. /.  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/DEU/I/3 
11 June 2009 
 (09-2829) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights   
 Original:   English/ 
 anglais/   inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROP ERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
GERMANY 
   The present document reproduces the text
1 of a Notice in respect of the patent centres 
authorized to receive applications for patents, u tility models, trade marks and designs of 9 April 2009, 
as notified by Germany under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.   
 
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 
ALLEMAGNE 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 d'avis indiquant les centres d'information sur les 
brevets habilités à accepter les demande s de brevets, de modèles d'utilité, de marques et de dessins et 
modèles, du 9 avril 2009, notifié par l'Allemagne  au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord.   
 
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 
 
ALEMANIA 
   En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de la Notificación de Centros de Información 
sobre Patentes autorizados para aceptar  solicitudes de patentes, modelos de utilidad, marcas de fábrica 
o de comercio y dibujos y modelos, de 9 de abril de 2009, que Alemania  notificó de conformidad con 
lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo. 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   IP/N/1/DEU/I/3 
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Notice in respect of the patent centres authorised to receive applications  
for patents, utility models, trade marks and designs 
 
of 9 April 2009  
 
 
I. 
 
Pursuant to section 34 subsection (2) and section 35 subsection (2), first sentence number 2, 
of the Patent Act, which were revised by Article 2 of the Act of 16 July 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I 
p. 1827) , pursuant to section 4 subsection (2), first sen tence, and section 4a subsection (2), first 
sentence number 2, of the Utility Models Act, wh ich were inserted by Article 3 of the Act of 
16 July 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1827), pursu ant to section 11 subsection (1), second sentence, 
and section 13 subsection (1), number 2, of the D esigns Act in the version of its promulgation on 
12 March 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 390), a nd pursuant to section 32 subsection (1), second 
sentence, of the Trade Mark Act, which was inserted by Article 2 subsection (9), number 2, of the Act 
of 12 March 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 390), notice is hereby given to the effect that the 
 
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) 
- Hochschulbib liothek, Patentinformationszentrum -, 
52062 Aachen, 
 
 is hereby designated, from 23 April 2009 onwards, to  be a patent information centre within the 
meaning of section 34 subsection (2), first senten ce, and section 35 subsection (2), first sentence 
number 2, of the Patent Act, section 4 subsection (2 ), first sentence, and section 4a subsection (2), 
first sentence number 2, of the Utility Models Ac t, section 11 subsection (1), second sentence, and 
section 13 subsection (1), number 2, of the Designs Ac t, section 32 subsection (1), second sentence, of 
the Trade Mark Act and Article II section 4 subsecti on (1), first sentence, of the Act on International 
Patent Treaties of 21 June 1976 (Federal Law Gaze tte 1976 II p. 649) in the version of Article 6, 
number 1 letter (b), of the Act of 16 July 1998 (F ederal Law Gazette I p. 1827) and Art. III section 1 
subsection (2), first sentence, of the Act on Intern ational Patent Treaties of  21 June 1976 (Federal 
Law Gazette 1976 II p. 649) in the ve rsion of Article 6, number 4 letter (c), of the Act of 16 July 1998 
(Federal Law Gazette I p. 1827).  
The President of the German Patent and Trad e Mark Office publishes, in the Journal of 
Patents, Trade Marks and Drawings, furthe r details on the receipt of applications. 
  
Berlin, 9 April 2009 
 
 
  
For the Federal Ministry of Justice 
Dr. Weis 
 
 
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