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Design protection

Hungarian laws and regulations
Community laws and regulations
Treaties and Conventions

Hungarian laws and regulations

Act XLVIII of 2001 on the legal protection of designs

Government Decree No. 147/2007. (VI. 26.) on the detailed rules concerning electronic filing of certain documents in industrial property procedures (Hungarian only)

Decree No. 19/2001 (XI.29.) IM (Minister of Justice) on the detailed formal requirements of the application for design protection
(Hungarian only)

Decree No. 19/2005 (IV. 12.) GKM on the fees for administrative services in industrial property procedures before the Hungarian Patent Office

Government Decree No. 266/2001 (XII. 21.) Korm. on the Hungarian Design Council

Community laws and regulations

Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property right

Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs

Council Regulation 6/2002 (EC) of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 of 21 October 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002 of 16 December 2002 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) in respect of the registration of Community designs

Treaties and Conventions

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
(Promulgated by the Law Decree No. 18/1970 - Hungarian only)

The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Design

Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs
(Promulgated by the Law Decree No. 29/1984 - Hungarian only)

Regulation under the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs

Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
(Agreement signed at Locarno on 8 October 1968 was promulgated by the Law Decree No. 29/1973)