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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1999) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Trade Mark Act No. 45/1997 (consolidated as of 2009) (2009) Design Protection Act, No. 46, 19 May 2001(consolidated as of 2008) (2008) Patents Act No. 17/1991 (consolidated as of 2007) (2007) Act amending the Copyright Act, No. 73/1972, with subsequent amendments (2006) Act amending the Copyright Act, No. 73/1972, with subsequent amendments (2006) Act on Collection of Evidence Relating to Alleged Violations of Intellectual Property Rights (2006) Copyright Act No. 73 of May 29, 1972, as last amended by Act No. 97 of 30 June 2006 (2006) Act No. 72/2004 respecting Employees´ Inventions (2004) Act No. 155/2002 on Collective Marks (2002) Law on Company Logos (2002) Breeder's Right Act No. 58 of 19 May 2000 (2000) Broadcasting Act (2000) Act No. 91/1996 amending Act No. 36/1996, amending the Patents Act, No.17/1991, as subsequently amended, the Trade Marks Act, No. 47/1968, as subsequently amended, and the Design Protection Act, No. 48/1993 (1996) Act No. 36/1996 amending the Patents Act, No. 17/1991, as subsequently amended, the Trade Marks Act, No. 47/1968, as subsequently amended, and the Design Protection Act, No. 48/1993 (1996) Act amending Act No. 78/1993, concerning the protection of topographies of integrated circuits on semi-conductor products (1995) Law concerning the protection of topographies of integrated circuits on semi-conductors (1993) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Customs Act, No. 88/2005 (2009) Law on Accreditation etc. (2009) Competition Law No. 44/2005 (amended by Amendment No. 52/2007 and 94/2008) (2008) Act amending the Competition Act No. 44/2005 (2007) Literature Fund (etc.) Act No. 91/2007 (2007) Act No. 57/2005 on Supervision of Unfair Commercial Practices and Transparency of the Market (2005) General Penal Code, Act No. 19 of 12 February 1940 (2003) Act No. 25/1991 on Product Liability (1991)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Notice No. 100 of 30 January 2007 on the Classification of Goods and Services Brands (2007) Regulation of fees for Patents, Trademarks, Designs, etc. (2007) Regulation No. 1011/2006 on Compulsory Licenses Relating to the Export of Pharmaceutical Products to Developing Countries and to Countries Struggling with Severe Public Health Problems (2006) Regulation concerning patent applications, etc. No. 574/1991 as amended by regulation No. 661/1995, 286/1996, 679/1996, 700/1997, 926/2001, 289/2002, 534/2004, 852/2004 and 536/2006. (2006) Regulation on registration of designs, No. 706/2001, as subsequently amended, cf. Reg. No. 531/2004 (in effect as of 30 June 2004) (2004) Regulation on the registration of trade marks, etc. No. 310/1997 as subsequently amended, cf. Reg. No. 528/2004. (2004) Instructions concerning Patent Applications No. 575/1991, as amended by regulation No. 661/1995, 286/1996, 679/1996, 290/2002 and 539/2004 (2004) Regulation on Broadcasting Activities (2002) Rules on Domain Registration (2000) Regulation amending the Regulation on registration of a design, No. 178/1994 (1996) Regulation on registration of a design (1994) Advertisements of Instructions Concerning Patent Applications (1991) Advertisement concerning the establishment of a Patent Office to handle the implementation of Acts concerning intellectual property rights in industry (patents, trademarks etc.) (1991) Regulation concerning the Patent Office (1991)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Act No. 68/1995 on the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (1995)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (December 14, 2012) Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (December 23, 2003) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (April 15, 1997) Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (April 9, 1995) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (April 9, 1995) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (March 23, 1995) Patent Cooperation Treaty (March 23, 1995) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (June 15, 1994) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (September 13, 1986) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (May 5, 1962) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (September 7, 1947) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (January 18, 2012) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (November 5, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (May 1, 2007) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (February 4, 2007) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (May 3, 2006) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (April 20, 2006) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (February 9, 2005) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (June 1, 2002) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (March 19, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 11, 1994) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (October 10, 1987) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (October 10, 1987) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (November 22, 1979) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (February 10, 1966) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (February 10, 1966) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (February 10, 1966) Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (December 18, 1956) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (December 18, 1956) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (November 1, 2004) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on the European Economic Area (January 1, 1994) Convention Establishing the European Free Trade Association (March 1, 1970) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the Republic of Iceland to the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 12, 2006) Free Trade Agreement between European Communities and Iceland (April 1, 1973)

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