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Patentgesetz

Legislation Supersedes (9 text(s)) Supersedes (9 text(s))

• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of 30 August 2021) (DE284)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 8, 2017) (DE229)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017) (DE277)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of April 4, 2016) (DE223)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 3, 2015) (DE208)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 19, 2013) (DE160)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 17, 2008) (DE116)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of August 6, 1998) (DE081)
• Patent Act (as amended up to Act of October 25, 1994) (DE017)

Is amended by (11 text(s)) Is amended by (11 text(s))

• Act on Further Duties of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and to Revise the Patent Costs Act (DE285)
• Second Act to Simplify and Modernise Patent Law, Second Patent Law Modernisation Act – 2. Patentrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz (DE308)
• Act on the Harmonization of the Copyright Law with the Current Requirements of the Knowledge Society (Copyright Knowledge Society Act) (DE271)
• Act on the Amendments to the Design Act and Other Intellectual Property Acts (DE224)
• Act on the Modernization of the Industrial Design Act and Amendments to the Rules on the Notices Concerning the Protection of Exhibition (DE174)
• Act Revising Certain Provisions of Patent Act and Other Acts in the Field of Industrial Property Protection (DE175)
• Act on the Simplification and Modernization of Patent Act (DE193)
• Act on Further Reform of Stock Corporation Act and Accounting Act and on Transparency and Disclosure (Transparency and Disclosure Act) (DE098)
• Act to Revise the Rules on Costs in the Field of Intellectual Property (DE104)
• Second Act to Amend the Patent Act and Other Acts (DE097)
• Third Act to Amend the Judicial Officers Act and Other Acts (DE095)

Is implemented by (9 text(s)) Is implemented by (9 text(s))

• Regulation on Patent Procedures before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Patent Regulation - PatV, amended up to 10 December 2024 (DE318)
• Regulation on the German Patent and Trademark Office, DPMA Regulation - DPMAV, amended up to the Regulation of 10 August 2021 (DE315)
• Regulation for Further Modernization of the Design Act and Introduction of the Invalidity Procedure in Design Matters (DE198)
• Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications, PatInfoZBek 2000-09 (DE126)
• Notice of Patent Information Centers Authorized to Accept Patent and Utility Model Applications, PatInfoZBek 2001-02 (DE127)
• Notice of the Patent Centres Authorised to Receive Applications for Patents and Utility Models, PatInfoZBek (DE091)
• Notice of the Patent Centres Authorised to Receive Applications for Patents and Utility Models, PatInfoZBek 1999-11 (DE105)
• Order Concerning Patent Applications (DE073)
• Regulation on Patent Applications, Patent Application Regulation - PatAnmVO (DE020)