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IP/N/1/JPN/U/3  
 
20 September 2019  
(19-6055)  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 : UNFAIR COMPETITION P REVENTION ACT (ACT N O. 47 OF 1993)  
Notifying Member  JAPAN 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No.  47 of 1993)  
Subject matter  Undisclosed information  
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_5040_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/JPN/19_5040_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/35, IP/N/1/JPN/U/2  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Unfair Competition Prevention Act was revised toward efficient provision and utilization of data 
by defining the acts of unfair competition on "Protected Data " and providing civil remedies against 
the acts.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English,  Japanese  
Entry into force  1 July 2019  
Other date   Adoption: 30 May 2018  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  23 August 2019  
Other information   IP/N/1/JPN/42 • IP/N/1/JPN/U/3  
 
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Multilateral Trade System Department  
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry  
 
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki  
Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8901 
Japan  
 
Telephone:  +81-3-3501-5923 
Fax:   +81-3-3501-5983 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.                                                  