WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev. 2
14August 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3207)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Austria
Revision
Bymeans ofacommunication from thePermanent Mission ofAustria totheWTO, dated
21June1996, asupplementary notification under Article 63.2oftheAgreement hasbeenreceived
fromAustria. Thepresent document reproduces acorrespondingly updated version ofthenotification
from Austria thatwascirculated indocument IP/N/1/AUT/Rev.1.IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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ANNEX I
MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS DEDICATED TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TOBENOTIFIED
UNDER ART. 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
TITLE AND NATIONAL SOURCE
Copyright andRelated Rights1
Federal Lawconcerning copyright inworks ofliterature andartandneighbouring rights 1936
asamended byBGBl. Nos.111/1936, 206/1949, 106/1953, 492/1972, 321/1980, 295/1982,
75/1986, 601/1988, 612/1989 and93/1993
Federal Lawwithwhich theCopyright Actandthe1980 Copyright ActAmendment are
amended (1996 Copyright ActAmendment -UrhGNov 1996)
N.B. Federal Law concerning thePrevention ofCounterfeit Merchandise. Onthedate ofthis
notification thenational legislation hasnotbeen concluded. Currently theECregulations
No.3295/94 of11December 1994 andNo.1367/95 of16June 1995 areapplied.
ThetextoftheFederal Law concerning thePrevention ofCounterfeit Merchandise willbe
submitted immediately after thenational legislation hasbeen concluded.
Trademarks2
Trademark Protection Law1970, BGBl. No.260/1970, asamended byBGBl. Nos. 350/1977,
526/1981, 126/1984; 653/1987, 418/1992, 773/1992 and109/1993
Geographical Indications
Amendment oftheTrademarks Actinprogress
Industrial Designs3
Design Law1990, BGBl. No.497/1990 asamended byBGBl. No.772/1992
1Seedocuments IP/N/1/AUT/C/1 and2
2Seedocument IP/N/1/AUT/T/1
3Seedocument IP/N/1/AUT/D/1IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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TITLE AND NATIONAL SOURCE
Patents4
Patent Law1970, BGBl. No.259/1970 asamended byBGBl. Nos. 137/1971, 167/1973,
560/1973, 581/1973, 349/1977, 526/1981, 126/1984, 234/1984; 104/1985, 382/1986,
653/1987, 418/1992, 771/1992, 212/1994, 634/1994 and819/1994
LawIntroducing Patent Treaties, BGBl. No.52/1979 asamended byBGBl. Nos. 234/1984
and418/1992
Protection Certificates Act1994, BGBl. No.635/1994
Utility Models Act1994, BGBl. No.211/1994
Federal LawontheProtection ofPlant Varieties 1993, BGBl, No.108/1993
Layout Designs ofIntegrated Circuits5
Semi-conductor Protection Law, BGBl. No.372/1988
4Seedocuments IP/N/1/AUT/P/1 -5
5Seedocument IP/N/1/AUT/L/1IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS DEDICATED TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TOBENOTIFIED
UNDER ART. 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright andRelated Rights
Federal Lawconcerning collecting societies
1936, BGBl. 112/1936
Provisions forimplementation ofEC
regulations No.3295/94 of11December
1994 andNo.1367/95 of16June1995TheLawcontains theregulation ofassertion of
claims.
These provisions specify national procedures
regarding application.
Prevention oftheabuse ofintellectual
property rights6
Federal Lawconcerning cartels andother
restrictive practices 1988, BGBl. 600/1988
Amendment 140/1993 totheAustrian Cartel
Actof1988, 1993, BGBl.No.140/1993
Amendment 532/1993 totheAustrian Cartel
Actof1988, 1993, BGBl.No.532/1993
Amendment 693/1993 totheAustrian Cartel
Actof1988, 1993, BGBl.No.693/1993
Amendment 520/1995 totheAustrian Cartel
Actof1988, 1995, BGBl.No.520/1995TheLawcontains restrictive agreements in
licensing ofintangible property rights bylawor
bydecision oftheRestrictive Practices Court
prohibited.
Thisamendment deals withajudgement ofthe
Court forConstitutional Lawconcerning the
composition oftheAppellate Cartel Court.
Bythisamendment thedefinition offinancial
institutions wasaltered.
Thisamendment brought about substantial
changes totheAustrian Cartel Law. Themost
important concerned newrules forvertical
agreements ondistribution, anactive legal
standing forindividuals andmerger control.
Thisamendment refers tominor changes inthe
composition oftheCartel Court.
6With theentry intoforce oftheEEA-Agreement on10/01/1994 theECcompetition rules became directly applicable
inAustria. From thattimeon,theEuropean Competition Authorities have been enforcing competition lawaswellasthe
national Cartel court.IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil judicial procedures andremedies
Federal Lawconcerning theexercise of
jurisdiction andthecompetence ofthecourt
ofgeneral jurisdiction 1895, RGBl. 111/1895
asamended byBGBl. 458/1993
Federal Lawconcerning Civil Procedure
1895, RGBl. 113/1895 asamended by
BGBl. 624/1994TheLaws together withthesubsequent
amendments contain basic procedures forcivil
judicial proceedings.
Provisional judicial measures
Federal Lawconcerning security procedure
1896, RGBl. 79/1896, asamended by
BGBl. 624/1994TheLawtogether withthesubsequent
amendments contains general provisions of
preliminary injunctions.
Criminal Procedures
Federal Lawconcerning Criminal Procedure
1975, BGBl. 631/1975 and98/1960TheLawtogether withthesubsequent
amendments contains thebasic procedures for
criminal proceedings.
Trademarks
Lawagainst Unfair Competition (UWG) 1984
asamended byBGBl. 422/1988, 147/1992,
227/1993, 422/1994
Code ofCivil Procedure
RGBl. No.113/1895 aslastamended by
BGBl. No.519/1995
Patent Office Regulation, PBl.(=Austrian
Patent Gazette) 1990, 161asamended by
PBl.1992, 73andPBl.1994, 66
Patent, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs
Regulation, BGBl. No.226/1994Section 9grants protection against themisuse
ofdesignations (including registered
trademarks) ofenterprises.
Sections ofthisCode aretobeapplied inthe
proceedings oftheNullity- andAppeals-
Department ofthePatent Office (e.g.fortaking
ofevidence).
Thisregulation concerns internal procedures
regarding applications.
Thisactconcerns procedures before thePatent
Office regarding applications.IP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Industrial Designs
Code ofCivil Procedure
Patent Office Regulation
Patent, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs
RegulationSeeabove
Seeabove
Seeabove
Patents (Including Plant Variety
Protection)
Code ofCivil Procedure
Patent Office Regulation
Patent, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs
Regulation
Decree (BGBl. No.144/1993) oftheFederal
Minister forAgriculture andForestry onthe
definition ofrelated plant species according
totheSpecies Protection Act1993,
BGBl. No.108/1993
Decree (BGBl. No.455/1994) oftheFederal
Minister forAgriculture andForestry onthe
expansion ofthescope ofapplication ofthe
Species Protection Act1993,
BGBl. No.108/1993
Decree (BGBl. No426/1995) oftheFederal
Minister forAgriculture andForestry to
amend theexpansion ofthescope of
application oftheSpecies Protection Act
1993, BGBl. No.108/1993
Decree (BGBl. No.878/1995) oftheFederal
Minister forAgriculture andForestry on
registration feesandexamination feesunder
theSpecies Protection Act1933,
BGBl No.108/1993Seeabove
Seeabove
Seeabove
Concerning theprotection ofplant varieties.
Seeabove
Seeabove
SeeaboveIP/N/1/AUT/1/Rev.2
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Layout Designs ofIntegrated Circuits
Code ofCivil Procedure
Patent Office Regulation
Patent, Utility models, Trademarks, Designs
RegulationSeeabove
Seeabove
Seeabove