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Country fiches: Luxembourg

IP crimes are regulated in the Luxembourgish Criminal Code, Chapter II, Counterfeiting, alteration or falsification of seals, stamps, hallmarks and trademarks. The criminal code provisions shall be applicable together with special laws on various intellectual property rights.

Copyright violations are not regulated in the Criminal Code, they are set in the Law on Copyrights, Related Rights and Databases.

In Luxembourg, general provisions of criminal procedure apply to the investigation and prosecution of the intellectual property crimes. These crime fall under the general rules of jurisdiction.

Verification pending

National legislation

National legislation on intellectual property crimes

Copyright violations

Articles 82 - 87 of the Law on Copyrights, Related Rights and Databases

Law on Copyrights, Related Rights and Databases :
Loi du 18 avril 2004 modifiant 1) la loi du 18 avril 2001 sur les droits d’auteur, les droits voisins et les bases de données, et 2) la loi modifiée du 20 juillet 1992 portant modification du régime des brevets d’invention

Counterfeiting of trademark

Article 173, read together with Article 168, of the Criminal code

Criminal Code:
Code pénal

Patent violations

Not considered as a criminal offence

Loi du 18 avril 2004 modifiant 1) la loi du 18 avril 2001 sur les droits d’auteur, les droits voisins et les bases de données, et 2) la loi modifiée du 20 juillet 1992 portant modification du régime des brevets d’invention

Industrial design violations

Article 309 of the Criminal Code

Criminal Code:
Code pénal - Legilux

Violations of geographical indications of origin

Not considered as a criminal offence

Violations of plant variety rights

Not considered as a criminal offence

Trade Secrets violations

Article 309 of the Criminal Code

Criminal Code:
Code pénal - Legilux

National contacts

Law Enforcement Agencies

The IP crimes’ investigation fall under the competence of Grand–Ducale Police.

There are no specialised units on IP crime investigations.

Grand–Ducale Police

List of police stations and their contact details: Find a police station

Police

Prosecution

The prosecution of the IP from fall under the competencies of Financial and Economic Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. There is no specialised unit responsible for the prosecution of IP crimes.

Financial and Economic Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office

Online contact form

Building PL, L-2080 Luxembourg

La Justice

Judiciary

There are no specialised courts on IP crimes. This type of crime fall under general court system.

Luxembourg is divided into two judicial districts, and each has a District Court: one is in Luxembourg and the other is in Diekirch. At the top of the hierarchy of courts is the Supreme Court of Justice, which comprises a Court of Cassation and a Court of Appeal, plus a Supreme Prosecutor’s Office.

Luxembourgish Courts

List of Luxembourgish courts and their contact details: Juridictions judiciaires - Organisation de la justice

La Justice

Judicial libraries

LA JUSTICE

This is a public and free database. Registration is not required.

Jurisprudence - La Justice

All judgments from:

District Courts (1st instance)
Administrative Tribunal (1st instance)
Administrative Court (2nd instance)
Court of Appeal (2nd instance)
Higher Council of Social Security (2nd instance)
Court of Cassation (3rd instance)
Constitutional Court
Justice of the Peace Courts.

Other available resources:

case-law bulletins with summaries of selected judgments,
access to judgments of social courts and the ECHR

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