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Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2022), Japan
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Year of Version
2022
Dates
Amended up to:
April 1, 2022
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Industrial Designs
Subject Matter (secondary)
Patents (Inventions),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Utility Models,
Competition
Notes
This consolidated version of the Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959) takes into account amendments up to Act No. 42 of May 21, 2021, which entered into force on different dates.
The amendments introduced by the said amending Act No. 42 to this consolidated version entered into force on April 1, 2022. (See the "Supplementary Provisions" at the bottom of this consolidated version for detailed amendments.).
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Japanese
意匠法 (昭和34年4月13日法律第125号。最新由2022年04月1改)
English
Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2022)
Additional Text(s)
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
French
Loi sur les dessins et modèles (loi n° 125 du 13 avril 1959, telle que modifiée au 1er avril 2022)
Spanish
Ley de Dibujos y Modelos (Ley N° 125 de 13 de octubre de 1959, según enmendada al 1 de abril de 2022)
English
Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2022)
Legislation
Supersedes (15 text(s))
Supersedes (15 text(s))
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2021) (JP249)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2020) (JP233)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2021) (JP244)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to January 1, 2020) (JP232)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2020) (JP238)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up July 1, 2019) (JP230)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018) (JP217)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015) (JP207)
- Design Act (Act No. 125 of 1959, as amended up to Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014) (JP073)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 63 of 2011) (JP178)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, amended up to Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP117)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003) (JP051)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 220 of December 22, 1999) (JP037)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 116 of 1994) (JP003)
- Designs Act (Act No. 125 of April 13, 1959) (JP158)
Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Treaties
Relates to (3 records)
Relates to (3 records)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/JPN/64
IP/N/1/JPN/D/15
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WIPO Lex No.
JP255