WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
17April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1553)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Hungary
Revision
Thepresent document compiles thelistsoflawsandregulations notified byHungary under
Article 63.2 oftheAgreement, ascontained indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1 and
IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.1/Add.1. Atthesame time, thereferences tothefootnotes inSections I,II,IV
andVIofAnnex I,havebeencorrected.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
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ANNEX I
LIST OFHUNGARIAN MAIN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TOINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
I. Copyright andrelated rights
1. LawNo.IIIof1969 onCopyright (entry intoforce: January 1970), asamended.1
Lastamendment: LawNo.XIof1997 (entry intoforce: 1July1997) (seebelow
under Trademarks).
2. Decree oftheMinister ofCulture, No.9of1969ontheimplementation ofLawNo.III
of1969 (entry intoforce: 1February 1969), asamended.1
3. Section 117ofLawNo.Iof1996 onRadio andTelevision Broadcasting.1
II. Patents
1. LawNo.XXXIII of1995 ontheProtection ofInventions byPatents2
(entry intoforce: 1January 1996) amended byArticle 120(i), (j),(k)ofLawNo.XI
of1997; Article 117(a) repealed byLawNo.XIof1997(seebelow under Trademarks).
2. LawNo.VIIof1994Amending Industrial Property andCopyright Legislation (entry
intoforce: 1July1994).2Articles 1-6repealed byLawNo.XXXIII of1995,
Articles 20-28 concerning patents stillinforce. Articles 7,8repealed byLawNo.XI
of1997 (seebelow under Trademarks).
1Thetexts ofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/C/1-3.
2Thetextofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/P/1 and2.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
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III. Trademarks
LawNo.XIof1997 ontheProtection ofTrademarks andGeographical Indications
(entry intoforce: 1July1997).3
IV. Geographical Indications
1. LawNo.XIof1997 ontheProtection ofTrademarks andGeographical Indications
(entry intoforce: 1July1997).3
2. Decree LawofthePresidium oftheHungarian People 'sRepublic, No.1of1982 on
theAnnouncement oftheLisbon Agreement fortheProtection ofAppellations ofOrigin
andtheirInternational Registration (entry intoforce: 3February 1982).4
V. Utility models
LawNo.XXXVIII of1991 ontheProtection ofUtility Models (entry intoforce:
1January 1992).5Thislawhasbeenamended byArticle 12ofLawNo.VIIof1994
andArticle 117(b) and(c)ofLawNo.XXXIII of1995(seeabove under Patents) and
Article 120(g) ofLawNo.XIof1997 (seeabove under Trademarks).
VI. Industrial designs
1. Decree-Law ofthePresidium oftheHungarian Republic No.28of1978 onthe
protection ofIndustrial Designs (entry intoforce: 1March 1979).6Thislawhasbeen
amended byArticles 9,10and11ofLawNo.VIIof1994(seeabove under Patents).
2. OrderoftheMinisterofJusticeNo.1of1979concerningcourtproceedingsinIndustrial
Design Matters.6
VII. Topographies ofmicroelectronic semiconductor products
LawNo.XXXIX of1991 ontheProtection oftheTopographies ofMicroelectronic
Semiconductor Products (entry intoforce: 1January 1992).7
3Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/I/2.
4ThetextofthislawistheHungarian translation oftheLisbon Agreement. Thelawconcerns theratification byHungary
oftheLisbon Agreement; asaresult, theLisbon Agreement ispartoftheHungarian legal system.
5Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/I/1.
6Thetexts ofthese lawscanbefound indocuments IP/N/1/HUN/D/1 and2.
7Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/HUN/L/1.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil Code (asamended)
(No.IVof1959)
TheCode entered intoforce on1May1960Thecivilcoderegulates thestatus and
competence ofnatural andlegalpersons, the
ownership rights, thelawofcontracts, the
liability fordamages andtheinheritance.
Itcontains basic rules ontheprotection of
intellectual property, too.
Prevention oftheAbuse ofIntellectual
Property Rights
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice (asamended)
(No.LXXXVI of1990)
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1991
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice andLimitation ofCompetition
(No.LVII of1996)
TheLawwillenter intoforce on
1January 1997TheLawprovides fortheprotection ofthe
freedom andthefairness ofcompetition. It
prohibits -interalia-theabuse oftrade
secrets, thelimitation ofcompetition by
contracts, theuseofmisleading indications in
thecourse oftrade andunfair comparison in
advertisements.
Civil Judicial Procedures andRemedies
LawonCivil Procedure (asamended)
(No.IIIof1952)
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1953TheLawcontains provisions oncivillitigious
andnonlitigious proceedings applied bythe
courts toensure equal andfairprotection for
rightholders. Thecounty courts, andinthe
territory ofthecapital, theMetropolitan
Court havejurisdiction inintellectual
property cases.
Provisional Judicial Measures
LawonCivil Procedure (asamended) TheLawcontains rules ontheaccessibility of
preliminary measures incaseofthreatening
damage ortoprovide protection forthe
plaintiff 'sreasonable legalinterests, orto
maintain thestatus constituting basis forthe
dispute.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Criminal procedures
Criminal Code (asamended)
(No.IVof1978)
Entry intoforce: 31December 1978TheCriminal Code qualifies asacrime and
punishes falseindications ofgoods and
infringement withanimprisonment upto
three years. Infringement ofcopyright and
neighbouring rights isranked ascrime ifthe
actcauses pecuniary loss,themost serious
penalty ofwhich isanimprisonment offive
years.8
ActofCriminal Procedures (asamended)
(No.Iof1973)
Entry intoforce: 1January 1974TheActcontains provisions governing the
proceedings before thecriminal courts.
Protection ofundisclosed information
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice (asamended)
(No.LXXXVI of1990)9
TheLawentered intoforce on
1January 1991
LawontheProhibition ofUnfair Market
Practice andLimitation ofCompetition
(No.LVII of1996)
TheLawwillenter intoforce on
1January 1997TheLawprovides fortheprotection of
undisclosed information. Itprohibits theuse
ofabusiness secret inanunfair manner and
itprohibits todisclose ittoothers without
authorization.
8SectionsNos.296,329and329A oftheCriminalCode aredirectlyrelevant tocriminalprocedur esconcer ningintellectual
property.
9ThisLawhasalsobeen made available inEnglish totheSecretariat.IP/N/1/HUN/1/Rev.2
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TITLE
DATE OFADOPTION
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Other Administrative Procedures
LawonAdministrative Procedure (as
amended)
(No.IVof1957)
TheLawentered intoforce asfrom
1October 1957
Decree oftheMinister ofIndustry andTrade
ontheadministrative feesofindustrial
property procedures
(No.77of1995)TheLawestablishes thegeneral rules of
administrative procedure, thecompetence of
statebodies, thescope ofdecisions, the
remedies against decisions, etc.
These provisions areapplicable tothe
procedures inIPRmatters before thePatent
Office, inasmuch asthespecial lawson
patents, trademarks, etc.,donotcontain
special provisions.
Thedecree regulates theamount andthe
payment offeesrelating toIPRprocedures
before thePatent Office.
Special Requirements related toBorder
Measures
Decree oftheGovernment ontheBorder
Measures applicable against Abuse ofIP
rights intheCustoms Administration
Procedure10
(No.128of1997)
Thedecree entered intoforce asfrom
1August 1997TheDecree establishes thespecial procedures
applicable incaseofabuse ofcopyright and
neighbouring rights, geographical indications
andtrademarks.
Itcontains provisions onsuspension of
release ofinfringing goods under therequest
oftherightholder andasanexofficio action
ofthecustoms authorities incustoms
procedure.
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10Thislawhasbeen made available inEnglish totheSecretariat.