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On 16.02.2017, the Albanian parliament approved the law no. 17/2017 ("Amending Law") amending the law no. 9947, dated 07.07.2008 "On industrial property", as amended ("Law 9947/2008").

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I. Law no. 17/2017 "On some amendments and additions to the law no. 9947, dated 07.07.2008 "On industrial property", as amended

On 16.02.2017, the Albanian parliament approved the law no. 17/2017 ("Amending Law") amending the law no. 9947, dated 07.07.2008 "On industrial property", as amended ("Law 9947/2008"). The law published with the Official Gazette no. 43, dated 09.03.2017, entered into force 15 days from its publication (i.e. 24.03.2017).

The latest amendments bring Law 7746/2008 closer to the acquis by aligning its provisions with the following acts:

Directive 98/44 /KE of the European Parliament and the European Council, dated 06.07.1998 "On the legal protection of biotechnological inventions";

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