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Legislative Decree No. 30/2005, adopting Industrial Property Code under A. 15 Law No. 273/2002.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 52 of 04 March 2005.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, General
Keyword
Fraud Business/industry/corporations Court/tribunal Agricultural commodities Intellectual property rights/patents Biotechnology Animal reproduction Genetic resources Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force 19 March 2005.
Abstract

The Legislative Decree is organised in VIII Headings and concerns the adoption of the Industrial Property Code as prescribed by A. 15 of the Law No. 273/2002. For the purposes of this Code, under A. 1 Industrial Property means: trademarks and other distinctive signs, geographical indication and designations of origin, designs and models, inventions, utility models, topographies of semiconductor products, trade secrets and new plant varieties. Industrial Property Rights are acquired through patenting, registration or other methods as identified by this Code. Patenting and registrations create property Titles. Under the Code new plant varieties, and inventions, such as biotechnology inventions can be patented, whereas geographical indication and designations of origin find protection when certain conditions are met.

Full text
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Website
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