Denmark

The Consolidated Secret Patents Act

Year of current version:	1989
Date of last amendment:	June 7, 1989
Date of Text (Enacted):	January 27, 1960
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	- This Act governs the grant of secret patents to Danish residents for inventions relating to war materials or processes for the manufacture of war materials if required for the sake of the defense of the country.
Available Texts:
Danish	Bekendtgørelse af lov om hemmelige patenter
English	The Consolidated Secret Patents Act (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Loi codifiée sur les brevets d'invention secrets
Related Legislation:	Relates to Order of the Ministry of Commerce on Secret Patents (DK071) Is amended by Act Amending the Patents Act and Various Other Laws (DK170) Act amending the Secret Patents Act, No. 369 of June 7, 1989 (DK074)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes The Consolidate Secret Patents Act, No. 547 of October 25, 1978; Publication of the Secret Patents Act No. 18, 27th January, 1960, as amended by Act No. 215, 31st May, 1968, and by Act No. 265, 8th June, 1978 (DK073) Secret Patents Act, No. 18 of 27 January 1960 (DK079) Is superseded by The Consolidate Secret Patents Act (DK178)
WIPO Lex No.:	DK075