WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
IP/N/1/SVK/E/1 
16 December 2011 
 (11-6558) 
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 
 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of Act No. 300/2005 Coll. Criminal Code - 
Criminal acts against industrial property rights and copyright - Sections 281–283, as notified by the Slovak Republic on 18 August 2010 under Artic le 63.2 of the Agreement (see document 
IP/N/1/SVK/4). 
 
 
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 
 
RÉPUBLIQUE SLOVAQUE 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 300/2005, Code Pénal, articles 281 à 283 
concernant les atteintes portées aux droits de propriété  industrielle et au droit d'auteur qui relèvent du 
droit pénal, notifiée par la Républi que slovaque le 18 août  2010 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/SVK/4). 
 
 
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 
 
REPÚBLICA ESLOVACA 
 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley N° 300/2005  (recopilación) del 
Código Penal - Actos delictivos contra  los derechos de propiedad industrial y el derecho de autor - 
Artículos 281 a 283, que la República Eslovaca  ha no tificado el 18 de agosto de 2010 en virtud de lo 
dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 de l Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SVK/4). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. 
   
   
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Consolidated version 
  Act No 300/2005 Coll. Criminal Code 
  
Criminal acts against industrial property rights 
and copyright 
 
 
Sections 281 - 283 
 
Section 281 
Infringement of trade mark, designation of origin and trade name 
 
(1) A person who puts on market products or prov ided services marked with the sign identical with 
the trade mark, the exclusive right for which belongs to other person, or a sign confusingly similar to 
this trade mark, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years. 
 
(2) Equal punishment as in paragraph (1) shall be  imposed on a person who in order to achieve 
economic benefit  
a) puts into circulation goods unlawfully marked with a sign which is identical or confusingly 
similar to the registered designation of origin fo r product and geographical indication for product to 
which the exclusive right belongs to other person, or 
 
b) unlawfully uses a sign which is identical or c onfusingly similar to the trade name or to the 
name of legal or natural person.  
(3) A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) 
 
a) and caused a significant damage,  b) due to specific motive for the act; or  
c) by serious manner of the act  
 
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.  (4) A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) 
 
a) and caused damage of large scale, or 
 
b) as a member of an organised crime group   
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.   
Section 282 
Infringement of industrial rights 
 (1) A person who infringes the rights to patent, utilit y model, design, topography of semiconductor or 
accepted plant variety or animal breed shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.  IP/N/1/SVK/E/1 
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  (2) A person who committed a crimin al offence under the paragraph (1) 
 
a) and caused a significant damage, or by 
 
b) serious manner of the act 
 
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.  (3) A person who committed a crimin al offence under the paragraph (1) 
 
a) and caused a damage of large scale, or 
 
b) as a member of an organised crime group 
 shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.   
Section 283 
Infringement of copyright 
 
(1) A person who infringes the protected rights to the work, artistic performance, phonogram or 
audiovisual recording, radio broa dcasting or television br oadcasting or database shall be liable to a 
term of imprisonment of up to 2 years.  (2) A person who committed a crimin al offence under the paragraph (1) 
 
a) and caused a bigger damage; 
 
b) by serious manner of the act; 
 
c) with a specific motive for the act; or 
 
d) by means of computer system 
 shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years  (3) A person who committed a criminal offence unde r the paragraph (1) and caused a significant 
damage, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years. 
 (4) A person who committed a crimin al offence under the paragraph (1) 
 
a) and caused a damage of large scale, or 
 
b) as a member of an organised crime group 
 shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.  
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