No prior registration required whatsoever for recourse to remedies in the event of copyright infringement.
The Copyright Act contains specific remedies. The following can be requested from the court: establishing the infringement, claim for cease and desist, amendment declaration, providing information on the infringement, termination of the injurious situation and restoration of the situation preceding the infringement and, among others, confiscating or destroying the products affected by the infringement as well as the tools and materials used for the infringement.
In regard to financial remedies, compensation for damages according to the civil law and restitution of the economic gains achieved through the infringement can be requested. According to the actual court practice, the minimum of the economic gains achieved with the infringement is the amount of the unpaid royalty.
Attorneys' fees of the copyright holder in a copyright infringement suit are recoverable, although the court has the power to reduce such fees.
It is also possible to prevent importation and distribution of goods that are infringing.
Injunctive relief is also a possible remedy that can be requested before initiating a lawsuit. Ex parte injunctive relief can also be requested.
Criminal penalties are available.