Notifying Member

Japan

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 1959)

Subject matter

Patents (including plant variety protection)

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation

[  ]     Other law or regulation

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2020/IP/JPN/20_7334_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2020/IP/JPN/20_7334_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[X]     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/JPN/47, IP/N/1/JPN/P/18

Brief description of the notified legal text

The Patent Act was revised to upgrade litigation system so that the patents that companies have strived to acquire can play their proper role in protecting prized technologies.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Japanese

Entry into force

1 October 2020

Other date

Adoption: 17 May 2019

Notification details

Submission date of notification

27 November 2020

Other information

Agency or authority responsible

International Policy Division

Japan Patent Office

3-4-3 Kasumigaseki

Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-8915

Japan

Telephone:       +81-3-3581-1101

Fax:                 +81-3-3581-0762