Japan

Enforcement Ordinance of the Patent Act (Ordinance of MITI No. 10 of March 8, 1960, as last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 35 of 2010)

Year of current version:	2010
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, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	This Ordinance was issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to implement the Patent 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	特許法施行規則（昭和35年3月8日通商産業省令第10号。最終改正平成22年6月22日経済産業省令第35号） (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
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)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Enforcement Order of the Patent Act (Ordinance of MITI No. 10 of March 8, 1960, as last amended by Ordinance of METI No. 35 of June 22, 2009) (JP103)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP172