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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 last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 56 of November 10, 2010)

Year of current version:	2010
Date of Text (Issued):	July 29, 1978
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, 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:
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22年11月10日経済産業省令第56号） (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Enforcement Order of the Law on International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Ordinance of MITI No. 34 of July 29, 1978, as last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 70 of December 21, 2009) (JP110)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP167