Intellectual Property Law In Honduras

Published by INTA Latin America Forum News, April 2011.

The Industrial Property Law effective in Honduras was approved by Decree No 12-99-E. Its dispositions are of public order and have, inter alia, the objective of preventing acts against industrial property or acts that constitute unfair competition. The Decree also establishes sanctions if the Law is breached.

The Civil Procedure Code in Honduras establishes claims and demands that the owner of a protected right can file against an offender. The protection of a trademark and the intellectual property development in a company are very important therefore legal action can be filed in defense of these protected rights.

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