Japan

Enforcement Ordinance of the Design Act (Ordinance of MITI No. 12 of March 8, 1960, as last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 5 of January 30, 2009)

Year of current version:	2009
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 1, 1960
Date of Text (Issued):	March 8, 1960
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Notes:	This Ordinance was issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to implement the Design Act. 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:
Japanese	意匠法施行規則（昭和35年3月8日通商産業省令第12号。最終改正平成21年1月30日経済産業省令第5号） (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as last amended by Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP117)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Enforcement Order of the Design Act (Cabinet Order No.18 of March 8, 1960, as last amended by Cabinet Order No.398 of September 10, 2003) (JP120)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP119