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Main IP Laws (7 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Law on Patents 1970, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 186/2023	2023	Status as of : December 30, 2023 Published : August 18, 1970 Promulgated : July 7, 1970	Patents (Inventions)
Law on the Protection of Trade Marks 1970, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023	2023	Status as of : May 19, 2023 Published : August 18, 1970 Promulgated : July 7, 1970	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Law on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works and Related Rights 1936, Copyright Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 182/2023	2023	Status as of : December 30, 2023 Promulgated : April 9, 1936 Published : April 9, 1936	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Law on the Protection of Designs 1990, Design Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023	2023	Status as of : May 19, 2023 Published : August 3, 1990 Promulgated : June 7, 1990	Industrial Designs
Law on the Protection of Utility Models 1994, Utility Model Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023	2023	Status as of : May 19, 2023 Promulgated : March 22, 1994 Published : March 22, 1994	Utility Models
Law on the Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductors Products 1988, Semiconductor Protection Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBl.I No. 37/2018	2018	Status as of : June 14, 2018 Published : October 1, 1988 Promulgated : June 23, 1988	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties 2001, Plant Variety Protection Law 2001, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 93/2015	2015	Status as of : August 3, 2015 Promulgated : August 10, 2001 Published : August 10, 2001	Plant Variety Protection

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Law on Patents 1970, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 186/2023

2023

Status as of :

December 30, 2023

Published :

August 18, 1970

Promulgated :

July 7, 1970

Patents (Inventions)

Law on the Protection of Trade Marks 1970, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023

2023

Status as of :

May 19, 2023

Published :

August 18, 1970

Promulgated :

July 7, 1970

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Law on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works and Related Rights 1936, Copyright Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 182/2023

2023

Status as of :

December 30, 2023

Promulgated :

April 9, 1936

Published :

April 9, 1936

Law on the Protection of Designs 1990, Design Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023

2023

Status as of :

May 19, 2023

Published :

August 3, 1990

Promulgated :

June 7, 1990

Industrial Designs

Law on the Protection of Utility Models 1994, Utility Model Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 51/2023

2023

Status as of :

May 19, 2023

Promulgated :

March 22, 1994

Published :

March 22, 1994

Utility Models

Law on the Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductors Products 1988, Semiconductor Protection Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBl.I No. 37/2018

2018

Status as of :

June 14, 2018

Published :

October 1, 1988

Promulgated :

June 23, 1988

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties 2001, Plant Variety Protection Law 2001, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 93/2015

2015

Status as of :

August 3, 2015

Promulgated :

August 10, 2001

Published :

August 10, 2001

Plant Variety Protection

Implementing Rules/Regulations (10 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 18, 1995 amending the Regulation on Form Requirements in Court Proceedings Using Automated Data Processing	1996	Entry into force : March 1, 1996 Adopted : January 1, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on Registration Fees and Examination Fees under the Species Protection Act	1995	Entry into force : January 1, 1996 Adopted : January 1, 1995	Plant Variety Protection IP Regulatory Body
Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the expansion of the scope of application of the Species Protection Act	1994	Entry into force : July 1, 1994 Adopted : January 1, 1994	Plant Variety Protection
Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Expansion of the Scope of Application of the Species Protection Act	1994	Adopted : January 1, 1994	Plant Variety Protection
Promulgation of the Chancellor concerning the Correction of Typographical Errors in the Federal Law Gazette	1994	Adopted : January 1, 1994	Patents (Inventions)
Regulation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs on the Implementation of the Patents Law 1970, the Utility Model Law, the Trademark Law 1970 and the Designs Protection Law 1990 (Patents, Utility Models, Trademarks and Designs Regulation)	1994	Entry into force : April 1, 1994 Adopted : March 25, 1994	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the Definition of Related Plant Species According to the Species Protection Act	1993	Entry into force : March 1, 1993 Adopted : January 1, 1993	Plant Variety Protection
Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs concerning the Registration of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products and the Semiconductor Protection Register (Semiconductor Protection Decree)	1988	Entry into force : October 1, 1988 Adopted : September 12, 1988	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, on Amendments to Decree on the Semiconductor Protection	1988	Issued : January 1, 1988	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Promulgation of the Chancellor concerning the Correction of Typographical Errors in the Federal Gazette and again announced in the Official Collection of Austrian Legislation	1971	Issued : April 23, 1971	Patents (Inventions)

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 18, 1995 amending the Regulation on Form Requirements in Court Proceedings Using Automated Data Processing

1996

Entry into force :

March 1, 1996

Adopted :

January 1, 1996

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on Registration Fees and Examination Fees under the Species Protection Act

1995

Entry into force :

January 1, 1996

Adopted :

January 1, 1995

Plant Variety Protection

IP Regulatory Body

Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the expansion of the scope of application of the Species Protection Act

1994

Entry into force :

July 1, 1994

Adopted :

January 1, 1994

Plant Variety Protection

Decree No. 455/1994 of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Expansion of the Scope of Application of the Species Protection Act

1994

Adopted :

January 1, 1994

Plant Variety Protection

Promulgation of the Chancellor concerning the Correction of Typographical Errors in the Federal Law Gazette

1994

Adopted :

January 1, 1994

Patents (Inventions)

Regulation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs on the Implementation of the Patents Law 1970, the Utility Model Law, the Trademark Law 1970 and the Designs Protection Law 1990 (Patents, Utility Models, Trademarks and Designs Regulation)

1994

Entry into force :

April 1, 1994

Adopted :

March 25, 1994

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Decree of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the Definition of Related Plant Species According to the Species Protection Act

1993

Entry into force :

March 1, 1993

Adopted :

January 1, 1993

Plant Variety Protection

Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs concerning the Registration of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products and the Semiconductor Protection Register (Semiconductor Protection Decree)

1988

Entry into force :

October 1, 1988

Adopted :

September 12, 1988

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

IP Regulatory Body

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Decree of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, on Amendments to Decree on the Semiconductor Protection

1988

Issued :

January 1, 1988

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Promulgation of the Chancellor concerning the Correction of Typographical Errors in the Federal Gazette and again announced in the Official Collection of Austrian Legislation

1971

Issued :

April 23, 1971

Patents (Inventions)

IP-related Laws (5 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Federal Law on Collecting Societies 2016 (as amended up to Federal Law No. 244/2021 (BGBl. I No. 244/2021))	2021	Amended up to : December 31, 2021 Entry into force : June 1, 2016 Promulgated : May 20, 2016	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Law Against Unfair Competition of 1984, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 109/2018 (BGBI. I No. 109/2018)	2018	Promulgated : November 22, 1984	Trademarks Trade Names Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Federal Law on Supplementary Protection Certificates (Law on Protection Certificates 1996, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 126/2013 (BGBI.I No. 126/2013))	2013	Entry into force : January 10, 1997 Promulgated : January 1, 1996	Patents (Inventions)
Federal Act on Supplementary Protection Certificates (Protection Certificates Act)	1994	Promulgated : January 1, 1994	Patents (Inventions)
Act Introducing Patent Treaties 1978 (Federal Act on the Introduction of the European Patent Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as last amended in 1992)	1992	Entry into force : May 1, 1979 Promulgated : December 16, 1978	Patents (Inventions)

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Federal Law on Collecting Societies 2016 (as amended up to Federal Law No. 244/2021 (BGBl. I No. 244/2021))

2021

Amended up to :

December 31, 2021

Entry into force :

June 1, 2016

Promulgated :

May 20, 2016

IP Regulatory Body

Law Against Unfair Competition of 1984, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 109/2018 (BGBI. I No. 109/2018)

2018

Promulgated :

November 22, 1984

Trademarks

Trade Names

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Federal Law on Supplementary Protection Certificates (Law on Protection Certificates 1996, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 126/2013 (BGBI.I No. 126/2013))

2013

Entry into force :

January 10, 1997

Promulgated :

January 1, 1996

Patents (Inventions)

Federal Act on Supplementary Protection Certificates (Protection Certificates Act)

1994

Promulgated :

January 1, 1994

Patents (Inventions)

Act Introducing Patent Treaties 1978 (Federal Act on the Introduction of the European Patent Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as last amended in 1992)

1992

Entry into force :

May 1, 1979

Promulgated :

December 16, 1978

Patents (Inventions)

Framework Laws (7 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Criminal Procedure Code 1975, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 70/2018 (BGBl I No. 70/2018))	2018	Promulgated : December 9, 1975	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Law on the Enforcement and Security Procedure (Execution Law, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 32/2018 (BGBl I No. 32/2018))	2018	Promulgated : May 27, 1896	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Law on the Exercise of Jurisdiction and the Jurisdiction of Ordinary Courts in Civil Cases (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 32/2018 (BGBl I No. 32/2018))	2018	Promulgated : August 1, 1895	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Law on Judicial Procedure in Civil Matters (Civil Procedure Law, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette No. 21/2011 (BGB1 I No. 21/2011))	2011	Promulgated : August 1, 1895	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Basic State Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBl No. 684/1988	2011	Promulgated : December 21, 1867 Published : December 21, 1867	Other
Federal Law of July 11, 1974, on the Adaptation of Federal Laws to the Criminal Code (Criminal Adjustment Law) (BGBI. No. 422/1974)	1975	Entry into force : January 1, 1975 Adopted : July 11, 1974	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Federal Law of July 4, 1963, on the Increase in the Value of the Penalty Unit in the Criminal Law (Criminal Amendment Law 1963) (BGBI. No. 175/1963)	1963	Entry into force : September 1, 1963 Promulgated : July 26, 1963	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Criminal Procedure Code 1975, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 70/2018 (BGBl I No. 70/2018))

2018

Promulgated :

December 9, 1975

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Law on the Enforcement and Security Procedure (Execution Law, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 32/2018 (BGBl I No. 32/2018))

2018

Promulgated :

May 27, 1896

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Law on the Exercise of Jurisdiction and the Jurisdiction of Ordinary Courts in Civil Cases (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 32/2018 (BGBl I No. 32/2018))

2018

Promulgated :

August 1, 1895

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Law on Judicial Procedure in Civil Matters (Civil Procedure Law, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette No. 21/2011 (BGB1 I No. 21/2011))

2011

Promulgated :

August 1, 1895

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Basic State Law, amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBl No. 684/1988

2011

Promulgated :

December 21, 1867

Published :

December 21, 1867

Other

Federal Law of July 11, 1974, on the Adaptation of Federal Laws to the Criminal Code (Criminal Adjustment Law) (BGBI. No. 422/1974)

1975

Entry into force :

January 1, 1975

Adopted :

July 11, 1974

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Federal Law of July 4, 1963, on the Increase in the Value of the Penalty Unit in the Criminal Law (Criminal Amendment Law 1963) (BGBI. No. 175/1963)

1963

Entry into force :

September 1, 1963

Promulgated :

July 26, 1963

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts (11 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Federal Law against Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (Law on Cartels 2005, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 56/2017 (BGBl I No. 56/2017))	2017	Promulgated : July 5, 2005	Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Federal Law on the Prohibition of the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms and the Amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Law, published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 93/2015	2015	Promulgated : August 3, 2015	Plant Variety Protection
Federal Law on the Federal Law on the Protection of Monuments in regard to their Historical, Artistic or Cultural Value (Law on Monument Protection, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 92/2013 (BGBl I No. 92/2013))	2013	Promulgated : September 25, 1923	Other
Federal Law for the Implementation of Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the Return of Cultural Objects Unlawfully Removed from the Territory of a Member State of the European Community (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 112/2003 (BGBl.I No. 112/2003))	2011	Promulgated : May 15, 1998	Other
Federal Law on the Restitution of Cultural Property of Austrian Federal Museums and Collections and of other Federal Property (Law of Restitution, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 117/2009 (BGBI. I No. 117/2009))	2011	Adopted : December 4, 1998	Other
Federal Law on Amendments to the Laws on Insolvency 2010 (BGBl. I No. 29/2010)	2010	Promulgated : May 20, 2010	Other
Regulation of the Federal Minister for Education, Arts and Culture on the measures under the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict (Cultural Heritage Protection Regulation, published in the Federal Law Gazette II No. 51/2009 (BGBl. II No. 51/2009))	2009	Entry into force : June 1, 2009 Issued : February 23, 2009	Other
Regulation of the Federal Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs defining Categories of Cultural Goods which do not Require an Export License under the Monument Protection Law (published in the Federal Law Gazette II No. 484/1999 (BGBl. II No. 484/1999))	2000	Entry into force : January 1, 2000 Issued : December 23, 1999	Other
Promulgation of the Federal Chancellor on the repeal of § 93 para 1, third sentence of the Cartel Law 1988 by the Constitutional Court	1993	Entry into force : September 30, 1993 Adopted : January 1, 1993	Competition
Federal Law of October 19, 1988 against Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (Cartel Law 1988)	1988	Entry into force : January 1, 1989 Adopted : October 19, 1988	Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Federal Data Protection Law	1978	Entry into force : January 1, 1980 Adopted : October 18, 1978	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Federal Law against Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (Law on Cartels 2005, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 56/2017 (BGBl I No. 56/2017))

2017

Promulgated :

July 5, 2005

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Federal Law on the Prohibition of the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms and the Amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Law, published in the Federal Law Gazette BGBI.I No. 93/2015

2015

Promulgated :

August 3, 2015

Plant Variety Protection

Federal Law on the Federal Law on the Protection of Monuments in regard to their Historical, Artistic or Cultural Value (Law on Monument Protection, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 92/2013 (BGBl I No. 92/2013))

2013

Promulgated :

September 25, 1923

Other

Federal Law for the Implementation of Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the Return of Cultural Objects Unlawfully Removed from the Territory of a Member State of the European Community (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 112/2003 (BGBl.I No. 112/2003))

2011

Promulgated :

May 15, 1998

Other

Federal Law on the Restitution of Cultural Property of Austrian Federal Museums and Collections and of other Federal Property (Law of Restitution, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 117/2009 (BGBI. I No. 117/2009))

2011

Adopted :

December 4, 1998

Other

Federal Law on Amendments to the Laws on Insolvency 2010 (BGBl. I No. 29/2010)

2010

Promulgated :

May 20, 2010

Other

Regulation of the Federal Minister for Education, Arts and Culture on the measures under the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict (Cultural Heritage Protection Regulation, published in the Federal Law Gazette II No. 51/2009 (BGBl. II No. 51/2009))

2009

Entry into force :

June 1, 2009

Issued :

February 23, 2009

Other

Regulation of the Federal Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs defining Categories of Cultural Goods which do not Require an Export License under the Monument Protection Law (published in the Federal Law Gazette II No. 484/1999 (BGBl. II No. 484/1999))

2000

Entry into force :

January 1, 2000

Issued :

December 23, 1999

Other

Promulgation of the Federal Chancellor on the repeal of § 93 para 1, third sentence of the Cartel Law 1988 by the Constitutional Court

1993

Entry into force :

September 30, 1993

Adopted :

January 1, 1993

Competition

Federal Law of October 19, 1988 against Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (Cartel Law 1988)

1988

Entry into force :

January 1, 1989

Adopted :

October 19, 1988

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Federal Data Protection Law

1978

Entry into force :

January 1, 1980

Adopted :

October 18, 1978

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Austria

(40 texts)

Main IP Laws (7 texts)

Implementing Rules/Regulations (10 texts)

IP-related Laws (5 texts)

Framework Laws (7 texts)

Other Texts (11 texts)