Category of IP right | Type of limitation | Description | Relevant regulation |
|---|---|---|---|
Patents/Utility models/Designs | Prior user rights; continued use: | Person who has exploited an invention in a good faith before priority date keeps the right to exploatation of the patented invention. | Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995, Article 21 Act on the Protection of Utility Models of 1991, Article 17 Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17 |
Patents/Utility models | !!! - Patents/Utility models/Designs - These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner: | Acts performed for non-commercial purposes; Acts relating to the subject-matter of the invention done for experimental purposes including experiments and tests; Individual preparation of a medicine in a pharmacy according to a medical prescription. | Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995, Article 19 Act on the Protection of Utility Models of 1991, Article 17 Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17 |
Industrial Designs | These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner: | Use of the design of a component part exploited for the purpose of the repair of a complex product to the extent necessary to restore its original appearance. | Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17 |
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Trade Marks | These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner: | Using in the name or adress, indications concerning the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods or of rendering of service, or other characteristics of goods or service; Necessary use to indicate the intended purpose of a product or services, in particular as accessories or spare parts. | Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications of 1997, Article 15 |
Copyright | Using in these fields shall not be considered as an infrigement: | Free use; Quotation; Private use; For the purpose of providing information on current events; Publicly presented lectures, articles on current economic or political topics; For school education, social care and care for elderly, religious ceremonies; For the purpose of disabled people; In court, administrative and other official proceedings; Use of work by library. | Copyright Act of 1999, Articles 33-41 |
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