Intellectual Property

Hungarian Intellectual Property laws are in general based on international treaties of which Hungary is a partner, too.

The Hungarian Copyright grants intangible rights to the author of different literary, artistic, scientific productions. The work of authorship includes: 1.) literary works 2.) dramatic works, in any accompanying words 3.) public speeches 4.) motion pictures, other audiovisual works 5.) pictorial graphic sculptural works 6.) architectural works, plans 7.) artistic pictures 8.) computer software. The Copyright Act grants protection for fifty years for the authors and specifies their immaterial and material rights on the productions. The act also stipulates provisions for the special contracts, like publishing books, making movies and motion pictures etc.