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Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 88 of December 7, 2018), Japan
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Year of Version
2019
Dates
Amended up to:
February 1, 2019
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Competition
Notes
This consolidated version of the Trademark Act incorporates all the amendments up to Act No. 88 of December 7, 2018, which entered into force on February 1, 2019.
The notification by Japan to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Trademark Act was revised in response to the amendment of the Act on Protection of the Names of Specific Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs, Act No. 84 of June 25, 2014.'
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商標法(昭和34年4月13日法律第127号、2019年2月1日まで修正)
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Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 88 of December 7, 2018)
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