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Act No. 121 of 1959, amended up to July 3, 2023
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Year of Version
2023
Dates
Amended up to:
July 3, 2023
Promulgated:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Utility Models,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of the Patent Act takes into account amendments up to the "Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 51 on June 14, 2023)", which was promulgated on June 14, 2023, and entered into force on different dates.
The amendments introduced by the said amending Act No. 51 to this consolidated version of the Patent Act entered into force on July 3, 2023 (see Articles 186, 192 (1) (ii) and 192-2 for detailed amendments).
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Japanese
特許法 (昭和34年4月13日法律第121号. 最終改正平成2023年07月3)
English
Patent Act
Additional Text(s)
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s))
English
Patent Act
French
Loi sur les brevets
Spanish
Ley de Patentes
Legislation
Supersedes (19 text(s))
Supersedes (19 text(s))
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2022) (JP256)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to June 21, 2021) (JP247)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2021) (JP250)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2020) (JP234)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to October 1, 2020) (JP237)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to April 1, 2019) (JP225)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to July 1, 2019) (JP228)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 33 of May 30, 2018) (JP218)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to December 30, 2018) (JP219)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 55 of July 10, 2015) (JP206)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 36 of May 14, 2014) (JP198)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 63 of May 13, 2011) (JP177)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 16 of April 18, 2008) (JP101)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 13 April 1959, as amended up to 2006) (JP156)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 75 of June 29, 2005) (JP071)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 79 of June 4, 2004) (JP062)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 47 of May 23, 2003) (JP052)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 220 of December 22, 1999) (JP036)
- Patent Act (Act No. 121 of April 13, 1959, as amended up to Act No. 116 of December 14, 1994) (JP006)
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