WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/LIE/1
3September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3428)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Liechtenstein
Bymeans ofcommunications dated 6February, 1March, 8May, 7Juneand14June1996
Liechtenstein hassubmitted thefollowing notification ofitslawsandregulations under Article 63.2
oftheAgreement.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Pursuant toArticle 63paragraph 2oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS) andtotheproceedings agreed uponbytheTRIPS Council inNovember 1995,
thePrincipality ofLiechtenstein herewith notifies thelawsandregulations covered bytheAgreement.
IntheAnnex hereto therelevant lawsandregulations arelisted. Twosetsoftheprincipal lawsand
regulations areenclosed pursuant totheprocedures agreed upon.
Thelawsandregulations arenotified inGerman, theofficial language inLiechtenstein and
theirtranslations ineither French orEnglish. Thelanguage oftranslation isindicated by(f)or(e).
TheAgreement ofMarrakesh entered intoforceforLiechtenstein on1September 1995. M.f.n.
treatment isgranted tonationals ofWTO Members from thisdateon.
ANNEX
Notification ofLaws andRegulations bythePrincipality ofLiechtenstein
under Article 63.2oftheAgreement
Lists ofLaws andRegulations
1. Theprincipal lawsandregulations onintellectual property arecovering notonlytheprinciples,
availability, scope anduseofintellectual property rights (Parts IandIITRIPS Agreement) butalso
theirenforcement (Part III)aswellastheiracquisition andmaintenance (Part IV).
2. Thecitedlawsandregulationsarepublishedintwoofficialcollections:TheSystematicCollection
ofLaws (Systematische Sammlung derliechtensteinischen Rechtsvorschriften ;"LR"), where theactual
Actasperitslastamendment ispublished inasystematical order, andtheofficial gazette
(Landesgesetzblatt ;"LGBl"), where lawsandregulations arepublished inachronological order.
3. Mostoftheprincipal lawsandregulations areabout tobetotally revised orotherwise amended,
ase.g.theCopyright Act,theTrademark Act.Their notification willtakeplace immediately after
theirentry intoforce.
4. Itistobenoted thatinmatters ofpatent lawthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein andSwitzerland
constitute acommon territory ofprotection.1
1Treaty between thePrincipality ofLiechtenstein andtheSwiss Confederation onpatent protection ("Patent-Treaty")
of22December 1978, entry intoforce on1April 1980 asamended byagreement of10December 1979, entry intoforce
on1April 1980, andbyagreement of2November 1994, entry intoforce on1May1995. Thistreaty andtheagreements
toithave been notified totheTRIPS Council under Article 4(d)oftheTRIPS Agreement on22December 1995.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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ListA.:Laws andRegulations onIntellectual Property
Copyright andrelated rights page4
Trademarks page4
Geographical indications page5
Industrial designs page5
Patents (including plant variety protection) page6
Layout designs (topographies) ofintegrated circuits page6
Protection ofundisclosed information page7
Anti-Trust provisions toLicensing page7
Enforcement page7
Special requirements related toborder measures page8
ListB.:Other Laws andRegulations onIntellectual Property
Copyright andrelated rights page9
Trademarks page9
Geographical indications page10
Industrial designs page11
Patents (including plant variety protection) page11
Layout designs (topographies) ofintegrated circuits page11
Protection ofundisclosed information page11
Prevention oftheabuse ofintellectual property rights page11
Civil judicial procedures andremedies page12
Provisional judicial measures page12
Special requirements related toborder measures page12
Criminal procedures page12
Anyadministrative procedures andremedies notcovered above page13IP/N/1/LIE/1
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LIST A
Laws andRegulations onIntellectual Property
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andrelated rights2
Copyright Act(LR231.0; LGBl. 1928
No.12),adopted 26October 1928, entry into
force 3November 1928 (f)Definition ofthework andtheauthor,
acquisition andprotection ofrights.
Ordinance onCertain Rights Regarding
Intellectual Property, adopted 30January 1996
(e),itsscope istoclarify andamend the
intellectual property laws, where required by
theprovisions oftheTRIPS Agreement (mainly
Copyright andLayout-Designs)Art.2-14refertotheprotection ofcomputer
programs, related rights etc.
Trademarks3
Trademark Act(LR232.11; LGBl. 1928
No.13),adopted 26October 1928,
entry intoforce 3November 1928 (f)
(Parliament willdealwithacompletely revised
Actin1996)Definition andexistence oftrademarks,
registration andprotection ofrights.
Ordinance ontheProtection ofTrademarks,
Geographical Indications andIndustrial
Labeling (LR232.111; LGBl. 1964 No.39),
adopted 15June1964, entry intoforce
16October 1964 (f)Registration ofnational andinternational
trademarks.
Ordinance ontheFeesforRegistration of
Trademarks, Geographical Indications and
Industrial Labeling (LR232.111.1; LGBl.
1990 No.82),adopted 27November 1990,
entry intoforce 21December 1990 (f)
2Thetextofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/LIE/C/1 andIP/N/1/LIE/C/2/Rev.1.
3Thetextofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/LIE/I/1 and2.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Geographical indications4
Trademark Act(LR232.11; LGBl. 1928
No.13),adopted 26October 1928, entry into
force 3November 1928 (f)
(Parliament willdealwithacompletely revised
Actin1996)Definition andprotection ofgeographical
indications.
Ordinance ontheProtection ofTrademarks,
Geographical Indications andIndustrial
Labeling (LR232.111; LGBl. 1964 No.39),
adopted 15June1964, entry intoforce
16October 1964 (f)
Ordinance ontheFeesforRegistration of
Trademarks, Geographical Indications and
Industrial Labeling (LR232.111.1; LGBl.
1990 No.82),adopted 27November 1990,
entry intoforce 21December 1990 (f)
Industrial designs5
ActonDesigns andModels (LR232.12;
LGBl. 1928 No.14),adopted 26October
1928, entry intoforce 3November 1928 (f)Definition, registration andprotection of
rights toindustrial designs; priority rights,
rights acquired byexposition.
Ordinance totheActonDesigns andModels
(LR232.121; LGBl. 1965 No.28),adopted
15June1964, entry intoforce 25June1965 (f)Register andregistration ofdesigns and
models.
Ordinance ontheFeesfortheRegistration of
Designs andModels (LR232.121.1; LGBl.
1991 No.12),adopted 22January 1991,
entry intoforce 16March 1991 (f)
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Patents (including plant variety protection)6
Treaty concluded between thePrincipality of
Liechtenstein andtheSwiss Confederation on
theProtection ofPatents (LR0.232.149.101.1;
LGBl. 1980 No.31)of22December 1978,
entry intoforce 1April 1980 asamended by
Agreement of10December 1979 (LR
0.232.149.101.11; LGBl. 1980 Nr.32),entry
intoforce 1April 1980 andAgreement of
2November 1994, entry intoforce
1May1995 (f)
ActtotheTreaty concluded between the
Principality ofLiechtenstein andtheSwiss
Confederation ontheProtection ofPatents
(LR232.13; LGBl. 1980 No.33),adopted
26September 1979, entry intoforce
1April 1980 (e)Enforcement ofrights under Liechtenstein
law.
(Swiss) Federal Patent Act(SR232.14; BBl.
1955 893), adopted 25June1954, entry into
force forLiechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Existence andacquisition ofrighttopatent,
national andinternational registration.
(Swiss) Ordinance totheFederal Patent Act
(SR232.141; BB1. 1977 2027), adopted
19October 1977, entry intoforce for
Liechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Examination ofpatent applications,
registration, priority rights, supplementary
certificates formedicaments, etc.
(Swiss) Ordinance ontheFeesofthe
Intellectual Property Institute (SR232.148;
BBl.1995 5174), adopted 25October 1995,
entry intoforce forLiechtenstein 1January
1996 (f)
Layout -designs (topographies) ofintegrated
circuits7
Unfair Competition ActNo.121of1992,
adopted 22October 1992, entry intoforce
1November 1994 (e)General protection byArt.5lit.c.
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Ordinance onCertain Rights Regarding
Intellectual Property, adopted 30January 1996
(e);itsscope istoclarify andamend the
intellectual property laws, where required by
theprovisions oftheTRIPS Agreement (mainly
Copyright andLayout-Designs)Art.15-18 referring totheacquisition and
protection ofrights.
Protection ofundisclosed information8
(Swiss) Federal Patent Act(SR232.14; BBl.
1955 893), adopted 25June1954, entry into
force forLiechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Art.68:protection ofsecrecy.
(Swiss) Ordinance totheFederal Patent Act
(SR232.141; BBl.1977 2027), adopted
19October 1977, entry intoforce for
Liechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Art.89and90:protection ofsecrecy infiles
andtheregister.
Unfair Competition ActNo.121of1992,
adopted 22October 1992, entry intoforce
1November 1994 (e)Definition ofunfair competition, protection of
rights, sanctions. Art.4:Incitation to
violation ofcontract, Art.5lit.b:Unlawful
exploitation ofathirdperson 'swork; Art.6:
Violation ofsecrecy; Art.16:Protection of
secrecy incivilproceedings.
(N.B.: Thedefinition ofsecrecy hasbeen
developed bycaselawandcorresponds to
Art.39.1TRIPS Agreement).
Anti-trust provisions tolicensing9
(Swiss) Federal Patent Act
(SR232.14; BBl.1955 893),
adopted 25June1954, entry intoforce for
Liechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Art.40a:Compulsory licence for
semiconductor-technology incases ofunfair
competition.
N.B.: Duetoitsmembership totheEuropean
Economic Area, Liechtenstein issubject tothe
Anti-Trust-Law oftheEuropean Communities.
Enforcement ofRights10
Copyright Act(LR231.0; LGBl. 1928
No.12),adopted 26October 1928, entry into
force 3November 1928 (f)Art.42-59: Sanctions ofcivilandpenal law.
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IP/N/1/LIE/E/1, IP/N/1/LIE/C/2/Rev.1 andIP/N/1/LIE/I/3.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trademark Act(LR232.11; LGBl. 1928
No.13),adopted 26October 1928, entry into
force 3November 1928 (f)
(Parliament willdealwithacompletely revised
actinspring 1996)Art.24-33: Sanctions ofcivilandpenal law.
ActonDesigns andModels (LR232.12;
LGBl. 1928 No.14),adopted 26October
1928, entry intoforce 3November 1928 (f)Art.24-33: Sanctions ofcivilandpenal law.
(Swiss) Federal Patent Act(SR232.14; BBl.
1955 893), adopted 25June1954, entry into
force forLiechtenstein 1April 1980 (f)Art.66-86: Sanctions ofcivilandpenal law.
ActtotheTreaty concluded between the
Principality ofLiechtenstein andtheSwiss
Confederation ontheProtection ofPatents
(LR232.13; LGBl. 1980 No.33),adopted
26September 1979, entry intoforce 1April
1980 (e)Competent courts inLiechtenstein.
Ordinance onCertain Rights Regarding
Intellectual Property, adopted 30January 1996
(e),itsscope istoclarify andamend the
intellectual property laws, where required by
theprovisions oftheTRIPS Agreement (mainly
Copyright andLayout-Designs)Sanctions ofcivilandpenal law
(Art. 14:protection ofrelated rights; Art.18:
topographies).
Unfair Competition ActNo.121of1992,
adopted 22October 1992, entry intoforce
1November 1994 (e)Sanctions ofcivil, administrative andpenal
law.
Special requirements related toborder
measures11
Ordinance ontheIntroduction ofCertain
Intellectual Property Rights, adopted
30January 1996 (e);itsscope istoclarify and
amend theintellectual property laws, where
required bytheprovisions oftheTRIPS
Agreement (mainly Copyright andLayout-
Designs)Art.19.N.B.: Inmatters ofpatent lawthe
Principality ofLiechtenstein andSwitzerland
areacommon territory ofprotection.
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LIST B
Other Laws andRegulations onIntellectual Property
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andrelated rights
Persons- andCompanies Act(LR216.0; LGBl.
1926 No.4),adopted 20January 1926, entry
intoforce 19February 1926Art.38-49: Protection ofmoral rights
(personality, name, etc.).
Civil Code (LR210;LGBl. 1974 No.18),
[thisprovision] adopted 13December 1973,
entry intoforce 1January 1974§1160-1173: Publishing contract;
§1173a (inrespect ofArt.41): Acquisition
ofrights byemployer.
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992, entry into
force 1November 1994Art.3:Definition ofunfair competition;
Art.5lit.c:Unlawful exploitation ofathird
person 'swork bytechnical means andwithout
owneffort.
Trademarks
ActontheProtection oftheName ofthe
Princely Family (LR112.0; LGBl. 1963
No.2),adopted 4December 1962, entry into
force 17January 1963
ActontheCoatofArms, Colours; Sealand
Emblems ofthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein
(LR120;LGBl. 1982 No.58),adopted
30June1982, entry intoforce 18September
1982
Ordinance ontheUseoftheState'sFlag
(LR120.12; LGBl. 1985 No.18)adopted
14February 1984, entry intoforce 1March
1985
Persons- andCompanies Act(LR216.0; LGBl.
1926 No.4),adopted 20January 1926, entry
intoforce 19February 1926Art.1013: Protection ofnames and
designations ofLiechtenstein, theRedCross
etc.against theirunlawful useincommerce.
12Thislawhasalsobeen notified byLiechtenstein asamain law(seedocument IP/N/1/LIE/I/3).IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
ActontheProtection oftheSignandtheName
oftheRedCross, (LR232.21; LGBl. 1957
No.15),adopted 27May1957, entry into
force 25July1957
ActontheOlympic Emblems (LR232.22;
LGBl. 1964 No.11),adopted 9January 1964,
entry intoforce 27February 1964
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992,
entry intoforce 1November 1994Art.3lit.d:Unfair competition bycreation
ofconfusion about origin ofgoods, services,
etc.
Geographical indications
ActontheProtection oftheName ofthe
Princely Family (LR112.0; LGBl. 1963
No.2),adopted 4December 1962,
entry intoforce 17January 1963
ActontheCoatofArms, Colours; Sealand
Emblems ofthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein
(LR120;LGBl. 1982 No.58),adopted
30June1982, entry intoforce 18September
1982
Ordinance ontheUseoftheState'sFlag
(LR120.12; LGBl. 1985 No.18),adopted
14February 1984, entry intoforce 1March
1985
Persons- andCompanies Act(LR216.0; LGBl.
1926 No.4),adopted 20January 1926, entry
intoforce 19February 1926Art.1013: Protection ofthegeographical
indication ofLiechtenstein, against its
unlawful useincommerce.
ActontheProtection oftheSignandtheName
oftheRedCross (LR232.21; LGBl.1957
No.15),adopted 27May1957, entry into
force 25July1957
ActontheOlympic Emblems (LR232.22;
LGBl. 1964 No.11),adopted 9January 1964,
entry intoforce 27February 1964
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992,
entry intoforce 1November 1994Art.3lit.bandd:Unfair competition by
falseorinexact indication oforigin orby
creation ofconfusion about origin.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Industrial designs
Civil Code (LR210;LGBl. 1974 No.18),
[thisprovision] adopted 13December 1973,
entry intoforce 1January 1974§1173a (inrespect ofArt.41): Acquisition
ofrights byemployer.
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992,
entry intoforce 1November 1994Art.3lit.d:Unfair competition bycreation
ofconfusion about origin ofgoods, services
etc.
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992, entry into
force 1November 1994Art.3:Unfair competition.
Civil Code (LR210;LGBl. 1974 No.18),
[thisprovision] adopted 13December 1973,
entry intoforce 1January 1974§1173a (inrespect ofArt.41): Acquisition
ofrights byemployer.
Layout -designs (topographies) ofintegrated
circuits
Civil Code (LR210;LGBl. 1974 No.18),
[thisprovision] adopted 13December 1973,
entry intoforce 1January 1974§1173a (inrespect ofArt.41): Acquisition
ofrights byemployer.
Protection ofundisclosed information
Penal Code (LR311.O; LGBl. 1988 No.37),
adopted 24June1987, entry intoforce
1January 1989Art.121(protection ofprofessional secrecy);
Art.310(protection ofofficial secrecy);
Art.122-124 (protection ofindustrial secrecy).
State Protection Act(LR130;LGBl. 1949
No.8),adopted 14March 1949 entry into
force 19March 1949Art.4sec.3:Penalization ofdisclosure of
information totheauthority ofaforeign state
byaprivate person.
Prevention oftheabuse ofintellectual
property rights
Unfair Competition Act12(LR240;LGBl. 1992
No.121), adopted 22October 1992, entry into
force 1November 1994Art.3lit.d:Unfair competition bycreation
ofconfusion about origin ofgoods, services
etc.;
Art.5:Unlawful exploitation ofathird
person 'swork bytechnical means andwithout
owneffort.IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil judicial procedures andremedies
Civil Procedure Act(LR271.0; LGBl. 1912
No.9I),adopted 10December 1912, entry
intoforce 1June1913
Jurisdiction Act(LR272.0; LGBl. 1912
No.9II),adopted 10December 1912, entry
intoforce 1June1912
Provisional judicial measures
Enforcement Act(LR281.0; LGBl. 1972
No.32II),adopted 24November 1971, entry
intoforce 1July1972Provisional measures andenforcement.
ActonSecurization ofRights (LR283.0;
LGBl. 1923 No.8),adopted 9February 1923,
entry intoforce 26February 1923Special proceedings forimmediate
enforcement under certain conditions.
Civil Procedure Act(LR271.0; LGB1 1912
No.9I),adopted 10December 1912, entry
intoforce 1June1913
Special requirements related toborder
measures
Ordinance onCertain Rights Regarding
Intellectual Property,13adopted 30January
1996 (e);itsscope istoclarify andamend the
intellectual property laws, where required by
theprovisions oftheTRIPS Agreement (mainly
Copyright andLayout-Designs)Art.19.N.B.: Inmatters ofpatent lawthe
Principality ofLiechtenstein andSwitzerland
areacommon territory ofprotection.
Criminal procedures
Ordinance onCertain Rights Regarding
Intellectual Property,13adopted 30January
1996 (e);itsscope istoclarify andamend the
intellectual property laws, where required by
theprovisions oftheTRIPS Agreement (mainly
Copyright andLayout Designs)Art.14:Protection ofneighbouring rights.
Criminal Procedure ActNo.62of1988,
adopted 18October 1988, entry intoforce
1January 1989
13Thislawhasalsobeen notified byLiechtenstein asamain law(seedocument IP/N/1/LIE/C/2/Rev.1).IP/N/1/LIE/1
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Anyadministrative procedures andremedies
notcovered above
Administrative Procedure ActNo.24of1924,
adopted 21April 1922, 12July1922