- Section 281 Infringement of trade mark, designation of origin and trade name
- Section 282 Infringement of industrial rights
- Section 283 Infringement of copyright
Act No 300/2005 Coll. Criminal Code
Criminal acts against industrial property rights and copyright
Sections 281 -283
Section 281 Infringement of trade mark, designation of origin and trade name
- (1)
- A person who puts on market products or provided services marked with the sign identical with the trade mark, the exclusive right for which belongs to other person, or a sign confusingly similar to this trade mark, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.
- (2)
- Equal punishment as in paragraph (1) shall be imposed on a person who in order to achieve economic benefit
a) puts into circulation goods unlawfully marked with a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the registered designation of origin for product and geographical indication for product to which the exclusive right belongs to other person, or
b) unlawfully uses a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the trade name or to the name of legal or natural person. - (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) a) and caused a significant damage, b) due to specific motive for the act; or c) by serious manner of the act
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (4)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) a) and caused damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 282 Infringement of industrial rights
- (1)
- A person who infringes the rights to patent, utility model, design, topography of semiconductor or accepted plant variety or animal breed shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.
- (2)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a significant damage, or by b) serious manner of the act
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 283 Infringement of copyright
- (1)
- A person who infringes the protected rights to the work, artistic performance, phonogram or audiovisual recording, radio broadcasting or television broadcasting or database shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 2 years.
- (2)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a bigger damage; b) by serious manner of the act; c) with a specific motive for the act; or d) by means of computer system
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years
- (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) and caused a significant damage, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (4)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Sections 281 -283
Section 281 Infringement of trade mark, designation of origin and trade name
- (1)
- A person who puts on market products or provided services marked with the sign identical with the trade mark, the exclusive right for which belongs to other person, or a sign confusingly similar to this trade mark, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.
- (2)
- Equal punishment as in paragraph (1) shall be imposed on a person who in order to achieve economic benefit
a) puts into circulation goods unlawfully marked with a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the registered designation of origin for product and geographical indication for product to which the exclusive right belongs to other person, or
b) unlawfully uses a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the trade name or to the name of legal or natural person. - (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) a) and caused a significant damage, b) due to specific motive for the act; or c) by serious manner of the act
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (4)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) or (2) a) and caused damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 282 Infringement of industrial rights
- (1)
- A person who infringes the rights to patent, utility model, design, topography of semiconductor or accepted plant variety or animal breed shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.
- (2)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a significant damage, or by b) serious manner of the act
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 283 Infringement of copyright
- (1)
- A person who infringes the protected rights to the work, artistic performance, phonogram or audiovisual recording, radio broadcasting or television broadcasting or database shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 2 years.
- (2)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a bigger damage; b) by serious manner of the act; c) with a specific motive for the act; or d) by means of computer system
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years
- (3)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) and caused a significant damage, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 1 to 5 years.
- (4)
- A person who committed a criminal offence under the paragraph (1) a) and caused a damage of large scale, or b) as a member of an organised crime group
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 281 Infringement of trade mark, designation of origin and trade name
- (1)
- A person who puts on market products or provided services marked with the sign identical with the trade mark, the exclusive right for which belongs to other person, or a sign confusingly similar to this trade mark, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years.
- (2)
- Equal punishment as in paragraph (1) shall be imposed on a person who in order to achieve economic benefit
a) puts into circulation goods unlawfully marked with a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the registered designation of origin for product and geographical indication for product to which the exclusive right belongs to other person, or
b) unlawfully uses a sign which is identical or confusingly similar to the trade name or to the name of legal or natural person. shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 8 years.
Section 282 Infringement of industrial rights
Section 283 Infringement of copyright
Zákon č. 300/2005 Z.z. Trestný zákon
Štvrtý diel
Trestné činy proti priemyselným právam a proti autorskému právu
§ 281 Porušovanie práv k ochrannej známke, označeniu pôvodu výrobku a obchodnému menu
(1) Kto uvedie do obehu tovar alebo poskytne služby neoprávnene označené označením zhodným alebo zameniteľnými s ochrannou známkou, ku ktorej právo používať ju patrí inému, potrestá sa odňatím slobody až na tri roky.
(2) Rovnako ako v odseku 1 sa potrestá, kto na dosiahnutie hospodárskeho prospechu a) uvedie do obehu tovar neoprávnene označený označením zhodným alebo zameniteľným so
zapísaným označením pôvodu výrobku a zemepisným označením výrobku, ku ktorému právo používať ho patrí inému, alebo
b) neoprávnene použije označenie zhodné alebo zameniteľné s obchodným menom alebo názvom právnickej osoby alebo fyzickej osoby.
(3) Odňatím slobody na jeden rok až päť rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 alebo 2
a) a spôsobí ním značnú škodu, b) z osobitného motívu, alebo c) závažnejším spôsobom konania.
(4) Odňatím slobody na tri roky až osem rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 alebo 2
a) a spôsobí ním škodu veľkého rozsahu , alebo b) ako člen nebezpečného zoskupenia.
§ 282 Porušovanie priemyselných práv
(1) Kto neoprávnene zasiahne do práv k patentu, úžitkovému vzoru, dizajnu, topografii polovodičového výrobku alebo k uznaným odrodám rastlín, alebo k plemenám zvierat, potrestá sa odňatím slobody až na tri roky.
(2) Odňatím slobody na jeden rok až päť rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 a) a spôsobí ním značnú škodu, alebo b) závažnejším spôsobom konania.
(3) Odňatím slobody na tri roky až osem rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 a) a spôsobí ním škodu veľkého rozsahu, alebo b) ako člen nebezpečného zoskupenia.
§ 283 Porušovanie autorského práva
(1) Kto neoprávnene zasiahne do zákonom chránených práv k dielu, umeleckému výkonu, zvukovému záznamu alebo zvukovo‐obrazovému záznamu, rozhlasovému vysielaniu alebo televíznemu vysielaniu alebo databáze, potrestá sa odňatím slobody až na dva roky.
(2) Odňatím slobody na šesť mesiacov až tri roky sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1
a) a spôsobí ním väčšiu škodu , b) závažnejším spôsobom konania, c) z osobitného motívu, alebo d) prostredníctvom počítačového systému.
(3) Odňatím slobody na jeden rok až päť rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 a spôsobí ním značnú škodu .
(4) Odňatím slobody na tri roky až osem rokov sa páchateľ potrestá, ak spácha čin uvedený v odseku 1 a) a spôsobí ním škodu veľkého rozsahu, alebo b) ako člen nebezpečného zoskupenia.