intellektus.com trademark registration

National legislation

English:

Law on Trademarks No. 137 of June 21, 1995

Decree No. 213 of the Industrial Property Office of September 7, 1995 to Implement the Law on Trademarks No 137/1995

Act No. 441/2003 Coll. of 3 December 2003 On Trademarks and on Amendments to Act No. 6/2002 Coll. on Judgements, Judges, Assessors and State Judgement Administration and on Amendments to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) in the Wording of Later Regulations

DECREE  No. 97 of 20th February 2004  implementing the Act on Trade Marks.

Law No. 116 of 6 April 2000, amending some Acts on the Protection of Industrial Property

French:

Loi sur les marques

International legislation

Czech Republic is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since January 1, 1993;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Trademark Law Treaty adopted at Geneva on October 27, 1994;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957.

As member of World Trade Organization (WTO), Czech Republic is part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) since 1 January 1995.

Czech Republic is also part of OHIM Regulations and International Treaties.