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Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 17, 2008)

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Year of Version 2008 Dates Promulgated: May 5, 1936 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Utility Models, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Plant Variety Protection, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of 2008 of the Patent Act of 1936, which was revised and re-published on December 16, 1980, incorporates amendments up to Article 83a of the Act of December 17, 2008.
The consolidated version is subsequently amended by Article 1 of the Act of July 31, 2009, on Improvement of Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.

The English translation of the consolidated version is reproduced with the permission of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) from the following URL http://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/germany_e/e_tokkyo.pdf. (Retrieved on May 3, 2010).


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