<img src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/744ac39d33cabbc297b91373bfcac24d/bin/images/Austria_map.png" alt="Austria" class="page-header-sidebar-image"> Austria has provisions in its legislation relating to the granting of compulsory licences. These can be found in Sections 36 and 37 of the Austrian Patent Act. There are three grounds for application for a compulsory licence: 1. the patented invention cannot be exploited without infringing an invention patented beforehand and the invention protected by the later patent represents an important technical progress of considerable economic significance compared to the invention protected by the earlier patent 2. the patented invention is not exploited to an appropriate extent in Austria and the patent proprietor has not done everything necessary for such exploitation (unless the patent proprietor proves that the exploitation of the invention in Austria would be an undue burden); 3. the granting of a licence for a patented invention is in the public interest. More information can be found [here](https://e-courses.epo.org/wbts_int/CompulsoryLicensing/CL_AT.pdf).