Japan

Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended by Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003)

Year of current version:	2004
Date of last amendment:	May 23, 2003
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 13, 1959
Date of Text (Enacted):	January 1, 2004
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Available Texts:
English	Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended by Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended by Act No. 220 of December 22, 1999) (JP037) Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended by Act No. 116 of 1994) (JP003) Is superseded by Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as last amended by Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP117) Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended 2006) (JP158)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP051