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Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003), Japan
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Year of Version
2004
Dates
Amended up to:
January 1, 2004
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Industrial Designs
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Patents (Inventions),
Utility Models
Notes
This consolidated version of the Design Act incorporates all the amendments to the Act from its enactment to Law No. 47 of 2003, which came into force on January 1, 2004.
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