WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1/Add.1
6April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1342)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Hungary
Addendum
Bymeans ofcommunications, dated 20November 1997 and5March 1998, Hungary has
supplemented itsearlier notifications under Article 63.2oftheAgreement bythesubmission ofthe
textsofanumber oflaws. Thecommunication of20November 1997 wasalsoaccompanied bya
revised listofHungary 'smain lawsandregulations intheareaofintellectual property, withupdated
information compared tothelistcontained inAnnex Iofdocument IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1, andby
information tobeadded toAnnex IIofthatdocument.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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ANNEX I
LIST OFHUNGARIAN MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
(Modifications oftheearlier list,contained indocument
IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1, arereflected inbold)
I. Copyright andrelated rights
1. LawNo.IIIof1969 onCopyright (entry intoforce: January 1970), asamended.1
Lastamendment: LawNo.XIof1997(entry intoforce: 1July1997) (seebelow
under Trademarks).
2. Decree oftheMinister ofCulture, No.9of1969ontheimplementation ofLawNo.III
of1969 (entry intoforce: 1February 1969) ,asamended.2
3. Section 117ofLawNo.Iof1996 onRadio andTelevision Broadcasting.2
II. Patents
1. LawNo.XXXIII of1995 ontheProtection ofInventions byPatents2
(entry intoforce: 1January 1996) amended byArticle 120(i), (j),(k)ofLawNo.XI
of1997; Article 117(a) repealed byLaw No.XIof1997 (seebelow under
Trademarks) .
2. LawNo.VIIof1994Amending Industrial Property andCopyright Legislation (entry
intoforce: 1July1994).3Articles 1-6repealed byLawNo.XXXIII of1995,
Articles 20-28 concerning patents stillinforce. Articles 7,8repealed byLawNo.XI
of1997 (seebelow under Trademarks).
1Thetextsofthese lawscanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/C/1 -3.ThetextofSection 117ofLawNo.Iof1996
wassubmitted bythecommunication from Hungary 'sPermanent Mission, dated 5March 1998.
2Thetextofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/P/1 and2.IP/N/1/HUN/1/ Rev.1/Add.1
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III. Trademarks
LawNo.XIof1997ontheProtection ofTrademarks andGeographical Indications
(entry intoforce: 1July1997).3
IV. Geographical Indications
1. LawNo.XIof1997ontheProtection ofTrademarks andGeographical Indications
(entry intoforce: 1July1997).4
2. Decree LawofthePresidium oftheHungarian People 'sRepublic, No.1of1982 on
theAnnouncement oftheLisbon Agreement fortheProtection ofAppellations ofOrigin
andtheirInternational Registration (entry intoforce: 3February 1982).4
V. Utility models
LawNo.XXXVIII of1991 ontheProtection ofUtility Models (entry intoforce:
1January 1992).5Thislawhasbeenamended byArticle 12ofLawNo.VIIof1994
andArticle 117(b) and(c)ofLawNo.XXXIII of1995(seeabove under Patents) and
Article 120(g) ofLawNo.XIof1997 (seeabove under Trademarks) .
VI. Industrial designs
1. Decree-Law ofthePresidium oftheHungarian Republic No.28of1978 onthe
protection ofIndustrial Designs (entry intoforce: 1March 1979).6Thislawhasbeen
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 products
LawNo.XXXIX of1991 ontheProtection oftheTopographies ofMicroelectronic
Semiconductor Products (entry intoforce: 1January 1992).7
3Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/I/2 .
4ThetextofthislawistheHungarian translation oftheLisbon Agreement. Thelawconcerns theratification
byHungary oftheLisbon Agreement; asaresult, theLisbon Agreement ispart oftheHungarian legal system.
5Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/I/1.
6Thetexts ofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/D/1 and2.
7Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/L/1.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1/Add.1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
(inaddition totheonescontained inAnnex II
ofdocument IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1)
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
[...]
Special Requirements related toBorder
Measures
Decree oftheGovernment ontheBorder
Measures applicable against Abuse ofIP
rights intheCustoms Administration
Procedure8
(No.128of1997)
Thedecree entered intoforce asfrom
1August 1997TheDecree establishes thespecial procedures
applicable incaseofabuse ofcopyright and
neighbouring rights, geographical indications
andtrademarks.
Itcontains provisions onsuspension of
release ofinfringing goods under therequest
oftherightholder andasanexofficio action
ofthecustoms authorities incustoms
procedure.
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8Thislawhasbeen made available inEnglish totheSecretariat.