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Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014), Japan

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Adopted: May 14, 2014 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks Notes The Act was passed into law on April 25, 2014, and was approved and promulgated by the Cabinet Office on May 14, 2014.

The provisions of the Act came into force at different dates: the provisions of the amendments to the Patent Act, Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and to the Trademark Act entered into force on April 1, 2015; and the provisions of the amendments to the Design Act entered into force on May 13, 2015.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 特許法等の一部を改正する法律(平成14年5月14日法律第36号) PDF HTML
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Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, amended up to July 3, 2023) (JP262)
Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022) (JP257)
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022) (JP258)
Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Act No. 30 of April 26, 1978, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018) (JP226)
Patent Attorney Act (Act No. 49 of April 26, 2000, as amended up to Act No. 91 of June 20, 2007) (JP146)
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Outline of the Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc. (JP215)


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