WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1
6March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0915)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Hungary
Revision
Thepresent document reflects arevised version ofthelistofHungary 'sintellectual property
lawsandregulations, which wasnotified bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission
ofHungary, dated 3February 1996.
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ANNEX I
LIST OFHUNGARIAN MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
I. Copyright andrelated rights1
1. LawNo.IIIof1969 onCopyright (entry intoforce: January 1970), asamended by
LawNo.LXXII of1994 (entry intoforce: 1January 1995).
2. Decree oftheMinister ofCulture, No.9of1969ontheimplementation ofLawNo.III
of1969, asamended byDecree No.24/1994 (entry intoforce: 1January 1995).
Note:Boththeselawswerelastamended in1996(entry intoforce: 1February 1996). These
amendments willbesubmitted totheSecretariat shortly.
II. Patents2
1. LawNo.XXXIII of1995 ontheProtection ofInventions byPatents
(entry intoforce: 1January 1996).
2. LawNo.VIIof1994Amending Industrial Property andCopyright Legislation (entry
intoforce: 1July1994). Articles 1-6repealed byLawNo.XXXIII of1995,
Articles 20-28 concerning patents stillinforce.
III. Trademarks3
1. LawNo.IXof1969ontheProtection ofTrademarks (entry intoforce: 1July1970).
Thislawhasbeenamended byArticles 7and8ofLawNo.VIIof1994 (seeabove
under Patents).
2. LawNo.IXof1969ontheProtectionofTrademarkscompletedwiththerulesaccording
toJointDecree No.2/1970 of1July1970OMFB-IM ofthePresident oftheNational
Committee forTechnical Development andtheMinister ofJustice onimplementation
ofLawNo.IXof1969.
3. Decree oftheMinister ofJustice, No.4of1970 concerning court proceedings in
Trademark Matters.
1Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/C/1 and2.
2Thetextofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/P/1 and2.
3Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/T/1, IP/N/1/HUN/T/1/Rev.1 and
IP/N/1/HUN/T/2.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1
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IV. Geographical Indications
Decree LawofthePresidium oftheHungarian People 'sRepublic, No.1of1982 onthe
Announcement oftheLisbon Agreement fortheProtection ofAppellations ofOrigin andtheir
International Registration (entry intoforce: 3February 1982).
Note:Thislawannounces theLisbon Agreement, therefore major partofitstextisidentical
with that. Asstated atthemeeting oftheTRIPS Council held between
11-15 November 1996, thenewTrademark Lawthatisexpected toenter intoforce
thisyearwillcontain aspecial chapter ontheprotection ofgeographical indications.
Infact,thetitleofthislawis"Law ontheprotection oftrademarks andofgeographical
indications". Therefore, theDecree Lawwillberepealed inthenearfuture. The
Hungarian textoftheDecree Lawhasbeensubmitted totheSecretariat, butatranslation
isnotavailable. ThenewLawandatranslated version willbesubmitted assoonas
possible afteritsentry intoforce.
V. Utility models4
1. LawNo.XXXVIII of1991 ontheProtection ofUtility Models (entry intoforce:
1January 1992). Thislawhasbeenamended byArticle 12ofLawNo.VIIof1994
andArticle 117(b) and(c)ofLawNo.XXXIII of1995 (seeabove under Patents).
VI. Industrial designs5
1. Decree-Law ofthePresidium oftheHungarian Republic No.28of1978 onthe
protection ofIndustrial Designs (entry intoforce: 1March 1979). Thislawhasbeen
amended byArticles 9,10and11ofLawNo.VIIof1994(seeabove under Patents).
2. Decree oftheMinister ofJustice No.1of1979 concerning court proceedings in
Industrial Design Matters.
VII. Topographies ofmicroelectronic semiconductor products6
1. LawNo.XXXIX of1991 ontheProtection oftheTopographies ofMicroelectronic
Semiconductor Products (entry intoforce: 1January 1992).
4Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/I/1.
5Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/D/1 and2.
6Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/L/1.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil Code (asamended)
(No.IVof1959)
TheCode entered intoforce on1May1960Thecivilcoderegulates thestatus and
competence ofnatural andlegalpersons, the
ownership rights, thelawofcontracts, the
liability fordamages andtheinheritance.
Itcontains basic rules ontheprotection of
intellectual property, too.
Prevention oftheAbuse ofIntellectual
Property Rights
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice (asamended)
(No.LXXXVI of1990)
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1991
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice andLimitation ofCompetition
(No.LVII of1996)
TheLawwillenter intoforce on
1January 1997TheLawprovides fortheprotection ofthe
freedom andthefairness ofcompetition. It
prohibits -interalia-theabuse oftrade
secrets, thelimitation ofcompetition by
contracts, theuseofmisleading indications in
thecourse oftrade andunfair comparison in
advertisements.
Civil Judicial Procedures andRemedies
LawonCivil Procedure (asamended)
(No.IIIof1952)
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1953TheLawcontains provisions oncivillitigious
andnonlitigious proceedings applied bythe
courts toensure equal andfairprotection for
rightholders. Thecounty courts, andinthe
territory ofthecapital, theMetropolitan
Court havejurisdiction inintellectual
property cases.
Provisional Judicial Measures
LawonCivil Procedure (asamended) TheLawcontains rules ontheaccessibility of
preliminary measures incaseofthreatening
damage ortoprovide protection forthe
plaintiff 'sreasonable legalinterests, orto
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Criminal procedures
Criminal Code (asamended)
(No.IVof1978)
Entry intoforce: 31December 1978TheCriminal Code qualifies asacrime and
punishes falseindications ofgoods and
infringement withanimprisonment upto
three years. Infringement ofcopyright and
neighbouring rights isranked ascrime ifthe
actcauses pecuniary loss,themost serious
penalty ofwhich isanimprisonment offive
years.7
ActofCriminal Procedures (asamended)
(No.Iof1973)
Entry intoforce: 1January 1974TheActcontains provisions governing the
proceedings before thecriminal courts.
Protection ofundisclosed information
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice (asamended)
(No.LXXXVI of1990)8
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1991
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice andLimitation ofCompetition
(No.LVII of1996)
TheLawwillenter intoforce on
1January 1997TheLawprovides fortheprotection of
undisclosed information. Itprohibits theuse
ofabusiness secret inanunfair manner and
itprohibits todisclose ittoothers without
authorization.
7SectionsNos.296,329and329AoftheCriminalCodearedirectlyrelevanttocriminalproceduresconcerning
intellectual property.
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Other Administrative Procedures
LawonAdministrative Procedure (as
amended)
(No.IVof1957)
TheLawentered intoforce asfrom
1October 1957
Decree oftheMinister ofIndustry andTrade
ontheadministrative feesofindustrial
property procedures
(No.77of1995)TheLawestablishes thegeneral rules of
administrative procedure, thecompetence of
statebodies, thescope ofdecisions, the
remedies against decisions, etc.
These provisions areapplicable tothe
procedures inIPRmatters before thePatent
Office, inasmuch asthespecial lawson
patents, trademarks, etc.,donotcontain
special provisions.
Thedecree regulates theamount andthe
payment offeesrelating toIPRprocedures
before thePatent Office.