Laws
Treaties
Judgments
Browse By Jurisdiction
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to July 1, 2019), Japan
Back
Superseded Text
Go to latest Version in WIPO Lex
Year of Version
2019
Dates
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names,
Competition
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
The notification by Japan to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Trademark Act was revised to clarify 'in-camera' rule and to ensure documents which contain trade secrets to be confidential during the certification process.'
Available Texts
Main text(s)
Main text(s)
Japanese
商標法(昭和34年4月13日法律第127号、最新由2019年7月1改)
PDF
HTML
English
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to July 1, 2019)
PDF
HTML
Legislation
Supersedes (13 text(s))
Supersedes (13 text(s))
Is superseded by (5 text(s))
Is superseded by (5 text(s))
Treaties
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/JPN/44
IP/N/1/JPN/T/11
WIPO Lex No.
JP231