Hungary

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

The website of the Hungarian Patent Office provides guidance and legal information on obtaining patents and trademarks in Hungary. Copies of Hungarian laws and regulations are provided online along with contact details of Hungarian patent agents. The site also includes information on plant variety protection, utility model protection, trademarks, designs and copyright issues in Hungary. The Hungarian Industrial Property Database, which has information on patents, utility models, trademarks and designs protected in Hungary, is free to search on the site.

Gazdasági Versenyhivatal

This is the official website of Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH), the Hungarian authority that is " ... responsible for the supervision of competition ... " in Hungary. The website outlines the purpose of the authority and lists its organisational structure. It includes a section on competition rules applicable to the Hungarian and European Community markets, and other related acts such as business, advertising, and communication. The site contains the decisions brought by the competition council dating back to 1997.

Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA)

The website of the Hungarian Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA). EMLA is active in raising public awareness and participation, providing legal advice and representation, developing environmental NGO networks and environmental consulting. The website has information on the history, structure and activities of EMLA, and details of how to join the organisation. Information for researchers on joint projects, internships and use of the EMLA library is provided. Brief details of specific programmes and case summaries are also available, as are copies of EMLA's annual reports.

Hungary National Assembly

Official website of the Hungarian National Assembly which is available in English and Hungarian. The site has links to the constitution of Hungary, to legislation and standing orders of the Parliament. There is also information and pictures about the history of the Parliament building.

Constitutional Court of Hungary

Official website of the Hungarian Constitutional Court. The site is available in Hungarian and English and provides information on the organisation, procedures and functions of the Court. It includes the Hungarian Constitution, the Act on the Constitutional Court and the Court's rules of procedure, together with a selection of decisions dating from 1992 onwards. It also has profiles of members and former members of the Court, along with a selection of links.

Introduction to Hungarian law research

A research and resource guide looking at Hungary and the Hungarian legal system, prepared by Zsuzsanna Antal who is Systems Librarian and Deputy Head Librarian at the Central European University Library in Budapest. The author provides an outline of the Hungarian political and legal system, briefly describing the role of the Constitution, Parliament, President, Constitutional Court, Parliamentary Commissioner, central and local Governments, and Judiciary and Legal Profession. The guide references relevant print and electronic sources and materials.

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