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Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 116 of December 14, 1994), Japan
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Year of Version
1995
Dates
Adopted:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Utility Models,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959) incorporates all the amendments made to the Act up to Act No. 116 of 1994, whose most provisions came into force on July 1, 1995 and remaining provsions on January 1, 1996, as specified in the 'Supplementary Provisions' of the Act.
This version does not yet include the amendments made by the provisions of the amending Act, which came into force on January 1, 1996.
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