comprise textsoftheother lawsand
regulations inGerman.IP/N/1/DEU/1
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MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND
REGULATIONS RELATED TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(Notification pursuant toArticle 63,paragraph 2,oftheTRIPS Agreement)
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andRelated Rights1
LawDealing withCopyright and
Related Rights (Copyright Law) of
9September 1965
Entry intoforce: 1January 1966
LawDealing withtheAdministration of
Copyright andRelated Rights (Copyright
Administration Act)of9September 1965
Entry intoforce: 1January 1966
Trademarks andGeographical
Indications2
LawontheProtection ofTrademarks
andother Signs (Trademark Law) of
25October 1994
Entry intoforce: 1November 1994/
1January 1995TheLawcontains provisions concerning the
various protected works andtheauthor, the
contents ofCopyright, thelimitations on
Copyright andduration, aswellasprovisions
concerning protection ofrelated rights andspecial
provisions relating tocinematography. Afurther
partdeals withtheinfringement ofrights and
judicial execution.
TheLawcontains provisions governing collective
administration andinparticular therights and
duties ofcollecting societies.
TheLawcontains provisions related tothescope
andthelimits oftheprotection oftrademarks and
commercial designations, ontransfer andlicences,
onproceedings intrademark matters before the
Patent Office, thePatent Court andtheFederal
Court ofJustice, ontheprotection ofcollective
marks andindications ofgeographical origin, on
theprocedure inlitigations concerning signs and
provisions governing offences andseizure.
1Tobedistributed asdocuments IP/N/1/DEU/C/1 and2
2Tobedistributed asdocuments IP/N/1/DEU/T/1 andIP/N/1/DEU/I/1IP/N/1/DEU/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
LawontheExtension ofIndustrial
Property Rights (Extension Law) of
23April 1992
Entry intoforce: 1May1992
Industrial Designs3
LawConcerning Copyright inDesigns and
Models of11January 1876
Entry intoforce: 1April 1876
LawontheExtension ofIndustrial
Property Rights (Extension Law) of
23April 1992
Entry intoforce: 1May1992
Patents andPlant Variety Protection4
Patent Lawof16December 1980
Entry intoforce: 1January 1981
LawontheProtection ofPlant Varieties
(Varieties Protection Law) of
11December 1985
Entry intoforce: 18December 1985
Utility Model Lawof28August 1986
Entry intoforce: 1January 1987TheLawcontains provisions ontheextension of
trademarks withregard totheGerman
Unification.
TheLawprovides forthecentral registration of
designs withtheGerman Patent Office. Included
areprovisions concerning theprerequisites andthe
termofprotection aswellasprovisions governing
theprocedure before theOffice.
TheLawcontains provisions ontheextension of
designs andmodels withregard totheGerman
Unification.
TheLawcontains thebasic provisions onthe
protection ofpatents. Included areprovisions
regarding availability, scope, infringement, the
proceedings before thePatent Office, thePatent
Court, theFederal Court ofJustice andthe
procedure inpatent litigation.
TheLawcontains provisions governing the
conditions andcontent ofplant variety protection,
theprocedure before theFederal Office ofPlant
Varieties, court proceedings andprovisions with
regard toinfringements.
TheLawcontains provisions ontheprotection of
utility models andprovisions regarding
application, priority, termofprotection, sanctions
forinfringement andseizure.
3Tobedistributed asdocuments IP/N/1/DEU/D/1 andIP/N/1/DEU/I/1
4Tobedistributed asdocuments IP/N/1/DEU/P/1-3 andIP/N/1/DEU/I/1IP/N/1/DEU/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
LawonEmployees 'Inventions of
25July1957
Entry intoforce: 1October 1957
LawontheExtension ofIndustrial
Property Rights (Extension Law) of
23April 1992
Entry intoforce: 1May1992
Layout-Designs ofIntegrated Circuits5
LawontheProtection oftheTopographies
ofMicroelectronic Semiconductor Products
(Semiconductor Protection Law) of
22October 1987
Entry intoforce: 1November 1987
Protection ofUndisclosed Information6
Lawagainst Unfair Competition of
7June1909
Entry intoforce: 1October 1909TheLawcontains provisions ontheprotection of
inventions andtechnical improvement proposals
made byemployees intheprivate sector andin
public service aswellasonarbitration
proceedings.
TheLawcontains provisions ontheextension of
patents withregard totheGerman Unification.
TheLawcontains provisions concerning the
subject ofandtherighttoprotection, applications,
thetermofprotection, infringements andpenal
sanctions.
TheLawcontains ageneral clause insection 1as
wellasprovisions forbidding special actsofunfair
practices. Section 17contains provisions
governing disclosure oftrade andindustrial
secrets.
5Tobedistributed asdocument IP/N/1/DEU/L/1
6Tobedistributed asdocument IP/N/1/DEU/U/1IP/N/1/DEU/1
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OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(Notification pursuant toArticle 63,paragraph 2,oftheTRIPS Agreement)
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andRelated Rights
LawonPublishing Contracts of
19June1901
Entry intoforce: 1January 1902
Order Concerning theMediation Body for
Copyright Disputes of20December 1985
Entry intoforce: 1January 1986
Order Concerning theRegistration
oftheName oftheAuthor of
18December 1965
Entry intoforce: 1January 1966
Trade Marks andGeographical
Indications
LawConcerning theFeesofthePatent
Office andthePatent Court of
18August 1976
Entry intoforce: 1November 1976
Order Concerning theImplementation of
theTrademark Lawof30November 1994
Entry intoforce: 7December 1994/
1January 1995
Order Concerning thePayment ofFees
withtheGerman Patent Office andthe
Federal Patent Court of15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 26October 1991TheLawcontains provisions withregard tothe
contractual relationship between anauthor ofa
literary ormusical work andhispublisher.
TheOrder contains provisions governing the
procedure oftheMediation Body established
under Section 14oftheCopyright Administration
Law.
TheOrder contains provisions withregard tothe
procedure forregistrations under Section 66,
paragraph 2oftheCopyright Law.
TheLawcontains theschedule offeeswithregard
toproceedings intrademark matters before the
Patent Office andthePatent Court.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions governing
theproceedings before theGerman Patent Office
andgeneral provisions onprocedure.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions with
regard tohowtopayfees.IP/N/1/DEU/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Order Concerning Administration Costs
withtheGerman Patent Office of
15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 1January 1992
Industrial Designs
LawConcerning theFeesofthePatent
Office andthePatent Court of
18August 1976
Entry intoforce: 1November 1976
Order Concerning Industrial Designs and
Type Faces Applications of
8January 1988
Entry intoforce: 1July1988
Order Concerning thePayment ofFees
withtheGerman Patent Office andthe
Federal Patent Court of15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 26October 1991
Order Concerning Administration Costs
withtheGerman Patent Office of
15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 1January 1992
Patents andPlant Variety Protection
LawConcerning theFeesofthePatent
Office andthePatent Court of
18August 1976
Entry intoforce: 1November 1976
Order Concerning Patent
Applications of29May1981
Entry intoforce: 25June1981
Order Concerning Utility Model
Applications of12November 1986
Entry intoforce: 1January 1987TheOrder contains detailed provisions governing
theadministrative feeswiththeGerman Patent
Office including theschedule ofadministrative
fees.
TheLawcontains theschedule offeeswithregard
toproceedings before thePatent Office andthe
Patent Court.
TheOrder contains supplementary provisions
concerning theapplication ofindustrial designs.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions with
regard tohowtopayfees.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions governing
theadministrative feeswiththeGerman Patent
Office including theschedule ofadministrative
fees.
TheLawcontains theschedule offeeswithregard
toproceedings inpatent, utility model andplant
variety matters before thePatent Office andthe
Patent Court.
TheOrder contains supplementary provisions
concerning theapplication ofpatents.
TheOrder contains supplementary provisions
concerning theapplication ofutility models.IP/N/1/DEU/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Order Concerning theProcedure before the
Federal Plant Variety Office of
30December 1985
Entry intoforce: 18December 1985/
8January 1986
Order Concerning thePayment ofFees
withtheGerman Patent Office andthe
Federal Patent Court of15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 26October 1991
Order Concerning Administration Costs
withtheGerman Patent Office of
15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 1January 1992
Layout-Designs ofIntegrated Circuits
Order Concerning theApplication Designs
andType Faces of8January 1988
Entry intoforce: 1July1988
LawConcerning theFeesofthePatent
Office andthePatent Court of
18August 1976
Entry intoforce: 1November 1976
Order Concerning thePayment ofFees
withtheGerman Patent Office andthe
Federal Patent Court of15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 26October 1991
Order Concerning Administration Costs
withtheGerman Patent Office of
15October 1991
Entry intoforce: 1January 1992TheOrder contains provisions concerning the
procedure before theFederal Plant Variety Office.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions with
regard tohowtopayfees.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions governing
theadministrative feeswiththeGerman Patent
Office including theschedule ofadministrative
fees.
TheOrder contains supplementary provisions
concerning theapplication oftopographies of
microelectronic semiconductor products.
TheLawcontains theschedule offeeswithregard
toproceedings matters before thePatent Office
andthePatent Court.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions with
regard tohowtopayfees.
TheOrder contains detailed provisions governing
theadministrative feeswiththeGerman Patent
Office including theschedule ofadministrative
fees.IP/N/1/DEU/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Protection ofUndisclosed Information
None
Civil Judicial Procedures andRemedies
Code ofCivil Procedure of
30January 1877
Entry intoforce: 1October 1879
Judiciary Lawof27January 1877
Entry intoforce: 1October 1879
LawonCourt Costs of
18June1878
Entry intoforce: 1October 1879
Criminal Procedures
Penal Code of15May1871
Entry intoforce: 1January 1872
Code ofCriminal Procedure of
1February 1877
Entry intoforce: 1October 1879
LawonMinor Offences of
24May1968
Entry intoforce: 1October 1968
Administrative Procedures
LawonService inAdministrative
Procedures of3July1952
Entry intoforce: 3October 1952
Fiscal Code of16March 1976
Entry intoforce: 1January 1977TheLawcontains detailed provisions governing
theproceedings before thecivilcourts.
TheLawcontains provisions governing the
jurisdiction ofthecourts andgeneral provisions
concerning theproceedings.
TheLawcontains provisions withregard tofees
payable inproceedings before thecourts.
TheLawcontains provisions governing criminal
offences punishable withimprisonment orfines.
TheLawcontains detailed provisions governing
theproceedings before thecriminal courts.
TheLawcontains provisions onminor offences.
TheLawcontains provisions onservice in
administrative procedures applicable in
proceedings before thePatent Office andthe
Patent Court subject tocertain conditions.
TheLawcontains provisions withregard totaxes.
Included areprovisions governing payment of
costs incaseofseizure.