IP/N/1/JPN/15  
IP/N/1/JPN/T/6  
 
10 June 2015  
(15-3005)  Page: 1/2  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
   
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
JAPAN: TRADEMARK ACT 
Notifying Member JAPAN 
 
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title  
 Trademark Act 
Subject matter Trademarks 
Nature of 
notification  Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation 
 
Link to legal text https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/IP/JPN/15_2246_00_e.pdf  
 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/IP/JPN/15_2246_00_x.pdf  
 
Notification status  First notification 
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text 
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s) 
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to IP/N/1/JPN/T/1 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/1&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/JPN/T/1/Rev.1 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/1/Rev.1&Language=English
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/JPN/T/2 "https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/2&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/JPN/T/3 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/3&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/JPN/T/4 "https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/4&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/JPN/15 • IP/N/1/JPN/T/6 
 
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IP/N/1/JPN/T/5 "https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/JPN/T/5&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/JPN/12 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/JPN/12&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
The Trademark Act, as amended by: Act No. 36 of 2014, An Act to amend the Patent Act, Design 
Act, Trademark Act, the Act on International A pplications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
and the other act. 
 The Trademark Act was revised (i) to additionally cover certain trademarks in Japan, e.g., colours 
and sounds, and (ii) to add associations of commerce and industry, chambers of commerce and 
industry, and specified non-profit corporations as entities entitled to register regional collective trademarks, which was limited to cooperative associations and other bodies before amendment. 
Language(s) of notified text English and Japanese 
Date of adoption 25.04.2014 
Entry into force 01.04.2015 
 
Notification details  
Submission date 
of notification  08.05.2015 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible International Policy Division 
Japan Patent Office 
 
3-4-3 Kasumigaseki  
Chiyo-ku  
Tokyo 100-8915, 
Japan 
 
Telephone:  +81-3-3581-1898 
Fax:    +81-3-3581-0762