WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/ITA/1
15July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2766)
Original: French Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Italy
Bymeans ofcommunications from thePermanent Mission ofItaly, dated 31January and
3June1996, thefollowing lawsandregulations havebeennotified byItalyunder Article 63.2ofthe
Agreement.
Annex Isetsoutthemain dedicated intellectual property lawsandregulations asnotified by
Italy. Annex IIcontains thelisting of"other lawsandregulations" required bytheprocedures reflected
indocument IP/C/4. Inrespect ofthelawsandregulations marked withanasterisk (*),reference
hasbeenmade totheWIPO collection inaccordance withparagraph 4ofdocument IP/C/2.
Anaddendum tothisdocument, concerning anumber oflawsandregulations alsocontained
inthecommunication of31January 1996, willbecirculated oncethecorresponding textsofthose
lawsandregulations havebeennotified.IP/N/1/ITA/1
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ANNEX I
DEDICATED LAWS ONCOPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS
AND ONINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Copyright andneighbouring rights1
1. Lawof22April 1941, No.633,fortheprotection ofcopyright andneighbouring rights.
2. Legislative Decree of16November 1994, No.685,concerning therightofrental, theright
oflending andcertain rights related tocopyright inthefieldofintellectual property. Articles 1
to19amended LawNo.633.
3. Lawof5February 1992, No.93.Provisions onbehalf ofphonographic enterprises and
remuneration forprivate reproductions notforgain.
4. Lawof22May1993, No.159.Provisions concerning theunauthorized reproduction ofbooks
andrepeal ofthefeepayable onworks inthepublic domain mentioned inArticles 177,178
and179andinthelastparagraph ofArticle 172ofLawNo.633of22April 1941.
5. Legislative Decree of29December 1992, No.518. Application ofDirective 91/250/EEC
onthelegalprotection ofcomputer programs.
Dedicated lawsonplant varieties2
1. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of12August 1975, No.974. Legislative provisions
concerning plant varieties.*
Dedicated lawsonthetopographies ofintegrated circuits3
1. Lawof21February 1989, No.70.Provisions onthelegal protection oftopographies of
integrated circuits.*
Protection ofundisclosed information
Seelegislative provisions ontheprotection ofgeographical indications (inparticular,
Article 2598.2 oftheCivil Code).4
1Seedocuments IP/N/1/ITA/C/1 and2.
2Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/P/2.
3Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/L/1.
4Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/G/1.IP/N/1/ITA/1
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Control ofanti-competitive practices incontractual licences
Without prejudice tothepowers oftheCommission oftheEuropean Union, internal authority
toimplement theanti-competition ruleshasbeenconferred uponthe"Autorità Garante perilMercato
elaConcorrenza", established bytheLawof10October 1990, No.287.
Legislative provisions ontheprotection ofgeographical indications5
1. Civil Code (approved byRoyal Decree No.262of16March 1942), Articles 2598-2600.
Dedicated lawsondesigns6
1. Royal Decree of25August 1940, No.1411. Legislative provisions onindustrial designs, as
amended bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of22June1979, No.338,andby
theLawof14February 1987, No.60.*
2. Lawof14February 1987, No.60.Harmonization ofthelegislation onindustrial design patents
withtheprovisions oftheHague Agreement of6November 1925, ratified bytheLawof
24October 1980, No.744.*
Dedicated lawsonpatents7
1. Royal Decree of29June1939, No.1127. Legislative provisions onpatents forindustrial
inventions, asamended bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of22June1972, No.338,
bytheLawof14February 1987, No.60,bytheLawof21February 1989, No.70and,most
recently, bytheLawof19October 1991, No.349.*
2. Article 52oftheLawof22February 1994, No.146,concerning theamendment ofArticles 53
and54.1oftheRoyal Decree 1127/1939 oncompulsory licences.
Dedicated lawsconcerning marks8
1. Royal Decree of21June1942, No.929. Legislative provisions ontrademarks, asamended
bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of30June1972, No.540,and,mostrecently,
bytheLegislative Decree of4December 1992, No.480.*
Legislation inrespect ofindustrial property9
1. Legislative Decree No.198of19March 1996 concerning provisions formaking national
legislation inrespect ofindustrial property conform tothemandatory provisions ofthe
Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights -Uruguay Round.
5Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/G/1.
6Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/D/1.
7Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/P/1.
8Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/T/1.
9Seedocument IP/N/1/ITA/I/1.IP/N/1/ITA/1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS ONINTELLECTUAL
AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Other Laws onIntellectual andIndustrial Property
Civil Code (inventions)
Articles 2584, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2589, 2590 and2591.*
Regulations onIntellectual andIndustrial Property
Royal Decree of5February 1940, No.244:
Regulations onpatents forindustrial inventions.*
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of30June1972, No.540:
Simplificationofadministrativeproceduresrelatingtopatentsforindustrialinventions,industrial
designs andmarks, asamended bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of22June1979,
No.338.*
Royal Decree of31October 1941, No.1354:
Regulations onindustrial design patents, asamended bytheDecree ofthePresident ofthe
Republic of20October 1953, No.1147, and,mostrecently, bytheLawof14February 1987,
No.60.*
Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of8May1948, No.795:
Regulations onmarks*, asamended bytheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic of
30June1972, No.540* concerning amendments tothetextoftheregulations onmarks.
Ministerial Decree of22October 1976:
Regulations onplant varieties.*
Decree of11January 1991, No.122:
Regulations ontheprotection oftopographies ofintegrated circuits.*
Ministerial Decrees of8October 1980, of8June1982, of6August 1983, of16March 1987, No.192,
of21April 1990, No.281,of31July1993, No.545,of21July1995, No.467
DPR 974/1975 provided fortheprotection of10genera andspecies. Theprotection was
subsequently extended toother genera andspecies listed intheMinisterial Decrees cited.
Decree oftheChairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters of3January 1994, No.244:
Special public register ofcomputer programs.