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Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015), Japan

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Promulgated: April 13, 1959 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 実用新案法(昭和34年4月13日法律第123号。最終更新: 平成二十七年法律第五十五号 改正) PDF HTML English Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015) PDF HTML
Related Legislation Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008)(JP137)
Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to 2006)(JP157)
Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 220 of December 22, 1999)(JP039)
Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Act on the Partial Revision of the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of May 25, 2020) [ Amending law not consolidated in text ] (JP261)
Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019) (JP240)
Is implemented by (3 text(s)) Is implemented by (3 text(s))
Enforcement Ordinance of the Utility Models Registration Order (Ordinance of MITI No. 34 of March 30, 1960, as amended up to Ordinance of METI No. 41 of July 1, 2010) (JP171)
Enforcement Ordinance of the Utility Model Act (Ordinance of MITI No. 11 of March 8, 1960, as amended up to Ordinance of METI No. 5 of January 30, 2009) (JP140)
Utility Models Registration Order (Cabinet Order No. 40 of March 24, 1960, as amended up to Cabinet Order No. 404 of December 26, 2008) (JP141)

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