. /.  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/CZE/D/1/Add.1 
IP/N/1/CZE/I/1/Add.3 
1 February 2005 
 (05-0412) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
CZECH REPUBLIC 
Addendum
 The present document reproduces the text1 of Law Nº 474/2004 Coll., of 22 July 2004, amending Act 
Nº 207/2000 Coll. on the protection of industrial designs on amendments of Act Nº 527/1990, on inventions, 
industrial designs and rationalization proposals, in the version of later regulations, notified by the Delegation of 
the Czech Republic by means of a communication dated 28 December 2004 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATI ONS CONSACRÉES À LA PROPRIÉTÉ 
INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE DE  L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE 
Addendum  
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 474/2004 du 22 juillet 2004 portant modification de 
la Loi n° 207/2000 sur la protection des dessins et modèles industriels portant modification de la Loi 
n° 527/1990 sur les inventions, les dessins et modèles industriels et les propositions de rationalisation, dans la version incorporant les règlements ultérieurs, notifié par la délégation de la République tchèque dans une 
communication datée du 28 décembre 2004. 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio   
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63  DEL ACUERDO 
REPÚBLICA CHECA 
Addendum  
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley N° 474/2004, de 22 de julio de 2004, por la 
se que modifica la Ley Nº 207/2000 de Protección de los dibujos y modelos industriales y de enmienda de la 
Ley Nº 527/1990 de invenciones, dibujos y modelos indust riales y proyectos de raciona lización, en la versión de 
la normativa adoptada ulteriormente, que la Dele gación de la República Checa notificó mediante una 
comunicación de fecha 28 de diciembre de 2004. 
                                                      
 1 In English only. The text in the original language is available for consultation by intere sted Delegations at the WTO 
Secretariat./En anglais seulement.  Les délé gations intéressées peuvent consulter le te xte dans sa langue d'origine, au Secréta riat de 
l'OMC./En inglés solamente.  Las delegacione s interesadas podrán consultar en la Secretar ía de la OMC el texto en su idioma ori ginal. IP/N/1/CZE/D/1/Add.1 
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                                                     474 
ACT 
of 22 July 2004 
amending Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on the protection of industrial designs on 
amendments of Act no. 527/1990, on inventio ns, industrial designs and rationalization 
proposals, in the version of later regulations 
 
Parliament has adopted the following Act of the Czech Republic: 
 
Article I 
Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on the protection of indust rial designs on amendments of Act no. 527/1990, 
on inventions, industrial designs and rationalization proposals, in the version of later regulations 
has been hereby changed as follows: 
1. In Section 6, subsection 1, first sentence, the words after “otherwise published" are completed 
with "except for cases where such disclosure mi ght not become known by expert groups active 
within the European Communities and specialized in such branch in the course of standard 
business activities prior to submission of the application or prior to the date of priority.” 
2. In Section 24, subsection 2, the following  words are added after "in the European 
Communities": "or in another country being a member of the EEA”. 
3. In Section 27, subsection 1, paragraph d) is as follows: 
"d) if it is an industrial design already register ed or effectively protected in the Czech Republic 
as an older industrial design, however, which wa s accessible to the public after the date of 
priority of the contested industrial design,”. 
4. In section 34, the existing text is marked as subsection 1 and the new subsection 2 indicated 
below, including footnote No. 2a), is added: 
“(2) Also an application of a registered Community design2a can be submitted to the Office; the 
submission date is stamped on such application by the Office and the latter delivers it within 
fourteen days to The Office for Harmonisation in  the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs). 
The applicant shall pay a fee amounting to 500 CZK for forwarding of the application covering 
expenses associated with acceptance and forwarding of the application.  
5. In Section 37, subsection 6, the following sent ence is added after the first sentence: “The 
application for registration of the industrial desi gn shall also be refused due to its conflicting 
with an older identical design effective in the territory of the Czech Republic made accessible 
to the public after date of filing the applicat ion or after this application’s priority date.“ 
6. In Section 40, subsection 3 is hereby deleted.  
7. In Section 47, the new subsection 3 indicated be low, including footnote No. 6a), is added: 
“(3) A lawsuit against the final Office’s de cision conforming to special legal directives6a can be 
filed. 
8. In Section 47, the following subsections 4 and 5 are added: 
“(4) The City Court in Prague decides in the Czech Republic as the first instance court for 
Community designs as directed by EC Council Directive No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 about 
Community designs.  
(5) The decision of The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) about costs in favour of the proceeding’s participant before The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) shall be indicated by the 
Office’s enforcement clause pursuant to an appl ication filed by an authorized participant after 
verification of the claim’s au thenticity without any checking  or issuing of a decision.“ 
 
Article II 
Entry into force 
This Act shall enter into force on the day of declaration thereof.  
Signed by Zaorálek, Klaus, Gross 
__________ 
 
2a EC Council Regulation No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on (industrial) designs of the Communities. 
6a Act No. 150/2002 on Rules of Administrative Procedure as amended.