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Enforcement Ordinance of the Law on International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Ordinance of MITI No. 34 of July 29, 1978, as amended up to Ordinance of METI No. 70 of December 21, 2009), Japan

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Year of Version 2009 Dates Issued: July 29, 1978 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Notes This Ordinance was issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to implement the Law on International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Note that since 2001 the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) was reorganized into the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 特許協力条約に基づく国際出願等に関する法律施行規則（昭和53年7月29日通商産業省令第34号。最終改正平成21年12月21日経済産業省令第70号） PDF HTML
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Enforcement Ordinance of the Law Concerning International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (Ordinance of MITI No. 34 of July 29, 1978, as amended by Ordinance of METI No. 6 of February 20, 2015) (JP201)
Enforcement Ordinance of the Law on International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Ordinance of MITI No. 34 of July 29, 1978, as amended up to Ordinance of METI No. 56 of November 10, 2010) (JP167)

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