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Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019), Japan

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Year of Version 2020 Dates Promulgated: May 17, 2019 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Competition, Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019) was promulgated on May 17, 2019, and entered into force on different dates (April 1, 2020, October 1, 2020, April 1, 2021), which have been fixed by the Cabinet Orders of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 特許法等の一部を改正する法律（令和元年5月17日法律第3号） PDF HTML Part(s) Part(s) Japanese 特許法等の一部を改正する法律（令和元年5月17日法律第3号） PDF HTML Related Text(s) Related Text(s) Japanese 特許法等の一部を改正する法律（令和元年5月17日法律第3号） PDF HTML Guideline(s) Guideline(s) Japanese 特許法等の一部を改正する法律（令和元年5月17日法律第3号） PDF HTML English Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019) PDF HTML
Legislation Amends (5 text(s)) Amends (5 text(s))
Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, amended up to July 3, 2023) (JP262)
Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022) (JP257)
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022) (JP258)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to July 1, 2019) (JP229)
Utility Model Act (Act No. 123 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015) (JP182)
 Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Cabinet Order Determining the Date of Entry into Force of Certain Provisions of the Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Cabinet Order No. 227 of July 28, 2020)  (JP242)
Cabinet Order Determining the Date of Entry into Force of the Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Cabinet Order No. 145 of November 7, 2019) (JP241)
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