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Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Act No. 30 of April 26, 1978, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018), Japan
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Year of Version
2019
Dates
Amended up to:
April 1, 2019
Entry into force:
October 1, 1978
Promulgated:
April 26, 1978
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Notes
This consolidated version of the Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty incorporates all the amendments up to the 'Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018, on the Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act', which entered into force on different dates.
The amendments introduced by the said Act No. 33 to this consolidated version entered into force on April 1, 2019.
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Japanese
特許協力条約に基づく国際出願等に関する法律 (昭和五十三年四月二十六日法律第三十号。最終改正:平成三十年五月三十日法律第三十三号)
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Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Act No. 30 of April 26, 1978, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018)
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French
Loi sur les demandes internationales selon le Traité de coopération en matière de brevets (loi n° 30 du 26 avril 1978, telle que modifiée jusqu'à la loi n° 33 du 30 mai 2018)
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Spanish
Ley sobre las Solicitudes Internacionales en Aplicación del Tratado de Cooperación en Materia de Patentes (Ley N° 30 de 26 de abril de 1978, como modificada por la Ley N° 33 de 30 mayo de 2018)
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Act on the International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Act No. 30 of April 26, 1978, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018)
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IP/N/1/JPN/40
IP/N/1/JPN/P/16
WIPO Lex No.
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