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Main IP Laws (9 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 429/2022 Coll.)	2023	Amended up to : May 1, 2023 Entry into force : December 1, 2000 Adopted : April 7, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Act No. 207/2000 Coll., of June 21, 2000, on the Protection of Industrial Designs and the Amendment to Act No. 527/1990 Coll., on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals (as amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)	2022	Amended up to : February 1, 2022 Entry into force : October 1, 2000 Adopted : July 21, 2000	Industrial Designs
Act No. 441/2003 Coll., of December 3, 2003, on Trade Marks and Amending Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Presidents and the State Administration of Courts and on Amendment to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) [Trade Marks Act, as amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.]	2022	Amended up to : February 1, 2022 Entry into force : April 1, 2004 Adopted : December 3, 2003	Trademarks
Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Act No. 215/2022 Coll.)	2022	Amended up to : July 1, 2022 Entry into force : April 1, 2002 Adopted : November 29, 2001	Geographical Indications
Act No. 478/1992 Coll., of September 24, 1992, on Utility Models (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)	2022	Amended up to : February 1, 2022 Entry into force : October 26, 1992 Adopted : September 24, 1992	Utility Models
Act No. 527/1990 Coll., of November 27, 1990, on Inventions and Rationalization Proposals (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)	2022	Amended up to : February 1, 2022 Entry into force : January 1, 1991 Adopted : November 27, 1990	Patents (Inventions)
Act No. 529 /1991 Coll., of December 3, 1991, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)	2022	Amended up to : February 1, 2022 Entry into force : January 1, 1992 Adopted : December 3, 1991	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Act No. 221/2006 Coll., of April 25, 2006, on the Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and the Protection of Trade Secrets (amended by Act No. 286/2018 Coll.)	2018	Amended up to : January 1, 2019 Entry into force : May 26, 2006 Adopted : April 25, 2006	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Act No. 408/2000 Coll. of October 25, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights and on Amendments to Act No. 92/1996 Coll., on Plant Varieties, Seed and Planting Material of Cultivated Plants, as amended (Act on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights) (as amended by Act No. 183/2017 Coll.)	2017	Amended up to : July 1, 2017 Entry into force : February 1, 2001 Enacted : October 25, 2000	Plant Variety Protection

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 429/2022 Coll.)

2023

Amended up to :

May 1, 2023

Entry into force :

December 1, 2000

Adopted :

April 7, 2000

Act No. 207/2000 Coll., of June 21, 2000, on the Protection of Industrial Designs and the Amendment to Act No. 527/1990 Coll., on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals (as amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)

2022

Amended up to :

February 1, 2022

Entry into force :

October 1, 2000

Adopted :

July 21, 2000

Industrial Designs

Act No. 441/2003 Coll., of December 3, 2003, on Trade Marks and Amending Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Presidents and the State Administration of Courts and on Amendment to Some Other Acts (Act on Courts and Judges) [Trade Marks Act, as amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.]

2022

Amended up to :

February 1, 2022

Entry into force :

April 1, 2004

Adopted :

December 3, 2003

Trademarks

Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Act No. 215/2022 Coll.)

2022

Amended up to :

July 1, 2022

Entry into force :

April 1, 2002

Adopted :

November 29, 2001

Geographical Indications

Act No. 478/1992 Coll., of September 24, 1992, on Utility Models (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)

2022

Amended up to :

February 1, 2022

Entry into force :

October 26, 1992

Adopted :

September 24, 1992

Utility Models

Act No. 527/1990 Coll., of November 27, 1990, on Inventions and Rationalization Proposals (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)

2022

Amended up to :

February 1, 2022

Entry into force :

January 1, 1991

Adopted :

November 27, 1990

Patents (Inventions)

Act No. 529 /1991 Coll., of December 3, 1991, on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (amended up to Act No. 261/2021 Coll.)

2022

Amended up to :

February 1, 2022

Entry into force :

January 1, 1992

Adopted :

December 3, 1991

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Act No. 221/2006 Coll., of April 25, 2006, on the Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and the Protection of Trade Secrets (amended by Act No. 286/2018 Coll.)

2018

Amended up to :

January 1, 2019

Entry into force :

May 26, 2006

Adopted :

April 25, 2006

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Act No. 408/2000 Coll. of October 25, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights and on Amendments to Act No. 92/1996 Coll., on Plant Varieties, Seed and Planting Material of Cultivated Plants, as amended (Act on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights) (as amended by Act No. 183/2017 Coll.)

2017

Amended up to :

July 1, 2017

Entry into force :

February 1, 2001

Enacted :

October 25, 2000

Plant Variety Protection

Laws/Regulations (29 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Communication No. 61/2015 Coll. m.s., of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Negotiation of the Agreement on the Visegrad Patent Institute	2015	Entry into force : December 7, 2015	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 488/2006 Coll. of October 16, 2006, Defining Types of Devices for Making Reproductions, Types of Blank Record Carriers and the Amount of Lumpsum Remuneration (as amended by Decree No. 408/2008 Coll.)	2008	Entry into force : November 10, 2006 Issued : October 16, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 550/1990 Coll. of December 11, 1990 of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs (as amended by Decree No. 21/2002 Coll.)	2002	Amended up to : January 18, 2002 Entry into force : January 1, 1991 Adopted : December 11, 1990	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree No. 21/2002 Coll. of the Industrial Property Office of December 21, 2001, amending the Decree of the Federal Office for Inventions No. 550/1990 Coll. on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs	2001	Entry into force : December 21, 2001 Adopted : December 21, 2001	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act No. 231/2001 Coll. of May 17, 2001, on Operation of Radio and Television Broadcasting and on Amendment of Other Laws (as amended up to Act No. 238/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : May 12, 2020 Entry into force : July 4, 2001 Adopted : May 17, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Act No. 378/2007 Coll. of 6 December 2007 on Pharmaceuticals and on Amendments to Some Related Acts (the Act on Pharmaceuticals) (as amended up to Act No. 262/2019 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : April 1, 2020 Entry into force : December 6, 2007 Adopted : December 6, 2007	Patents (Inventions) Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. 237/1995 Coll. of September 27, 1995 on Collective Administration of Copyright and Rights similar to Copyright and on Modification and Amendment of some other Laws (as amended up to Act No. 250/2017 Coll.)	2017	Amended up to : July 1, 2017 Entry into force : January 1, 1996 Adopted : September 27, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Act No. 14/1993 Coll., of December 20, 1992, of the Czech National Council on Measures Concerning the Industrial Property Protection (amended up to Act No. 250/2014 Coll.)	2015	Amended up to : January 1, 2015 Entry into force : January 1, 1993 Adopted : December 20, 1992	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act No. 417/2004 Coll., of June 10, 2004, on Patent Attorneys and on Amendments to the Act on Measures for Protection of Industrial Property (amended up to Act No. 227/2009 Coll.)	2010	Amended up to : July 1, 2010 Entry into force : July 19, 2004 Adopted : June 10, 2004	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Act No. 173/2002 Coll. of 9 April 2002 on Fees for Maintenance of Patents and Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicaments and Plant Protection Products and on Amendment of some Acts (as amended by Act No. 377/2005 Coll.)	2005	Amended up to : September 29, 2005 Entry into force : May 1, 2004 Adopted : April 9, 2002	Patents (Inventions) Plant Variety Protection
IP-related Laws	Act No. 358/2004 Coll. of June 9, 2004, which promulgates full wording of Act No. 191/1999 Coll. of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning import, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and on amendment to some other laws, as it follows from amendments brought by Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No. 260/2002 Coll., and Act No. 255/2004 Coll. of 13 April 2004	2004	Entry into force : September 1, 2004 Adopted : July 29, 1999	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Act No. 40/2009 Coll. of January 8, 2009, (Criminal Code, as amended up to Act No. 114/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : June 1, 2020 Adopted : November 28, 1961	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Framework Laws	Act No. 500/2004 Coll. of June 24, 2004 on Administrative Procedures (as amended up to Act No. 12/2020 Coll.)	2020	Entry into force : June 24, 2004 Adopted : January 1, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	Act No. 634/2004 Coll. of November 26, 2004, on Administrative Fees (as amended up to Act No. 115/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : July 1, 2020 Entry into force : January 16, 2005 Adopted : November 26, 2004	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
Framework Laws	Act on Civil Procedures, No. 99/1963 Coll. of December 4, 1963, (as amended up to Act No. 191/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : April 24, 2020 Entry into force : April 1, 1964 Adopted : December 4, 1963	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Act on Criminal Procedures, No. 141/1961 Coll. of November 29, 1961 (as amended up to Act No. 114/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : June 1, 2020 Entry into force : January 1, 1962 Adopted : November 29, 1961	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	Civil Code, No. 89/2012 Coll. of February 3, 2012 (as amended up to Act No. 163/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : July 7, 2020 Entry into force : January 1, 2014 Adopted : February 3, 2012	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
Framework Laws	Constitution of the Czech Republic	2013	Amended up to : June 1, 2013 Entry into force : January 1, 1993 Adopted : December 16, 1992	Other
Framework Laws	Excerpt from the Penal Code No. 40/2009 Coll. - Criminal Offences against Industrial Property Rights and against Copyright	2009	Adopted : November 28, 1961	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property
Framework Laws	Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms	1992	Entry into force : January 1, 1993 Adopted : December 16, 1992	Other
Other Texts	Act No. 231/2001 Coll. of May 17, 2001, on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and on Amendments to Other Acts (as amended up to Act No. 238/2020 Coll.)	2020	Amended up to : July 1, 2020 Adopted : May 17, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	Customs Act No. 242/2016 Coll. of July 14, 2016 (as amended up to Act No. 80/2019 Coll.)	2019	Amended up to : March 12, 2020 Entry into force : September 1, 2016 Promulgated : July 14, 2016	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Other Texts	Act No. 143/2001 Coll. of April 4, 2001, on the Protection of Economic Competition and on Amendments to Certain Acts (as amended up to Act No. 262/2017 Coll.)	2017	Amended up to : September 1, 2017 Adopted : April 4, 2001	Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Other Texts	Act No. 496/2012 Coll. of October 26, 2012, on Audiovisual Works and the Promotion of Cinema and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Audiovisual Act) (as amended up to Act No. 183/2017 Coll.)	2017	Amended up to : July 1, 2017 Enacted : October 26, 2012	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	Act No. 235/2006 Coll. of April 25, 2006, on Amendments to Act No. 231/2001 Coll. on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and Amendments to Other Acts, as amended, and certain other Acts (as amended up to 2012)	2012	Amended up to : January 1, 2012 Adopted : April 25, 2006	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	Industrial Designs and Legal Protection	2009	Published : January 1, 2009	Industrial Designs
Other Texts	Trademarks and Legal Protection	2009	Adopted : January 1, 2009	Trademarks
Other Texts	Technical Solutions and Legal Protection Thereof	2006	Adopted : January 1, 2006	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Other Texts	Informative and Educational Activities of the Industrial Property Office Services for Public	2005	Published : January 1, 2005	Industrial Property

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Communication No. 61/2015 Coll. m.s., of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Negotiation of the Agreement on the Visegrad Patent Institute

2015

Entry into force :

December 7, 2015

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 488/2006 Coll. of October 16, 2006, Defining Types of Devices for Making Reproductions, Types of Blank Record Carriers and the Amount of Lumpsum Remuneration (as amended by Decree No. 408/2008 Coll.)

2008

Entry into force :

November 10, 2006

Issued :

October 16, 2006

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 550/1990 Coll. of December 11, 1990 of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs (as amended by Decree No. 21/2002 Coll.)

2002

Amended up to :

January 18, 2002

Entry into force :

January 1, 1991

Adopted :

December 11, 1990

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Decree No. 21/2002 Coll. of the Industrial Property Office of December 21, 2001, amending the Decree of the Federal Office for Inventions No. 550/1990 Coll. on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs

2001

Entry into force :

December 21, 2001

Adopted :

December 21, 2001

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

IP Regulatory Body

2020

Amended up to :

May 12, 2020

Entry into force :

July 4, 2001

Adopted :

May 17, 2001

2020

Amended up to :

April 1, 2020

Entry into force :

December 6, 2007

Adopted :

December 6, 2007

Patents (Inventions)

Other

2017

Amended up to :

July 1, 2017

Entry into force :

January 1, 1996

Adopted :

September 27, 1995

2015

Amended up to :

January 1, 2015

Entry into force :

January 1, 1993

Adopted :

December 20, 1992

IP Regulatory Body

2010

Amended up to :

July 1, 2010

Entry into force :

July 19, 2004

Adopted :

June 10, 2004

IP Regulatory Body

2005

Amended up to :

September 29, 2005

Entry into force :

May 1, 2004

Adopted :

April 9, 2002

Patents (Inventions)

Plant Variety Protection

2004

Entry into force :

September 1, 2004

Adopted :

July 29, 1999

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Act No. 40/2009 Coll. of January 8, 2009, (Criminal Code, as amended up to Act No. 114/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

June 1, 2020

Adopted :

November 28, 1961

Framework Laws

Act No. 500/2004 Coll. of June 24, 2004 on Administrative Procedures (as amended up to Act No. 12/2020 Coll.)

2020

Entry into force :

June 24, 2004

Adopted :

January 1, 2004

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. of November 26, 2004, on Administrative Fees (as amended up to Act No. 115/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

July 1, 2020

Entry into force :

January 16, 2005

Adopted :

November 26, 2004

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

Act on Civil Procedures, No. 99/1963 Coll. of December 4, 1963, (as amended up to Act No. 191/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

April 24, 2020

Entry into force :

April 1, 1964

Adopted :

December 4, 1963

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

Act on Criminal Procedures, No. 141/1961 Coll. of November 29, 1961 (as amended up to Act No. 114/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

June 1, 2020

Entry into force :

January 1, 1962

Adopted :

November 29, 1961

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

Civil Code, No. 89/2012 Coll. of February 3, 2012 (as amended up to Act No. 163/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

July 7, 2020

Entry into force :

January 1, 2014

Adopted :

February 3, 2012

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

Constitution of the Czech Republic

2013

Amended up to :

June 1, 2013

Entry into force :

January 1, 1993

Adopted :

December 16, 1992

Other

Framework Laws

Excerpt from the Penal Code No. 40/2009 Coll. - Criminal Offences against Industrial Property Rights and against Copyright

2009

Adopted :

November 28, 1961

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms

1992

Entry into force :

January 1, 1993

Adopted :

December 16, 1992

Other

Other Texts

Act No. 231/2001 Coll. of May 17, 2001, on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and on Amendments to Other Acts (as amended up to Act No. 238/2020 Coll.)

2020

Amended up to :

July 1, 2020

Adopted :

May 17, 2001

Other

Other Texts

Customs Act No. 242/2016 Coll. of July 14, 2016 (as amended up to Act No. 80/2019 Coll.)

2019

Amended up to :

March 12, 2020

Entry into force :

September 1, 2016

Promulgated :

July 14, 2016

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Other Texts

Act No. 143/2001 Coll. of April 4, 2001, on the Protection of Economic Competition and on Amendments to Certain Acts (as amended up to Act No. 262/2017 Coll.)

2017

Amended up to :

September 1, 2017

Adopted :

April 4, 2001

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Other Texts

Act No. 496/2012 Coll. of October 26, 2012, on Audiovisual Works and the Promotion of Cinema and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Audiovisual Act) (as amended up to Act No. 183/2017 Coll.)

2017

Amended up to :

July 1, 2017

Enacted :

October 26, 2012

Other

Other Texts

Act No. 235/2006 Coll. of April 25, 2006, on Amendments to Act No. 231/2001 Coll. on Radio and Television Broadcasting Operation and Amendments to Other Acts, as amended, and certain other Acts (as amended up to 2012)

2012

Amended up to :

January 1, 2012

Adopted :

April 25, 2006

Other Texts

Industrial Designs and Legal Protection

2009

Published :

January 1, 2009

Industrial Designs

Other Texts

Trademarks and Legal Protection

2009

Adopted :

January 1, 2009

Trademarks

Other Texts

Technical Solutions and Legal Protection Thereof

2006

Adopted :

January 1, 2006

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Other Texts

Informative and Educational Activities of the Industrial Property Office Services for Public

2005

Published :

January 1, 2005

Industrial Property

Czech Republic

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Main IP Laws (9 texts)

Laws/Regulations (29 texts)