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IP/N/1/JPN/T/10  
 
10 April 2019  
(19-2318)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
JAPAN : TRADEMARK ACT (ACT N O. 127 OF APRIL 13, 1959)  
Notifying Member  JAPAN 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Trademark Act (Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959)  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/JPN/19_2091_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/JPN/19_2091_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/37, IP/N/1/JPN/G/4 ; 
IP/N/1/JPN/33, IP/N/1/JPN/T/9  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Trademark Act was revised in response to the amendment of the Act on Protection of the Names 
of Specific Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs, Act No. 84 of June 25, 2014.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Japanese  
Entry into force  1 February 2019  
Other date   Adoption : 7 December 2018  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  28 March 2019  
Other information   IP/N/1/JPN/38 • IP/N/1/JPN/T/10  
 
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  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 
 
 