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Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022), Japan
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Year of Version
2022
Dates
Amended up to:
October 1, 2022
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names
Subject Matter (secondary)
Competition,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of the Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959) takes into account amendments up to Act No. 42 of May 21, 2021 (Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts), 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 October 1, 2022.
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Japanese
商標法 （昭和34年4月13日法律第127号・改正2022年10月1日）
English
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022)
Additional Text(s)
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
English
Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2022)
French
Loi sur les marques (loi n° 127 du 13 avril 1959, telle que modifiée au 1er octobre 2022)
Spanish
Ley de Marcas (Ley N° 127 del 13 de abril de 1959, según enmendada al 1 de octubre de 2022)
Legislation
Supersedes (18 text(s))
Supersedes (18 text(s))
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Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2022) (JP254)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2021) (JP251)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2020) (JP235)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2020) (JP239)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 88 of December 7, 2018) (JP224)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to July 1, 2019) (JP231)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018) (JP216)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to December 30, 2018) (JP220)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015) (JP205)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014) (JP196)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 63 of May 13, 2011) (JP180)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP127)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of 2006) (JP159)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005) (JP069)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003) (JP050)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 220 of December 22, 1999) (JP038)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 68 of 1996) (JP031)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 116 of 1994) (JP004)
Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Treaties
Relates to (5 records)
Relates to (5 records)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/JPN/66
IP/N/1/JPN/T/17
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WIPO Lex No.
JP258