WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.1
26March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1255)
Original: French/English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Italy
Addendum
Bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission ofItaly, dated 24February 1997,
Italyhasnotified thetextsofthelawsandregulations contained inthefollowing annexes and,thus,
complemented itsearlier notification ofthese lawsasreferred toonthecover page ofdocument
IP/N/1/ITA/1. Inrespect ofanumber oflawsandregulations alsocovered bythisreference, afurther
addendum willbecirculated oncethecorresponding textsofthese lawsandregulations havebeen
notified.IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.1
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ANNEX I
DEDICATED LAWS ONCOPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS
AND ONINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Control ofanti-competitive practices incontractual licences1
Without prejudice tothepowers oftheCommission oftheEuropean Union, internal authority
toimplement theanti-competition ruleshasbeenconferred uponthe"Autorità Garante perilMercato
elaConcorrenza", established bytheCompetition andFairTrading Act-No.287of10October 1990.
1Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/ITA/0/1.IP/N/1/IT A/1/Add.1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS ONINTELLECTUAL
AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Other Laws onIntellectual andIndustrial Property
Penal Code
Article 517 Sanctions (imprisonment orfines) fortrading inobjects covered by
copyright orindustrial property rights protected inItaly, which arelikely
todeceive thepublic astotheorigin orquality ofsaidobjects.
Article 518 Publication inthepress ofthecourt judgement incaseofinfringement
ofintellectual property orindustrial rights under Article 517.
Civil Code (designs andmodels)
Article 2592 Definition ofutility model.
Article 2593 Definition ofindustrial model ordesign.
Article 2594 Reference tolegalprovisions onmodels.
Articles 2569, 2570, TheseArticles,whichdealwithgeneralprovisionsonmarks,wereamended
2571, 2572, 2573, byDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of4December 1992, No.480.
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Penal Code
Article 473 Infringement ofmarks orofother distinctive signs, ofcopyright orother
industrial property rights.
Article 474 Entering ofcounterfeit objects andworks forcommercial purposes.
Article 475 Publication ofcourt judgements inrespect oftheoffences mentioned in
Articles 473and474.
Article 514 Counterfeiting tothedetriment ofnational industries caused bytrading
inproducts withcounterfeit names, marks andsigns.
Article 515 Fraudulent trading tothedetriment ofthepublic, bydelivering anobject
different from thatagreed upon.
Legislative Decree Application ofDirective 84/450/EEC onmisleading advertising.
of25January 1992,
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Lawof
31December 1962,
No.1860 (Chapter IV)"Peaceful useofnuclear energy": regarding theobligation forthe
UIBM tocommunicate totheEnte Nazionale Energie Alternative
(ENEA) applications formodels withaspecifically nuclear content as
wellasthepossibility fortheENEA toobtain non-exclusive licences
tousethese models, forreasons ofpublic utility.
Lawof
20November 1970,
No.962"Provisions governing patents forinventions intended exclusively for
theblind": envisaging thewaiver ofallfeesandtaxes inrespect ofthe
aforementioned inventions.
Regulations onIntellectual andIndustrial Property
Article 34oftheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of10January 1957, No.3(textoftheStaff
Regulations forcivilian employees):
Decree concerning therights deriving fromanindustrial invention byGovernment employees.
Ministerial Decree of22February 1973:
Implementing Regulations oftheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic No.540/1972, as
amended bytheMinisterial Decree of20February 1980.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of8January 1979, No.32:
Application oftheLawof29May1978, No.260,regarding theratification ofinternational
instruments onpatents, asrevised bytheLawof3May1985, No.194. Lawof3May1985,
No.194,fortherevision ofDecree No.32.
Lawof21December 1984, No.890:
Implementing provisions forthePatent Cooperation Treaty.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of18April 1994, No.360:
Simplification oftheprocedure forcompulsory licensing.
Ministerial Decree of30May1995, No.342:
Provisions implementing Article 94ofRoyal Decree of29June1939, No.1127, asamended
bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of22June1972, No.338,concerning the
organization oftheprofession ofindustrial property agent andtheconstitution oftheroster of
theassociation ofprofessional representatives.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of18April 1994, No.391:
Regulations concerning theprocedure forthegranting ofpatents fornewplant varieties.
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of2February 1968, No.656:
Implementing andprocedural provisions fortheapplication oftheMadrid Agreement of
14April 1891fortherepression offalseordeceptive indications ofsource ongoods, asrevised
atLisbon on31October 1958.IP/N/1/IT A/1/Add.1
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Ministerial Decree of25September 1972
Designation oftheoffices forthefiling ofapplications anddocuments concerning inventions,
models andmarks.
Laws onRegistered Designations ofOrigin andGeographical Indications
Lawof10April 1954, No.125
Lawfortheprotection oftypical andregistered designations oforigin ofcheeses.
Lawof4November 1982, No.628
Lawfortheprotection ofthedesignation oforigin "Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo" (Veneto
Berico-Euganeo ham).
Lawof30May1989, No.224
Lawfortheprotection ofthedesignation oforigin "Salame diVarzi".
Lawof12January 1990, No.11
Lawfortheprotection ofthedesignation oforigin "Prosciutto diModena" (Modena ham).
Lawof13February 1990, No.26
Lawfortheprotection ofthedesignation oforigin "Prosciutto diParma" (Parma ham).
Lawof14February 1990, No.30
Lawfortheprotection ofthedesignation oforigin "Prosciutto diSanDaniele" (SanDaniele
ham).
Lawof5February 1992, No.169
Lawestablishing rulesfortherecognition oftheappellation contrôlée ofvirgin andextravirgin
olive oils.
Lawof23June1927, No.1272
Adoption ofanational trademark forfruits andvegetables forexport.
Royal Decree -Lawof12August 1927, No.1756
Decree-Law implementing LawNo.1272of23June1927concerning theadoption ofanational
trademark forfruits andvegetables forexport.
Royal Decree of17November 1927, No.2172
Implementing regulations oftheLaw of23June 1927, andoftheRoyal Decree-Law of
12August 1927, No.1756concerning anational trademark forfruits andvegetables forexport.IP/N/1/ITA/1/Add.1
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Regulations fortheProtection ofTypical Italian Wines
Lawof6December 1951, No.1559
Regulations governing theproduction andtrade ofpotable spirits.
Lawof7December 1951, No.1618
Transitional rules fortheapplication oftheLawof4November 1950, No.1068, establishing
rules onthegeographical areaofproduction andthecharacteristics ofthetypical wine called
"Moscato diPantelleria" andoftheLawof4November 1950, No.1069, establishing ruleson
thegeographical areaofproduction andthecharacteristics ofthetypical wines called "Marsala".
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of2February 1968, No.656
Rules fortheapplication oftheMadrid Agreement of14April 1891 ontherepression offalse
ordeceptive indications ofsource ongoods, asrevised inLisbon on31October 1958.
Lawof10February 1992, No.164
Newrulefordenominations oforigin ofwines.