Intellectual property in Hungary

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala (Hungarian Intellectual Property Office).
Regional Organisations: For the protection of patents: the European Patent Office (EPO). To control trademarks, designs and models: the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent 1995. XXXIII. Chapter XIV/C. Paragraphs 115/D-115/L year 2006. Law LVII.	Patents are protected for 20 years from the date the application is filed but must be annually maintained by a patent fee.	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark 1997. Law XI.	Trademark protection is granted for ten years and may be incrementally extended by additional ten-year periods.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Government decree 266/2001. (XII. 21.) .	Valid for 25 years and renewable once.
Copyright 1995. Law XXXIII. Government decree 156/1999. (XI. 3.)	70 years after creator's death for patrimonial rights 50 years for the first publication and registration rights	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Act No. XLVIII of 2001 on the Legal Protection of Designs	Industrial designs are protected for five years from the date of application and may be extended to a maximum of 25 years.

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