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Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended by Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005)

Year of current version:	2006
Date of entry into force of original text:	May 1, 1994
Date of Text (Enacted):	May 19, 1993
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Domain Names, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Property, Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	This consolidated version of Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993) incorporates all amendments made in the Act since its adoption up to June 29, 2005 (Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005).
Available Texts:
English	Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended by Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Japanese	不正競争防止法（平成5年5月19日法律第47号。最終改正平成17年6月29日法律第75号）
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as last amended by Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP101) Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as last amended by Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP127)
Related Treaties:	Paris Convention (March 20, 1883) Trademark Law Treaty (October 27, 1994)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as last amended on May 23, 2003) (JP055) Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as last amended on April 23, 1999) (JP040) Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended by Act No. 116 of December 14, 1994) (JP005) Is superseded by Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as last amended by Act No. 30 of April 30, 2009) (JP147)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP082

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