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Enforcement Ordinance of the Trademark Act (Ordinance of the MITI No. 13 of March 8, 1960, as amended up to Ordinance of the METI of February 3, 2011), Japan
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2011
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March 8, 1960
Type of Text
Implementing Rules/Regulations
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Trademarks
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The notification by Japan to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The amendment to Article 19 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Trademark Act was implemented to enable early acquisition of rights. For that purpose, it abolished a provision stating that another person could not register a trademark for a period of one year after that trademark had expired.'
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商標法施行令(昭和35年3月8日通商産業省令第13号、平成23年2月3日経済産業省令に改正)
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IP/N/1/JPN/12
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