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Design Act (Act No. 125 of 1959, as amended up to Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014), Japan
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Year of Version
2015
Dates
Adopted:
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,
Utility Models,
Patents (Inventions)
Notes
This consolidated version of the Design Act incorporates all the amendments up to Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014, which came into force on May 13, 2015.
The notification by Japan to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Design Act was revised to accede to Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. Based on the Geneva Act, Japan's Design Act was revised to improve the provisions for simultaneously filing a design application with multiple offices overseas in one procedure, so as to contribute to reducing the cost imposed on applicants.'
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意匠法(昭和34年4月13日法律第125号。最終改正平成26年5月14日法律第36号
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