Japan

Enforcement Ordinance of the Trademark Act (Ordinance of MITI No. 13 of March 8, 1960, as last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 37 of June 26, 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, Trademarks
Notes:	This Ordinance was issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to implement the Trademark 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	商標法施行規則（昭和35年3月8日通商産業省令第13号。最終改定平成21年6月26日経済産業省令第37号） (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as last amended by Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP127)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP129