. /.  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/SWE/P/2/Rev.1/Add.1 
3 January 2006 
 (06-0009) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
SWEDEN 
 
Addendum
 
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Act of 1 April 2004 (No. 2004:160), 
Amending the Act on the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights (1997:306), as notified by Sweden 
under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/SWE/1/Add.1). 
 
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
SUÈDE 
 
Addendum
 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi du 1er avril 2004 (n° 2004:160), portant 
modification de la Loi sur la protection des droits  des obtenteurs de variétés végétales (1997:306), 
notifiée par la Suède au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/SWE/1/Add.1). 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
SUECIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley de 1º de abril de 2004 
(Nº 2004:160), por la que se modifica la Ley de  Protección de los Derechos de los Obtentores 
(1997:306), que Suecia ha notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SWE/1/Add.1). 
                                                     
 
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/SWE/P/2/Rev.1/Add.1 
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The Government Offices                                                   May 2004 
The Ministry of Justice Division for Intellectual Property and Transport Law Henry Olsson 
  
Act  
Of April 1, 2004 (No 2004:160) Amending the Act on the Protection of Plant Breeders´ Rights (1997:306) 
 In accordance with the decision by Parliament  it is  prescribed, as regards the Act on the Protection of 
Plant Breeders´ Rights (1997:306) that Chapter 7, Article 4, shall read as follows, and 
that one new Article shall be inserted in the Act, numbered Chapter 7, Article 3 a, and reading as 
follows. 
 
Chapter 7 
 Article 3 a 
 
The holder of a patent on a biotechnical inventi on who can not exploit it without infringing a prior 
plant breeders´ right, may obtain a compulsory license to  exploit the plant variety that is protected by 
the plant breeders´ right. Such a license may be gran ted only if the applicant proves that the invention 
constitutes a significant technical progress of consider able economic interest in relation to the plant 
variety.  
If the holder of a plant breeders´ right obtains a com pulsory license in a patent, the patent holder is 
entitled to obtain, on reasonable conditions, a co mpulsory license (cross-license) to exploit the 
protected plant variety.  Provisions on the possibility for a plant breeder to obtain, on certain conditions, a compulsory license 
to exploit an invention protected by a patent, ar e contained in Article 46 a of the Patents Act 
(1967:837).  
 
Article 4 
 
 A compulsory license may be granted only to a person who can be assumed to exploit the plant 
variety in an acceptable manner and in accordance with the license. The applicant must also prove that 
he or she has unsuccessfully turned to the holder of  the plant breeders´ right to obtain a contractual 
license on reasonable conditions.  A compulsory license does not prevent the holder of the plant breeders´ right from exploiting himself or herself the plant variety or to grant licenses.  A compulsory license may be assigned to someone 
else only together with a business where it is exploited or intended to be exploited. In respect of such 
compulsory licenses as mentioned in Article 3 a, firs t Paragraph, also applies that the license may be 
assigned only together with the pate nt to which the license applies 
---------------------- 1. This Act enters into force on May 1, 2004. 
2. The new provisions apply also to plant breeders´  rights, which have been granted or applied for 
before the entry into force.  
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