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Main text(s) Main text(s) English Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Law No. 102 of July 24, 2023)       Italian Codice della proprietà industriale (decreto legislativo 10 febbraio 2005, n. 30, aggiornata con le modifiche introdotte dal legge 24 luglio 2023, n. 102)      

Legislation Supersedes (6 text(s)) Supersedes (6 text(s))

• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Law No. 108 of July 29, 2021)  (IT230)
• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 34 of May 19, 2020) (IT219)
• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 63 of May 11, 2018) (IT216)
• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 1 of January 24, 2012, converted into law, with amendments, by Law No. 27 of March 24, 2012) (IT174)
• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 131 of August 13, 2010) (IT204)
• Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005) (IT007)

Is amended by (4 text(s)) Is amended by (4 text(s))

• Law No. 10829 of July 29, 2021, on the Conversion into Law, with Amendments, of Decree-Law No. 77 of May 31, 2021, Setting Governance Provisions, Identifying the Responsible Bodies and Defining Their Competences and Duties, while Simplying Administrative Procedures (IT231)
• Decree-Law No. 34 of May 19, 2020, on Urgent Measures Regarding Health, Support for Employment, and the Economy, as well as Social Policies, related to the COVID-19 Epidemiological Emergency (IT220)
• Legislative Decree No. 63 of May 11, 2018, on the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (IT217)
• Law No. 214 of November 3, 2016, on the Ratification and Execution of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, with Annexes, done at Brussels on February 19, 2013 (IT215)

Is implemented by (5 text(s)) Is implemented by (5 text(s))

• Ministerial Decree of November 26, 2019, on New Procedures for the Registration of Plant Varieties and Related Fee Payments (IT228)
• Ministerial Decree of November 13, 2019, Concerning New Examination Procedures for International Applications for Patents and Utility Models which Designate Italy (IT226)
• Ministerial Decree of April 13, 2018, on the Use of the Platform "Pago PA’ for Payment of Digitised of Industrial Property Fees and Taxes (IT227)
• Ministerial Decree on the Filing of International Patent Applications (IT214)
• Decree No. 33 of January 13, 2010 (Regulations for Implementation of the Industrial Property Code) (IT038)

Treaties Relates to (5 records) Relates to (5 records)

• Madrid Agreement (Marks) (April 14, 1891)
• UPOV Convention (December 2, 1961)
• Budapest Treaty (April 28, 1977)
• Madrid Protocol (June 27, 1989)
• Patent Law Treaty (June 1, 2000)

Historical Versions Repeals (25 text(s)) Repeals (25 text(s))

• Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, Implementing the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (repealed by Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005) (IT234)
• Law No. 248 of August 18, 2000, on New Rules for the Protection of Copyright (IT110)
• Legislative Decree No. 26 of February 2, 2002, on Amendments to the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, on the Implementation of the Directive 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs and Models (IT115)
• Legislative Decree No. 164 of April 12, 2001, Laying Down Provisions to the Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, on the Application of the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (IT114)
• Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, Implementing the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (IT113)
• Royal Decree No. 1411 of August 25, 1940, Containing Legislative Provisions on Industrial Model Patents (as last amended by Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001) (IT015)
• Legislative Decree No. 447 of October 8, 1999, on Provisions Concerning Trademarks, for the Application of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (IT108)
• Royal Decree No. 929 of June 21, 1942, on Legal Provisions Concerning Registered Marks (IT109)
• Legislative Decree No. 455 of November 3, 1998, on Adaptation to the Provisions of the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (IT118)
• Law No. 70 of February 21, 1989, laying down Provisions on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended by Legislative No. 198 of March 19, 1996) (IT094)
• Legislative Decree No. 198 of March 19, 1996, Containing Provisions Ensuring the Conformity of the National Industrial Property Legislation with the Mandatory Provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - Uruguay Round Agreement (IT024)
• Patent Law (Royal Decree No. 1127 of June 29, 1939, as last amended by Legislative Decree No. 198 of March 19, 1996) (IT096)
• Royal Decree No. 1411 of August 25, 1940, containing Legislative Provisions on Industrial Model Patents (as last amended by Legislative Decree No. 198 of March 19, 1996) (IT173)
• Ministerial Decree No. 342 of May 30, 1995, Containing Rules Governing the Profession of Industrial Property Consultants and other Professional Registers (IT075)
• Law No. 146 of February 22, 1994, on Provisions for the Fulfillment of the Obligations Deriving from Italy's Membership of the European Communities - Community Law 1993 (IT028)
• Trademark Regulations (Presidential Decree of No. 795 of May 8, 1948, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 595 of December 1, 1993) (IT023)
• Trademark Law (Royal Decree No. 929 of June 21, 1942, as last amended by Legislative Decree No. 480 of December 4, 1992) (IT018)
• Regulations implementing the Law No. 70 of February 21, 1989 on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (IT022)
• Law on the Harmonization of the Legislation on Patents for Industrial Designs with the Provisions of the Hague Agreement of November 6, 1925, as Revised, Ratified by Law No. 744 of October 24, 1980 (Law No. 60 of February 14, 1987) (IT016)
• Regulations Concerning Patents for Industrial Models (Royal Decree No. 1354 of October 31, 1941, as last amended by Law No. 60 of February 14, 1987) (IT021)
• Decree of the President of the Republic No. 974 of August 12, 1975 containing the Standards for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (IT029)
• Law No. 620 October 14, 1985 on the Ratification and Implementation of the Act for the Revision of the International Convention of December 2, 1961 for the Protection of New Plant Varieties, as Revised on November 10, 1972, Signed at Geneva on 23 October 1978, and Amendments of the Decree of President of the Republic No. 974 of August 12, 1975, containing the Standards for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (IT030)
• Law No. 890 of December 21, 1984, Implementing Rules of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (IT070)
• Decree of the President of the Republic No. 540, of June 30, 1972 on the Simplification of Administrative Procedures in the Field of Patents for Inventions, Utility Models, Industrial Designs and Trademarks (as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic No. 338 of June 22, 1979) (IT020)
• Decree of the Minister for Industry, Commerce & Handicraft of September 25, 1972 Determination of the Offices With Which Requests & Documents Relating to Inventions, Utility Models & Trademarks Should Be Filed (IT078)