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Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to July 1, 2019), Japan

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Latest Version in WIPO Lex This text has been amended and a consolidated version is not yet available in WIPO Lex.  See Related Legislation / Is amended by below
Year of Version 2019 Dates Amended up to: July 1, 2019 Entry into force: May 1, 1994 Promulgated: May 19, 1993 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Competition Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes This consolidated version of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993) takes into account amendments up to Act on Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and Other Acts (Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018), which entered into force on different dates (November 29, 2018, July 1, 2019, etc.). The amendments introduced by the said Act No. 33 to this consolidated version entered into force on July 1, 2019.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 不正競争防止法（平成五年五月十九日法律第四十七号、2019年7月1日まで改正） PDF English Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to July 1, 2019) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet English Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to July 1, 2019) PDF Rev pdf French Loi sur la prévention de la concurrence déloyale (loi n° 47 du 19 mai 1993, telle que modifiée jusqu'au 1 juillet 2019) PDF Rev pdf Spanish Ley de Prevención de Competencia Desleal (Ley N° 47 de 19 de mayo de 1993, modificada al 1 de julio de 2019) PDF Rev pdf
Legislation Supersedes (9 text(s)) Supersedes (9 text(s))
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to November 29, 2018) (JP221)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to Act No. 54 of July 10, 2015)(JP204)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 1993, as amended up to Act No. 62 of 2011)(JP174)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to Act No. 30 of April 30, 2009)(JP147)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 19 May 1993, as amended up to Act No. 55 of June 7, 2006)(JP079)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005)(JP082)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to May 23, 2003)(JP055)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended up to April 23, 1999)(JP040)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of May 19, 1993, as amended by Act No. 116 of December 14, 1994)(JP005)
 Is amended by (3 text(s)) Is amended by (3 text(s))
Act on the Partial Revision of the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of May 25, 2020) [ Amending law not consolidated in text ] (JP261)
Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019) (JP240)
Act on Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and Other Acts (Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018) (JP227)

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IP/N/1/JPN/42
IP/N/1/JPN/U/3
IP/N/1/JPN/50
IP/N/1/JPN/U/4
IP/N/1/JPN/50/Rev.1
IP/N/1/JPN/U/4/Rev.1
WIPO Lex No. JP229