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Federal Law No. 17 of 2002 on the Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property for Patents and Industrial Designs (as amended by Federal Law No. 31 of October 1, 2006), United Arab Emirates

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Details Details Year of Version 2006 Dates Issued: November 19, 2002 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of Federal Law No. 17 of 2002 on the Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property for Patents and Industrial Designs incoporated amendments introduced by Federal Law No. 31 of October 1, 2006, which entered into force on October 12, 2006.

The said Federal Law No. 31 replaced all the words “Ministry or Minister of Industry” by “Ministry or Minister of Finance and Industry” in this consolidated version of the Law No. 17 of 2002.

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Arabic قانون اتحادي رقم 17 لسنة 2002 في شأن تنظیم وحمایة الملكیة الصناعیة لبراءات الاختراع والرسوم والنماذج الصناعیة (المعدل بموحب القانون الإتحادي رقم 31 بتاريخ 1 أكتوبر 2006)         English Federal Law No. 17 of 2002 on the Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property for Patents and Industrial Designs (as amended by Federal Law No. 31 of October 1, 2006)     
 
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Federal Law No. 17 of 2002 on the Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property for Patents and Industrial Designs (as amended by Federal Law No. 31 of October 1, 2006)

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