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Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 13 April 1959, as amended up to 2006), Japan
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Year of Version
2006
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Adopted:
April 13, 1959
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
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Patents (Inventions)
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Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
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Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 13 April 1959, as amended up to 2006)
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Supersedes (5 text(s))
Supersedes (5 text(s))
- 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)
Is superseded by (15 text(s))
Is superseded by (15 text(s))
- Patent Act (JP274)
- Patent Act (JP262)
- 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)
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