Intellectual property in Austria

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The national body responsible for the protection of intellectual property is the Austrian Patent 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 Patent Law (Federal Law No. 259/1970), last amended in 2001.	20 years (maximum).	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademark Protection Law (Federal Law No. 260/1970), last amended by in 1999.	10 years (extendible).	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Semiconductor Protection Right Law 1988 (Federal Law No. 372/88 on the Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products), last amended in 1996.	10 years (maximum)
Copyright Federal Act on Copyright in Works of Literature and Act on Related Rights, April 1936, last amendment in 1998.	Generally 70 years after the death of the author of the work.	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 Designs Law (Federal Law No. 497/1990, June 1990), last amended in 1992.	5 years ( extendible up to 25 years after every 5 years).

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