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Design Act, Japan

Act No. 125 of 1959, amended up to July 3, 2023

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Details Details Year of Version 2023 Dates Amended up to: July 3, 2023 Promulgated: April 13, 1959 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Competition Notes This consolidated version of the Design Act takes into account amendments up to the "Act on Amendments to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc. (Act No. 51 of June 14, 2023)," which entered into force on different dates. The amendments introduced by the said amending Act No. 51 of 2023 to this consolidated version entered into force on July 3, 2023. (See the "Supplementary Provisions" at the bottom of this consolidated version for detailed amendments.).

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 意匠法 (昭和三十四年法律第百二十五号、2023 年 7 月 3 日まで改正)      English Design Act      
Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) French Loi sur les dessins et modèles Spanish Ley de Dibujos y Modelos English Design Act

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IP/N/1/JPN/70
IP/N/1/JPN/D/18
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