Legal Texts Relevant to Traditional Cultural Expressions

Japan

Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature

Date of TextTitle
May 30, 1950Law on Protection of Cultural Properties (Act No. 214 of May 30, 1950, as last amended by Act No. 7, March 30, 2007)

IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature

Date of TextTitle
December 7, 2001Basic Law for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts (Act No.148 of December 7, 2001)

 

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