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Designs Act, Norway

Act No. 15 of March 14, 2003, Relating to Design Protection, amended up to March 1, 2023

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Details Details Year of Version 2023 Dates Amended up to: March 1, 2023 Entry into force: May 1, 2003 Published: March 14, 2003 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Designs Act (Act No. 15 of March 14, 2003, relating to Design Protection) takes into account amendments up to the following Acts: - Act No. 122 of June 18, 2021, on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, etc. (Active Case Management, etc.), which entered into force on different dates. (The amendments introduced by this amending Act No. 122 to this consolidated version of the Trademarks Act entered into force on July 1, 2022). - Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020, on Amendments to the Trade Marks Act and the Customs Act, etc. (Implementation of New Trademark Directive etc.), which entered into force on different dates. (The amendments introduced by this amending Act No. 67 to this consolidated version of the Trademarks Act entered into force on March 1, 2023, which makes this consolidated version issued and amended up to March 1, 2023, and its year of version as of 2023).

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