商標法(昭和三十四年法律第百二十七号)
Trademark Act(Act No. 127 of 1959)
最終更新:平成十八年法律第五十五号
Last Version: Act No. 55 of 2006
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- Last Version: Act No. 51 of 2023
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- Last Version: Act No. 42 of 2021
- Translated Date: December 1, 2021
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- Last Version: Act No. 3 of 2019
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- Last Version: Act No. 55 of 2015
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- Last Version: Act No. 55 of 2006
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商標法
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Trademark Act
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昭和三十四年四月十三日法律第百二十七号
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Act No. 127 of April 13, 1959
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目次
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Table of Contents
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第一章 総則(第一条・第二条)
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Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS(ARTICLES 1 AND 2)
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第二章 商標登録及び商標登録出願(第三条―第十三条の二)
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Chapter II TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK(ARTICLES 3 TO 13-2)
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第三章 審査(第十四条―第十七条の二)
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Chapter III EXAMINATION(ARTICLES 14 TO 17-2)
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第四章 商標権
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Chapter IV TRADEMARK RIGHT
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第一節 商標権(第十八条―第三十五条)
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Section 1 Trademark Right(Articles 18 to 35)
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第二節 権利侵害(第三十六条―第三十九条)
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Section 2 Infringement of Right(Articles 36 to 39)
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第三節 登録料(第四十条―第四十三条)
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Section 3 Registration Fees(Articles 40 to 43)
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第四章の二 登録異議の申立て(第四十三条の二―第四十三条の十四)
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Chapter IV-2 OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION(ARTICLES 43-2 TO 43-14)
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第五章 審判(第四十四条―第五十六条の二)
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Chapter V TRIAL(ARTICLES 44 TO 56-2)
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第六章 再審及び訴訟(第五十七条―第六十三条の二)
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Chapter VI RETRIAL AND LITIGATION(ARTICLES 57 TO 63-2)
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第七章 防護標章(第六十四条―第六十八条)
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Chapter VII DEFENSIVE MARK(ARTICLES 64 TO 68)
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第七章の二 マドリッド協定の議定書に基づく特例
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Chapter VII-2 SPECIAL PROVISIONS UNDER THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT
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第一節 国際登録出願(第六十八条の二―第六十八条の八)
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Section 1 Application for International Registration(Articles 68-2 to 68-8)
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第二節 国際商標登録出願に係る特例(第六十八条の九―第六十八条の三十一)
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Section 2 Special Provisions Pertaining to International Applications for Trademark Registration(Articles 68-9 to 68-31)
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第三節 商標登録出願等の特例(第六十八条の三十二―第六十八条の三十九)
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Section 3 Special Provisions Concerning Applications for Trademark Registration, etc.(Articles 68-32 to 68-39)
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第八章 雑則(第六十八条の四十―第七十七条の二)
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Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS(ARTICLES 68-40 TO 77-2)
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第九章 罰則(第七十八条―第八十五条)
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Chapter IX PENAL PROVISIONS(ARTICLES 78 TO 85)
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Supplementary Provisions
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第一章 総則
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Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS
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(目的)
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(Purpose)
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第一条この法律は、商標を保護することにより、商標の使用をする者の業務上の信用の維持を図り、もつて産業の発達に寄与し、あわせて需要者の利益を保護することを目的とする。
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Article 1The purpose of this Act is, through the protection of trademarks, to ensure the maintenance of business confidence of persons who use trademarks and thereby to contribute to the development of the industry and to protect the interests of consumers.
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(定義等)
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(Definitions, etc.)
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第二条この法律で「商標」とは、文字、図形、記号若しくは立体的形状若しくはこれらの結合又はこれらと色彩との結合(以下「標章」という。)であつて、次に掲げるものをいう。
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Article 2(1)"Trademark" in this Act means any character(s), figure(s), sign(s) or three-dimensional shape(s), or any combination thereof, or any combination thereof with colors (hereinafter referred to as a "mark") which is:
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一業として商品を生産し、証明し、又は譲渡する者がその商品について使用をするもの
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(i)used in connection with the goods of a person who produces, certifies or assigns the goods as a business; or
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二業として役務を提供し、又は証明する者がその役務について使用をするもの(前号に掲げるものを除く。)
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(ii)used in connection with the services of a person who provides or certifies the services as a business (except those provided for in the preceding item).
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一商品又は商品の包装に標章を付する行為
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(i)to affix a mark to goods or packages of goods;
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二商品又は商品の包装に標章を付したものを譲渡し、引き渡し、譲渡若しくは引渡しのために展示し、輸出し、輸入し、又は電気通信回線を通じて提供する行為
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(ii)to assign, deliver, display for the purpose of assignment or delivery, export, importor provide through an electric telecommunication line, goods or packages of goods to which a mark is affixed;
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三役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物(譲渡し、又は貸し渡す物を含む。以下同じ。)に標章を付する行為
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(iii)in the course of the provision of services, to affix a mark to articles to be used by a person who receives the said services (including articles to be assigned or loaned; the same shall apply hereinafter);
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四役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に標章を付したものを用いて役務を提供する行為
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(iv)in the course of the provision of services, to provide the said services by using articles to which a mark is affixed and which are to be used by a person who receives the said services;
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五役務の提供の用に供する物(役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物を含む。以下同じ。)に標章を付したものを役務の提供のために展示する行為
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(v)for the purpose of providing services, to display articles to be used for the provision of the services (including articles to be used by a person who receives the services in the course of the provision of services; the same shall apply hereinafter) to which a mark is affixed;
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六役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の当該役務の提供に係る物に標章を付する行為
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(vi)in the course of the provision of services, to affix a mark to articles pertaining to the provision of the said services belonging to a person who receives the services;
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七電磁的方法(電子的方法、磁気的方法その他の人の知覚によつて認識することができない方法をいう。次号において同じ。)により行う映像面を介した役務の提供に当たりその映像面に標章を表示して役務を提供する行為
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(vii)in the course of the provision of services through an image viewer, by using an electromagnetic device (an electromagnetic device shall refer to any electronic, magnetic or other method that is not recognizable by human perception; the same shall apply in the following item), to provide the said services by displaying a mark on the image viewer; or
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八商品若しくは役務に関する広告、価格表若しくは取引書類に標章を付して展示し、若しくは頒布し、又はこれらを内容とする情報に標章を付して電磁的方法により提供する行為
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(viii)to display or distribute advertisement materials, price lists or transaction documents relating to goods or services to which a mark is affixed, or to provide information on such content, to which a mark is affixed by an electromagnetic device.
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第二章 商標登録及び商標登録出願
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Chapter II TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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(商標登録の要件)
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(Requirements for trademark registration)
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第三条自己の業務に係る商品又は役務について使用をする商標については、次に掲げる商標を除き、商標登録を受けることができる。
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Article 3(1)Any trademark to be used in connection with goods or services pertaining to the business of an applicant may be registered, unless the trademark:
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一その商品又は役務の普通名称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する標章のみからなる商標
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(i)consists solely of a mark indicating, in a common manner, the common name of the goods or services;
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二その商品又は役務について慣用されている商標
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(ii)is customarily used in connection with the goods or services;
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三その商品の産地、販売地、品質、原材料、効能、用途、数量、形状(包装の形状を含む。)、価格若しくは生産若しくは使用の方法若しくは時期又はその役務の提供の場所、質、提供の用に供する物、効能、用途、数量、態様、価格若しくは提供の方法若しくは時期を普通に用いられる方法で表示する標章のみからなる商標
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(iii)consists solely of a mark indicating, in a common manner, in the case of goods, the place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape (including shape of packages), price, the method or time of production or use, or, in the case of services, the location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision;
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四ありふれた氏又は名称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する標章のみからなる商標
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(iv)consists solely of a mark indicating, in a common manner, a common surname or name of a juridical person;
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五極めて簡単で、かつ、ありふれた標章のみからなる商標
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(v)consists solely of a very simple and common mark; or
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六前各号に掲げるもののほか、需要者が何人かの業務に係る商品又は役務であることを認識することができない商標
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(vi)is in addition to those listed in each of the preceding items, a trademark by which consumers are not able to recognize the goods or services as those pertaining to a business of a particular person.
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(2)Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a trademark that falls under any of items (iii) to (v) of the preceding paragraph may be registered if, as a result of the use of the trademark, consumers are able to recognize the goods or services as those pertaining to a business of a particular person.
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(商標登録を受けることができない商標)
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(Unregistrable trademarks)
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第四条次に掲げる商標については、前条の規定にかかわらず、商標登録を受けることができない。
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Article 4(1)Notwithstanding the preceding Article, no trademark shall be registered if the trademark:
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一国旗、菊花紋章、勲章、褒章又は外国の国旗と同一又は類似の商標
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(i)is identical with, or similar to, the national flag, the imperial chrysanthemum crest, a decoration, a medal or a foreign national flag;
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二パリ条約(千九百年十二月十四日にブラッセルで、千九百十一年六月二日にワシントンで、千九百二十五年十一月六日にヘーグで、千九百三十四年六月二日にロンドンで、千九百五十八年十月三十一日にリスボンで及び千九百六十七年七月十四日にストックホルムで改正された工業所有権の保護に関する千八百八十三年三月二十日のパリ条約[昭和五〇年三月条約第二号]をいう。以下同じ。)の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国又は商標法条約の締約国の国の紋章その他の記章(パリ条約の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国又は商標法条約の締約国の国旗を除く。)であつて、経済産業大臣が指定するものと同一又は類似の商標
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(ii)is identical with, or similar to, the coats of arms or any other State emblems (except national flags of any country of the Union to the Paris Convention, member of the World Trade Organization or Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty) of a country of the Union to the Paris Convention (refers to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as revised at Brussels on December 14, 1900, at Washington on June 2, 1911, at the Hague on November 6, 1925, at London on June 2, 1934, at Lisbon on October 31, 1958 and at Stockholm on July 14, 1967; the same shall apply hereinafter), a member of the World Trade Organization or a Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
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三国際連合その他の国際機関を表示する標章であつて経済産業大臣が指定するものと同一又は類似の商標
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(iii)is identical with, or similar to, a mark indicating the United Nations or any other international organization which has been designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
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四赤十字の標章及び名称等の使用の制限に関する法律(昭和二十二年法律第百五十九号)第一条の標章若しくは名称又は武力攻撃事態等における国民の保護のための措置に関する法律(平成十六年法律第百十二号)第百五十八条第一項の特殊標章と同一又は類似の商標
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(iv)is identical with, or similar to, the emblems or titles in Article 1 of the Act Concerning Restriction on the Use of Emblems and Titles of the Red Cross and Others (Act No.159 of 1947) or the distinctive emblem in Article 158 (1) of the Act Concerning Measures to Protect Japanese Citizens During Armed Attacks and Others (Act No.112 of 2004);
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五日本国又はパリ条約の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国若しくは商標法条約の締約国の政府又は地方公共団体の監督用又は証明用の印章又は記号のうち経済産業大臣が指定するものと同一又は類似の標章を有する商標であつて、その印章又は記号が用いられている商品又は役務と同一又は類似の商品又は役務について使用をするもの
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(v)is comprised of a mark identical with, or similar to, an official hallmark or sign indicating control or warranty by the national or a local government of Japan, a country of the Union to the Paris Convention, a member of the World Trade Organization or a Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty which has been designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, if such a trademark is used in connection with goods or services identical with, or similar to, the goods or services in connection with which the hallmark or sign is used;
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六国若しくは地方公共団体若しくはこれらの機関、公益に関する団体であつて営利を目的としないもの又は公益に関する事業であつて営利を目的としないものを表示する標章であつて著名なものと同一又は類似の商標
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(vi)is identical with, or similar to, a famous mark indicating the State, a local government, an agency thereof, a non-profit organization undertaking a business for public interest, or a non-profit enterprise undertaking a business for public interest;
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七公の秩序又は善良の風俗を害するおそれがある商標
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(vii)is likely to cause damage to public policy;
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八他人の肖像又は他人の氏名若しくは名称若しくは著名な雅号、芸名若しくは筆名若しくはこれらの著名な略称を含む商標(その他人の承諾を得ているものを除く。)
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(viii)contains the portrait of another person, or the name, famous pseudonym, professional name or pen name of another person, or famous abbreviation thereof (except those the registration of which has been approved by the person concerned);
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九政府若しくは地方公共団体(以下「政府等」という。)が開設する博覧会若しくは政府等以外の者が開設する博覧会であつて特許庁長官が指定するもの又は外国でその政府等若しくはその許可を受けた者が開設する国際的な博覧会の賞と同一又は類似の標章を有する商標(その賞を受けた者が商標の一部としてその標章の使用をするものを除く。)
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(ix)is comprised of a mark identical with, or similar to, a prize awarded at an exhibition held by the national or a local government (hereinafter referred to as the "Government, etc.") or by those who are not the Government, etc. but designated by the Commissioner of the Patent Office, or at an international exhibition held in a foreign country by the Government, etc. of the foreign country or those authorized thereby (except those used by the recipient of such a prize as part of his/her own trademark);
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十他人の業務に係る商品若しくは役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されている商標又はこれに類似する商標であつて、その商品若しくは役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について使用をするもの
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(x)is identical with, or similar to, another person's trademark which is well known among consumers as that indicating goods or services in connection with the person's business, if such a trademark is used in connection with such goods or services or goods or services similar thereto;
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十一当該商標登録出願の日前の商標登録出願に係る他人の登録商標又はこれに類似する商標であつて、その商標登録に係る指定商品若しくは指定役務(第六条第一項(第六十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。)の規定により指定した商品又は役務をいう。以下同じ。)又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について使用をするもの
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(xi)is identical with, or similar to, another person's registered trademark which has been filed prior to the filing date of an application for registration of the said trademark, if such a trademark is used in connection with the designated goods or designated services relating to the said registered trademark(referring to goods or services designated in accordance with Article 6 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (1)); the same shall apply hereinafter), or goods or services similar thereto;
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十二他人の登録防護標章(防護標章登録を受けている標章をいう。以下同じ。)と同一の商標であつて、その防護標章登録に係る指定商品又は指定役務について使用をするもの
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(xii)is identical with a registered defensive mark of another person (referring to a mark registered as a defensive mark; the same shall apply hereinafter), if such a trademark is used in connection with designated goods or designated services relating to the defensive mark;
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十三商標権が消滅した日(商標登録を取り消すべき旨の決定又は無効にすべき旨の審決があつたときは、その確定の日。以下同じ。)から一年を経過していない他人の商標(他人が商標権が消滅した日前一年以上使用をしなかつたものを除く。)又はこれに類似する商標であつて、その商標権に係る指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について使用をするもの
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(xiii)is a trademark of another person (excluding those which had not been used by the said person for a period of one year or longer from the date the trademark right became extinguished) the right to which has been extinguished for a period of shorter than one year from the date of the extinguishment of the said trademark right (or the date on which a ruling to the effect that the trademark registration is to be rescinded or a trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be invalidated is rendered; the same shall apply hereinafter) or a trademark similar thereto, if such a trademark is used in connection with the designated goods or designated services in connection with the trademark right of such other person or goods or services similar thereto;
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十四種苗法(平成十年法律第八十三号)第十八条第一項の規定による品種登録を受けた品種の名称と同一又は類似の商標であつて、その品種の種苗又はこれに類似する商品若しくは役務について使用をするもの
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(xiv)is identical with, or similar to, the name of a variety registered in accordance with Article 18 (1) of the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of 1998), if such a trademark is used in connection with seeds and seedlings of the variety or goods or services similar thereto;
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十五他人の業務に係る商品又は役務と混同を生ずるおそれがある商標(第十号から前号までに掲げるものを除く。)
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(xv)is likely to cause confusion in connection with the goods or services pertaining to a business of another person (except those listed in items (x) to (xiv) inclusive);
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十六商品の品質又は役務の質の誤認を生ずるおそれがある商標
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(xvi)is likely to mislead as to the quality of the goods or services;
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十七日本国のぶどう酒若しくは蒸留酒の産地のうち特許庁長官が指定するものを表示する標章又は世界貿易機関の加盟国のぶどう酒若しくは蒸留酒の産地を表示する標章のうち当該加盟国において当該産地以外の地域を産地とするぶどう酒若しくは蒸留酒について使用をすることが禁止されているものを有する商標であつて、当該産地以外の地域を産地とするぶどう酒又は蒸留酒について使用をするもの
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(xvii)is comprised of a mark indicating a place of origin of wines or spirits of Japan which has been designated by the Commissioner of the Patent Office, or a mark indicating a place of origin of wines or spirits of a member of the World Trade Organization which is prohibited by the said member from being used on wines or spirits not originating from the region of the said member, if such a trademark is used in connection with wines or spirits not originating from the region in Japan or of the said member;
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十八商品又は商品の包装の形状であつて、その商品又は商品の包装の機能を確保するために不可欠な立体的形状のみからなる商標
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(xviii)consists solely of a three-dimensional shape of goods or their packaging which is indispensable for such goods or their packaging to properly function; or
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十九他人の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして日本国内又は外国における需要者の間に広く認識されている商標と同一又は類似の商標であつて、不正の目的(不正の利益を得る目的、他人に損害を加える目的その他の不正の目的をいう。以下同じ。)をもつて使用をするもの(前各号に掲げるものを除く。)
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(xix)is identical with, or similar to, a trademark which is well known among consumers in Japan or abroad as that indicating goods or services pertaining to a business of another person, if such trademark is used for unfair purposes (referring to the purpose of gaining unfair profits, the purpose of causing damage to the other person, or any other unfair purposes, the same shall apply hereinafter) (except those provided for in each of the preceding items);
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(2)Where the State or a local government, an agency thereof, a non-profit organization undertaking a business for public interest, or a person undertaking a non-profit activity for public interest files an application for trademark registration falling under item (vi) of the preceding paragraph, the provision of the said item shall not apply.
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(4)Where a trial decision to the effect that a registration of a trademark is to be rescinded pursuant to Article 53-2 becomes final and binding, and the demandant of the said trial files a trademark application for the trademark pertaining to the rescinded registration following the said decision, or a trademark similar thereto, item (xiii) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.
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(商標登録出願)
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(Application for trademark registration)
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第五条商標登録を受けようとする者は、次に掲げる事項を記載した願書に必要な書面を添付して特許庁長官に提出しなければならない。
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Article 5(1)Any person who desires to register a trademark shall submit an application to the Commissioner of the Patent Office accompanied by the required documents. The application shall state the following matters:
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一商標登録出願人の氏名又は名称及び住所又は居所
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(i)the name and the domicile or residence of the applicant for trademark registration;
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二商標登録を受けようとする商標
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(ii)the trademark for which registration is sought; and
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三指定商品又は指定役務並びに第六条第二項の政令で定める商品及び役務の区分
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(iii)the designated goods or designated services and the class of goods or services provided by Cabinet Order as provided for in Article 6 (2).
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(2)Where a person desires to register a trademark consisting of a three-dimensional shape (including those combined with character(s), figure(s), sign(s) or color(s) or any combination thereof) (hereinafter referred to as a "three-dimensional trademark"), the application shall contain a statement indicating thereof.
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(4)Where a portion of the trademark for which a registration is sought is in the same color as that of the column in which a trademark for which a registration is sought is required to be stated, the said portion of the trademark shall be deemed not to be a part of the trademark; provided, however, that this shall not apply to an area specified and identified as an area to be colored in the same color as that of the column.
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第五条の二特許庁長官は、商標登録出願が次の各号の一に該当する場合を除き、商標登録出願に係る願書を提出した日を商標登録出願の日として認定しなければならない。
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Article 5-2(1)The Commissioner of the Patent Office shall accord as the filing date of an application for trademark registration the date of submission of the application relating thereto, unless the application for trademark registration falls under any of the following items:
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一商標登録を受けようとする旨の表示が明確でないと認められるとき。
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(i)the statement of intent to register a trademark is unclear;
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二商標登録出願人の氏名若しくは名称の記載がなく、又はその記載が商標登録出願人を特定できる程度に明確でないと認められるとき。
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(ii)the name of the applicant for trademark registration is not stated or the statement thereof is not sufficient to identify the applicant;
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三願書に商標登録を受けようとする商標の記載がないとき。
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(iii)the trademark for which a registration is sought is not stated in the application; and
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四指定商品又は指定役務の記載がないとき。
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(iv)the designated goods or designated services are not stated.
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(2)Where an application for trademark registration falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall require the person who desires to register the trademark registration to supplement the application, designating a reasonable time limit for such purpose.
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(4)Where an applicant who was required to supplement an application for trademark registration under paragraph (2) supplements the said application within the designated time limit as provided in the said paragraph, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall accord the date of submission of the Written Supplement as the filing date of the application for trademark registration.
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(5)Where an applicant who has been required to supplement an application for trademark registration under paragraph (2) fails to supplement the said application within the designated time limit as provided in the said paragraph, the Commissioner of the Patent Office may dismiss the said application for trademark registration.
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(一商標一出願)
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(Single trademark on each application)
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第六条商標登録出願は、商標の使用をする一又は二以上の商品又は役務を指定して、商標ごとにしなければならない。
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Article 6(1)An application for trademark registration shall be filed for each trademark and designate one or more goods or services in connection with which the trademark is to be used.
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(団体商標)
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(Collective trademarks)
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第七条民法(明治二十九年法律第八十九号)第三十四条の規定により設立された社団法人その他の社団(法人格を有しないもの及び会社を除く。)若しくは事業協同組合その他の特別の法律により設立された組合(法人格を有しないものを除く。)又はこれらに相当する外国の法人は、その構成員に使用をさせる商標について、団体商標の商標登録を受けることができる。
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Article 7(1)Any incorporated association established pursuant to Article 34 of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) or other association (except those which do not have juridical personality, and companies), or any other association established pursuant to a special Act including business cooperative (except those which do not have juridical personality), or a foreign juridical person equivalent thereto shall be entitled to obtain a collective trademark registration with respect to a trademark to be used by their members.
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(3)Any person who desires to register a collective trademark pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, at the time of filing of an application for trademark registration pursuant to Article 5 (1), submit to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a document certifying that the applicant for trademark registration is a juridical person that falls under paragraph (1).
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(Regional collective trademarks)
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第七条の二事業協同組合その他の特別の法律により設立された組合(法人格を有しないものを除き、当該特別の法律において、正当な理由がないのに、構成員たる資格を有する者の加入を拒み、又はその加入につき現在の構成員が加入の際に付されたよりも困難な条件を付してはならない旨の定めのあるものに限る。)又はこれに相当する外国の法人(以下「組合等」という。)は、その構成員に使用をさせる商標であつて、次の各号のいずれかに該当するものについて、その商標が使用をされた結果自己又はその構成員の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されているときは、第三条の規定(同条第一項第一号又は第二号に係る場合を除く。)にかかわらず、地域団体商標の商標登録を受けることができる。
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Article 7-2(1)Any association established by a special Act, including a business cooperative (those which do not have juridical personality are excluded, and limited to those which are established by a special Act providing, without a just cause, that the association shall not refuse the enrollment of any person who is eligible to become a member or that the association shall not impose on any of its prospective members any condition that is heavier than those imposed on its existing members) or a foreign juridical person equivalent thereto (hereinafter referred to as an "Association, etc.") shall be entitled to obtain a regional collective trademark registration with respect of any of the following, provided that the trademark is used by its members and, as a result of the use of the said trademark, the said trademark is well known among consumers as indicating the goods or services pertaining to the business of the applicant or its members, notwithstanding the provision of Article 3 (except a case falling under item (i) or (ii) of Article 3 (1)):
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一地域の名称及び自己又はその構成員の業務に係る商品又は役務の普通名称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する文字のみからなる商標
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(i)a trademark consisting solely of characters indicating, in a common manner, the name of the region and the common name of the goods or services pertaining to the business of the applicant or its members;
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二地域の名称及び自己又はその構成員の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして慣用されている名称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する文字のみからなる商標
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(ii)a trademark consisting solely of characters indicating, in a common manner, the name of the region and the name customarily used as a name indicating the goods or services pertaining to the business of the applicant or its members; or
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三地域の名称及び自己若しくはその構成員の業務に係る商品若しくは役務の普通名称又はこれらを表示するものとして慣用されている名称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する文字並びに商品の産地又は役務の提供の場所を表示する際に付される文字として慣用されている文字であつて、普通に用いられる方法で表示するもののみからなる商標
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(iii)a trademark consisting solely of characters indicating, in a common manner, the name of the region and the common name of the goods or services pertaining to the business of the applicant or its members or the name customarily used as a name indicating thereof, and characters customarily added in indicating, in a common manner, the place of origin of the goods or the location of provision of the services.
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(2)The term "name of the region" as used in the preceding paragraph means, even prior to the filing of the said application, the name of the place of origin of the goods, the location of provision of services, or the name of the region which is considered to have a close relationship with the said goods or services to the equivalent extent, for which the trademark pertaining to the said application has been used by the applicant or its members, or abbreviation thereof.
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(4)Any person who desires to register a regional collective trademark pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, at the time of filing of an application for trademark registration pursuant to Article 5 (1), submit to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a document certifying that the applicant for trademark registration is an Association, etc. and documents necessary to prove that the trademark for which the registration is sought contains the name of a region as provided in paragraph (2).
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第八条同一又は類似の商品又は役務について使用をする同一又は類似の商標について異なつた日に二以上の商標登録出願があつたときは、最先の商標登録出願人のみがその商標について商標登録を受けることができる。
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Article 8(1)Where two or more applications for trademark registration relating to identical or similar trademarks which are to be used in connection with identical or similar goods or services have been filed on different dates, only the applicant who filed the application for trademark registration on the earlier date shall be entitled to register the trademark in question.
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(2)Where two or more applications for trademark registration relating to identical or similar trademarks which are to be used in connection with identical or similar goods or services have been filed on the same date, only one applicant who is to be determined by consultations among the applicants who filed such applications shall be entitled to register the trademark in question.
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(3)Where an application for trademark registration is abandoned, withdrawn or dismissed, or an examiner's decision or a trial decision on an application for trademark registration becomes final and binding, such application shall, for the purposes of the application of the preceding two paragraphs, be deemed never to have been filed.
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(5)Where no agreement is reached in the consultations held pursuant to paragraph (2) or no report is submitted within the designated time limit set forth in the preceding paragraph, only one applicant, selected by a lottery in a fair and just manner conducted by the Commissioner of the Patent Office, shall be entitled to register the trademark in question.
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第九条政府等が開設する博覧会若しくは政府等以外の者が開設する博覧会であつて特許庁長官が指定するものに、パリ条約の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国若しくは商標法条約の締約国の領域内でその政府等若しくはその許可を受けた者が開設する国際的な博覧会に、又はパリ条約の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国若しくは商標法条約の締約国のいずれにも該当しない国の領域内でその政府等若しくはその許可を受けた者が開設する国際的な博覧会であつて特許庁長官が指定するものに出品した商品又は出展した役務について使用をした商標について、その商標の使用をした商品を出品した者又は役務を出展した者がその出品又は出展の日から六月以内にその商品又は役務を指定商品又は指定役務として商標登録出願をしたときは、その商標登録出願は、その出品又は出展の時にしたものとみなす。
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Article 9(1)Where an application for trademark registration is filed in connection with a trademark used for goods or services exhibited at an exhibition held by the Government, etc., an exhibition held by those who are not the Government, etc. but are designated by the Commissioner of the Patent Office, an international exhibition held by the Government, etc. of a country of the Union to the Paris Convention, a member of the World Trade Organization or a Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty or by those authorized thereby to hold such an exhibition in its territory, or an international exhibition held by the Government, etc. of a country which is not a country of the Union of the Paris Convention, a member of the World Trade Organization or a Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty or by those authorized thereby to hold such exhibition in its territory and designated by the Commissioner of the Patent Office, by the exhibitor of such goods or services bearing the trademark within six months from the date of exhibition of such goods or services, the said application shall be deemed to have been filed at the time of exhibition of such goods or services.
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(2)Any person who desires to apply the preceding paragraph in connection with a trademark relating to an application for trademark registration shall submit to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a document stating thereof at the time of filing of the application for trademark registration, and documents proving the fact that the trademark pertaining to an application for trademark registration and its designated goods or designated services fall under the trademark and goods or services provided in the said paragraph, within thirty days from the filing date of an application for the trademark registration.
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第九条の二パリ条約の同盟国でされた商標(第二条第一項第二号に規定する商標に相当するものに限る。)の登録の出願に基づく優先権は、同項第一号に規定する商標に相当する商標の登録の出願に基づく優先権についてパリ条約第四条に定める例により、これを主張することができる。
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Article 9-2A right of priority based on an application for registration of a trademark filed in a country of the Union to the Paris Convention (limited to a trademark equivalent to a trademark provided in Article 2 (1)(ii)) may be claimed as governed by the same rules as Article 4 of the Paris Convention in connection with a right of priority based on an application for registration of a trademark equivalent to the trademark provided in Article 2 (1)(i).
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Article 9-3A right of priority based on an application filed by a person stated in the left column of the following table in a country stated in the right column of the same table may be claimed in connection with an application for trademark registration as governed by Article 4 of the Paris Convention.
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(指定商品等又は商標登録を受けようとする商標の補正と要旨変更)
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(Amendment of designated goods, etc. or trademark for which registration is sought and change of gist thereof)
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第九条の四願書に記載した指定商品若しくは指定役務又は商標登録を受けようとする商標についてした補正がこれらの要旨を変更するものと商標権の設定の登録があつた後に認められたときは、その商標登録出願は、その補正について手続補正書を提出した時にしたものとみなす。
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Article 9-4Where, after the registration of establishment of a trademark right, any amendment made to the designated goods or designated services, or trademark for which registration is sought stated in the application, is found to cause any change of the gist thereof, the application for trademark registration shall be deemed to have been filed at the time of submission of the written amendment relating thereto.
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(商標登録出願の分割)
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(Division of application for trademark registration)
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第十条商標登録出願人は、商標登録出願が審査、審判若しくは再審に係属している場合又は商標登録出願についての拒絶をすべき旨の審決に対する訴えが裁判所に係属している場合に限り、二以上の商品又は役務を指定商品又は指定役務とする商標登録出願の一部を一又は二以上の新たな商標登録出願とすることができる。
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Article 10(1)An applicant for trademark registration may file one or more new applications with regard to part of an application which designates two or more goods or services as its designated goods or designated services, provided that the application for trademark registration is pending in examination, trial examination or retrial examination, or that a suit against a trial decision to refuse the application is pending in court.
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2前項の場合は、新たな商標登録出願は、もとの商標登録出願の時にしたものとみなす。ただし、第九条第二項並びに第十三条第一項において準用する特許法(昭和三十四年法律第百二十一号)第四十三条第一項及び第二項(第十三条第一項において準用する同法第四十三条の二第三項において準用する場合を含む。)の規定の適用については、この限りでない。
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(2)In the case of the preceding paragraph, the new application for trademark registration shall be deemed to have been filed at the time of filing of the original application for trademark registration; provided, however, that this shall not apply for the purpose of Article 9 (2) of this Act and Article 43 (1) and 43(2) of the Patent Act (Act No.121 of 1959) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (1) of this Act (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 43-2 (3) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (1) of this Act).
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3第一項に規定する新たな商標登録出願をする場合には、もとの商標登録出願について提出された書面又は書類であつて、新たな商標登録出願について第九条第二項又は第十三条第一項において準用する特許法第四十三条第一項及び第二項(第十三条第一項において準用する同法第四十三条の二第三項において準用する場合を含む。)の規定により提出しなければならないものは、当該新たな商標登録出願と同時に特許庁長官に提出されたものとみなす。
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(3)Where a new application for trademark registration is filed as provided in paragraph (1), statements or documents submitted in connection with the original application for trademark registration which are required to be submitted in connection with the new application for trademark registration pursuant to Article 9 (2) of this Act or Article 43 (1) and 43(2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (1) of this Act (including its mutatis mutandis application pursuant to Article 43-2 (3) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (1) of this Act) shall be deemed to have been submitted to the Commissioner of the Patent Office at the time of filing the new application for trademark registration.
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(Conversion of application)
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第十一条商標登録出願人は、団体商標の商標登録出願を通常の商標登録出願(団体商標の商標登録出願及び地域団体商標の商標登録出願以外の商標登録出願をいう。以下同じ。)又は地域団体商標の商標登録出願に変更することができる。
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Article 11(1)An applicant for trademark registration may convert an application for trademark registration of a collective trademark into a regular application for trademark registration (referring to an application for trademark registration other than those of collective trademarks and regional collective trademarks; the same shall apply hereinafter) or an application for trademark registration of a regional collective trademark.
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(Laying open of application)
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第十二条の二特許庁長官は、商標登録出願があつたときは、出願公開をしなければならない。
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Article 12-2(1)Where an application for trademark registration is filed, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall lay open the trademark application.
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(2)The laying open of a trademark application shall be effected by stating the following matters in the Trademark Gazette; provided, however, that this shall not apply to the matters listed in items (iii) and (iv), where the Commissioner of the Patent Office finds that publishing the said matters in the trademark bulletin is likely to cause damage to public policy.
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一商標登録出願人の氏名又は名称及び住所又は居所
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二商標登録出願の番号及び年月日
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(ii)the number and date of the application for trademark registration;
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三願書に記載した商標(第五条第三項に規定する場合にあつては標準文字により現したもの。第十八条第三項第三号及び第二十七条第一項において同じ。)
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(iii)the trademark stated in the application (in the case provided in Article 5 (3), the trademark represented in standard characters; the same shall apply in Articles 18(3)(iii) and 27(1));
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(iv)the designated goods or designated services; and
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(v)other necessary matters in addition to those matters listed in the preceding items.
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(特許法の準用)
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(Mutatis mutandis application of the Patent Act)
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第十三条特許法第四十三条第一項から第四項まで並びに第四十三条の二第二項及び第三項の規定は、商標登録出願に準用する。この場合において、同法第四十三条第二項中「次の各号に掲げる日のうち最先の日から一年四月」とあるのは「商標登録出願の日から三月」と、同法第四十三条の二第二項中「又は世界貿易機関の加盟国」とあるのは「、世界貿易機関の加盟国又は商標法条約の締約国」と、同項中「若しくは世界貿易機関の加盟国の国民」とあるのは「、世界貿易機関の加盟国の国民若しくは商標法条約の締約国の国民」と、同条第三項中「前二項」とあるのは「前項」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 13(1)The provisions of Paragraphs (1) to (4) of Article 43, 43-2(2) and (3) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for trademark registration.In this case, the term "one year and four months from the earliest of the following dates" in Article 43 (2) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "three months from the filing date of an application for trademark registration"; "or members of the World Trade Organization" in Article 43-2 (2) of the said Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "members of the World Trade Organization or Contracting Parties to the Trademark Law Treaty"; "or nationals of members of the World Trade Organization" in the same paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "nationals of members of the World Trade Organization or nationals of Contracting Parties to the Trademark Law Treaty"; and "preceding two paragraphs" in paragraph (3) of the said Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "preceding paragraph."
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(2)The provisions of Articles 33 and paragraphs (4) to (7) of Article 34 (Right to obtain a patent) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the rights deriving from an application for trademark registration.
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(設定の登録前の金銭的請求権等)
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(Right to monetary claim, etc. prior to registration of establishment of trademark right)
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第十三条の二商標登録出願人は、商標登録出願をした後に当該出願に係る内容を記載した書面を提示して警告をしたときは、その警告後商標権の設定の登録前に当該出願に係る指定商品又は指定役務について当該出願に係る商標の使用をした者に対し、当該使用により生じた業務上の損失に相当する額の金銭の支払を請求することができる。
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Article 13-2(1)Where an applicant for trademark registration issues a warning after filing an application for trademark registration by presenting a document stating a description of the application, the applicant may claim against any person who uses the trademark pertaining to the application, for the designated goods or designated services in the application during the period from the warning to the registration of establishment of the trademark right, the payment of money in the amount equivalent to the loss incurred in the course of business due to such use.
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(4)The right to claim under paragraph (1) shall be deemed never to have arisen in any of the following cases: where an application for trademark registration is abandoned, withdrawn or dismissed; where an examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that an application for trademark registration is to be refused becomes final and binding; where a ruling to rescind a trademark under Article 43-3 (2) becomes final and binding; or where, excluding the cases falling under the proviso to Article 46-2 (1), a trial decision to the effect that a trademark registration is to be invalidated becomes final and binding.
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(5)The provisions of Articles 27 and 37 of this Act, Articles 104-3 to 105-2, 105-4 to 105-6 and 106 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 39 of this Act, and Articles paragraphs (3) to (6) of Article 168 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act and Articles 719 and 724(Tort) of the Civil Code shall apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of the right to claim under paragraph (1).In this case, where prior to the registration of the establishment of the trademark right, the person having the right to claim becomes aware of the fact that the trademark in connection with the application for trademark registration is used, and the identity of the person using the trademark, the term "the time when the injured party or his/her legal representative becomes aware of such damage, and of the person responsible therefor" in Article 724 of the said Code shall be deemed to be replaced with "the date of the registration of the establishment of the trademark right."
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第三章 審査
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Chapter III EXAMINATION
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(審査官による審査)
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(Examination by an examiner)
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第十四条特許庁長官は、審査官に商標登録出願を審査させなければならない。
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Article 14The Commissioner of the Patent Office shall direct the examination of applications for trademark registration by an examiner.
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(拒絶の査定)
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(Examiner's decision of refusal)
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第十五条審査官は、商標登録出願が次の各号の一に該当するときは、その商標登録出願について拒絶をすべき旨の査定をしなければならない。
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Article 15Where an application for trademark registration falls under any of the following items, the examiner shall render a decision to the effect that the application is to be refused:
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一その商標登録出願に係る商標が第三条、第四条第一項、第七条の二第一項、第八条第二項若しくは第五項、第五十一条第二項(第五十二条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)、第五十三条第二項又は第七十七条第三項において準用する特許法第二十五条の規定により商標登録をすることができないものであるとき。
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(i)the trademark pertaining to an application for trademark registration is not registrable pursuant to the provisions of Articles 3, 4(1), 7-2(1), 8(2), 8(5), 51(2) (including the case of its mutatis mutandis application under Article 52-2 (2)), 53(2) of this Act or Article 25 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under 77(3) of this Act;
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二その商標登録出願に係る商標が条約の規定により商標登録をすることができないものであるとき。
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(ii)the trademark pertaining to an application for trademark registration is not registrable pursuant to the provisions of a relevant treaty; or
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三その商標登録出願が第六条第一項又は第二項に規定する要件を満たしていないとき。
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(Notification of reasons for refusal)
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第十五条の二審査官は、拒絶をすべき旨の査定をしようとするときは、商標登録出願人に対し、拒絶の理由を通知し、相当の期間を指定して、意見書を提出する機会を与えなければならない。
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Article 15-2Where the examiner intends to render a decision to the effect that an application is to be refused, the examiner shall notify the applicant for trademark registration of the reasons for refusal and provide the applicant an opportunity to submit a written opinion, designating a reasonable time limit for such purpose.
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Article 15-3(1)Where a trademark pertaining to an application for trademark registration is identical with, or similar to, another person's trademark pertaining to an application for trademark registration filed prior to the filing date of the said application, if the said trademark is used for goods or services identical with, or similar to, the designated goods or designated services pertaining to such other person's trademark, the examiner may notify the applicant for trademark registration of the fact that the said application for trademark registration will fall under Article 15 (i) when the said other person's trademark is registered, and provide the applicant with an opportunity to submit a written opinion, designating a reasonable time limit for such purpose.
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(Examiner's decision of trademark registration)
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第十六条審査官は、政令で定める期間内に商標登録出願について拒絶の理由を発見しないときは、商標登録をすべき旨の査定をしなければならない。
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Article 16Where no reasons for refusal are found in connection with an application for trademark registration within the time limit provided by Cabinet Order, the examiner shall render a decision to the effect that the trademark is to be registered.
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第十六条の二願書に記載した指定商品若しくは指定役務又は商標登録を受けようとする商標についてした補正がこれらの要旨を変更するものであるときは、審査官は、決定をもつてその補正を却下しなければならない。
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Article 16-2(1)Where an amendment made to the designated goods or designated services, or to the trademark for which registration is sought as stated in the application, is considered to cause any change of the gist thereof, the examiner shall dismiss the amendment by a ruling.
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(4)Where an applicant for trademark registration files a request for a trial under Article 45 (1) against the ruling dismissing an amendment under paragraph (1), the examiner shall suspend the examination of the application for trademark registration until the trial decision becomes final and binding.
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第十七条特許法第四十七条第二項(審査官の資格)、第四十八条(審査官の除斥)、第五十二条(査定の方式)及び第五十四条(訴訟との関係)の規定は、商標登録出願の審査に準用する。この場合において、同法第五十四条第一項中「審決」とあるのは、「登録異議の申立てについての決定若しくは審決」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 17The provisions of Articles 47(2) (Qualification of Examiners), 48 (Exclusion of Examiners), 52 (Formal Requirements for Examination) and 54 (Relationship with Litigation) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the examination of applications for trademark registration.In this case, the term "a trial decision" in Article 54 (1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a ruling on an opposition to registration or a trial decision."
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(意匠法の準用)
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第十七条の二意匠法(昭和三十四年法律第百二十五号)第十七条の三(補正後の意匠についての新出願)の規定は、第十六条の二第一項の規定により、決定をもつて補正が却下された場合に準用する。
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Article 17-2(1)The provision of Article 17-3 (New Application for Designs as Amended) of the Design Act (Act No. 125 of 1959) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where an amendment is dismissed by a ruling pursuant to Article 16-2 (1) of this Act.
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(2)The provision of Article 17-4 of the Design Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of an extension of the time limit provided in Article 17-3 (1) of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph or Article 55-2 (3) (including its mutatis mutandis application under Article 60-2 (2)) of this Act.
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第四章 商標権
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第一節 商標権
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Section 1 Trademark Right
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(商標権の設定の登録)
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第十八条商標権は、設定の登録により発生する。
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(2)Where the registration fee under Article 40 (1) or the registration fee due and payable within thirty days from the date of service of a transcript of an examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that a trademark is to be registered pursuant to Article 41-2 (1) is paid, the establishment of the trademark right shall be registered.
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(4)The Commissioner of the Patent Office shall make application documents and their annexed articles available for public inspection at the Patent Office for two months from the date of issuance of the trademark bulletin containing matters listed in each item of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "bulletin containing the trademark") pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that this shall not apply to documents or articles that are likely to damage the reputation or disturb the peaceful existence of an individual or to cause damage to public policy, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office finds necessary to be kept confidential.
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(5)Where the Commissioner of the Patent Office intends to make available for public inspection documents or articles which are likely to damage the reputation or disturb the peaceful existence of an individual and are other than those the Commissioner of the Patent Office finds necessary to be kept confidential pursuant to the proviso set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall notify the person who submitted the documents or the articles thereof and the reasons therefor.
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第十九条商標権の存続期間は、設定の登録の日から十年をもつて終了する。
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Article 19(1)The duration of a trademark right shall expire after ten years from the date of registration of establishment of such right.
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(存続期間の更新登録の申請)
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(Application for registration of renewal of duration)
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第二十条商標権の存続期間の更新登録の申請をする者は、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を特許庁長官に提出しなければならない。
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Article 20(1)A person filing a request for registration of renewal of the duration of a trademark right shall submit to the Commissioner of the Patent Office an application stating the following matters:
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(ii)the registration number of the trademark registration; and
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三前二号に掲げるもののほか、経済産業省令で定める事項
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(iii)in addition to those listed in the preceding two items, the matters provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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(4)Where the holder of trademark right fails to file an application for registration of renewal within the time limit for such request pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, the trademark right shall be deemed to have been extinguished retroactively from the time of the expiration of its duration.
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(商標権の回復)
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(Restoration of trademark right)
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第二十一条前条第四項の規定により消滅したものとみなされた商標権の原商標権者は、その責めに帰することができない理由により同条第三項の規定により更新登録の申請をすることができる期間内にその申請ができなかつたときは、その理由がなくなつた日から十四日(在外者にあつては、二月)以内でその期間の経過後六月以内に限り、その申請をすることができる。
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Article 21(1)Where the original holder of trademark right of a trademark right which is deemed to have been extinguished pursuant to Article 20 (4) is unable to file an application for registration of renewal within the time limit for such application pursuant to Article 20 (3) due to reasons beyond the control of the said holder of trademark right, the holder of trademark right may file the said application within fourteen days (two months for residents abroad) from the date when the reason ceased to exist but not later than six months after the expiration of the said time limit.
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(回復した商標権の効力の制限)
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(Limitations of effects of restored trademark right)
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第二十二条前条第二項の規定により回復した商標権の効力は、第二十条第三項に規定する更新登録の申請をすることができる期間の経過後前条第一項の申請により商標権の存続期間を更新した旨の登録がされる前における次に掲げる行為には、及ばない。
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Article 22The effects of a trademark right restored pursuant to Article 21 (2) may not extend to the following acts committed after the expiration of the time limit for the filing of the application for registration of renewal provided in Article 20 (3) and before the registration of renewal of the duration of the trademark right by the application under Article 21 (1):
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一当該指定商品又は指定役務についての当該登録商標の使用
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(i)the use of the registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services; and
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二第三十七条各号に掲げる行為
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(ii)the acts provided for in each item of Article 37.
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(存続期間の更新の登録)
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(Registration of renewal of duration)
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第二十三条第四十条第二項の規定による登録料又は第四十一条の二第二項の規定により更新登録の申請と同時に納付すべき登録料の納付があつたときは、商標権の存続期間を更新した旨の登録をする。
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Article 23(1)Where the registration fee under Article 40 (2) or the registration fee due and payable at the time of filing of the application for registration of renewal pursuant to Article 41-2 (2) is paid, the renewal of the duration of the trademark right shall be registered.
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(2)Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, where an application for registration of renewal is filed pursuant to Article 20 (3) or 21(1), the renewal of the duration of the trademark right shall be registered at the time of payment of the registration fee under Article 40 (2) and the registration surcharge under Article 43 (1), or the registration fee due and payable at the time of filing of the application for registration of renewal under Article 41-2 (2) and the registration surcharge under Article 43 (2).
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一商標権者の氏名又は名称及び住所又は居所
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(i)the name and the domicile or residence of the holder of trademark right;
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二登録番号及び更新登録の年月日
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(ii)the registration number and the date of registration of renewal; and
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三前二号に掲げるもののほか、必要な事項
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(iii)other necessary matters in addition to those listed in the preceding two items.
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(商標権の分割)
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(Division of trademark right)
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第二十四条商標権の分割は、その指定商品又は指定役務が二以上あるときは、指定商品又は指定役務ごとにすることができる。
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Article 24(1)Where there are two or more designated goods or designated services for which a trademark right shall apply, the trademark right may be divided for each of the designated goods or designated services.
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(商標権の移転)
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(Transfer of trademark right)
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第二十四条の二商標権の移転は、その指定商品又は指定役務が二以上あるときは、指定商品又は指定役務ごとに分割してすることができる。
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Article 24-2(1)Where there are two or more designated goods or designated services, the trademark right may be divided into each of the designated goods or services in transferring such right.
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(団体商標に係る商標権の移転)
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(Transfer of collective trademark right)
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第二十四条の三団体商標に係る商標権が移転されたときは、次項に規定する場合を除き、その商標権は、通常の商標権に変更されたものとみなす。
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Article 24-3(1)Upon transfer, the trademark right to a collective trademark shall be deemed to have been converted to a regular trademark right, except in the case as provided in the following paragraph.
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(2)Where the right holder of a collective trademark desires to transfer the collective trademark right, the said right holder shall submit an application for registration of transfer accompanied by a document stating thereof, and the documents provided in Article 7 (3), to the Commissioner of the Patent Office.
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(商標権の移転に係る混同防止表示請求)
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(Request for indication to prevent confusion arising from transfer of trademark right)
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第二十四条の四商標権が移転された結果、同一の商品若しくは役務について使用をする類似の登録商標又は類似の商品若しくは役務について使用をする同一若しくは類似の登録商標に係る商標権が異なつた商標権者に属することとなつた場合において、その一の登録商標に係る商標権者、専用使用権者又は通常使用権者の指定商品又は指定役務についての登録商標の使用により他の登録商標に係る商標権者又は専用使用権者の業務上の利益(当該他の登録商標の使用をしている指定商品又は指定役務に係るものに限る。)が害されるおそれのあるときは、当該他の登録商標に係る商標権者又は専用使用権者は、当該一の登録商標に係る商標権者、専用使用権者又は通常使用権者に対し、当該使用について、その者の業務に係る商品又は役務と自己の業務に係る商品又は役務との混同を防ぐのに適当な表示を付すべきことを請求することができる。
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Article 24-4Where, as a result of transfer of a trademark right, the trademark right to a similar registered trademark to be used in connection with identical goods or services, or the trademark right to an identical or similar registered trademark to be used in connection with similar goods or services becomes owned by a different holder of trademark right, if the use of one of such registered trademarks for its designated goods or designated services by its holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use is likely to damage business interests (limited to those pertaining to the designated goods or designated services using the said other registered trademark) of the other holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use, the other holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may request the holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use to affix an indication that may sufficiently prevent any confusion between the goods or services pertaining to the business of the other party and those of its own.
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(商標権の効力)
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(Effects of trademark right)
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第二十五条商標権者は、指定商品又は指定役務について登録商標の使用をする権利を専有する。ただし、その商標権について専用使用権を設定したときは、専用使用権者がその登録商標の使用をする権利を専有する範囲については、この限りでない。
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Article 25The holder of trademark right shall have an exclusive right to use the registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services; provided, however, that where an exclusive right to use the trademark is established in connection with the trademark right, this provision shall not apply to the extent that the holder of exclusive right to use has an exclusive right to use the registered trademark.
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(商標権の効力が及ばない範囲)
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(Limitations of effects of trademark right)
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第二十六条商標権の効力は、次に掲げる商標(他の商標の一部となつているものを含む。)には、及ばない。
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Article 26(1)A trademark right shall have no effect on any of the following trademarks (including those which constitute part of other trademarks):
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一自己の肖像又は自己の氏名若しくは名称若しくは著名な雅号、芸名若しくは筆名若しくはこれらの著名な略称を普通に用いられる方法で表示する商標
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(i)a trademark indicating, in a common manner, one's own portrait, name, famous pseudonym, professional name, pen name or famous abbreviation thereof;
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二当該指定商品若しくはこれに類似する商品の普通名称、産地、販売地、品質、原材料、効能、用途、数量、形状(包装の形状を含む。次号において同じ。)、価格若しくは生産若しくは使用の方法若しくは時期又は当該指定商品に類似する役務の普通名称、提供の場所、質、提供の用に供する物、効能、用途、数量、態様、価格若しくは提供の方法若しくは時期を普通に用いられる方法で表示する商標
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(ii)a trademark indicating, in a common manner, the common name, place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape (including shape of packages; the same shall apply in the following item), price, the method or time of production or use of the designated goods or goods similar thereto, or the common name, location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision of services similar to the designated goods;
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三当該指定役務若しくはこれに類似する役務の普通名称、提供の場所、質、提供の用に供する物、効能、用途、数量、態様、価格若しくは提供の方法若しくは時期又は当該指定役務に類似する商品の普通名称、産地、販売地、品質、原材料、効能、用途、数量、形状、価格若しくは生産若しくは使用の方法若しくは時期を普通に用いられる方法で表示する商標
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(iii)a trademark indicating, in a common manner, the common name, location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision of the designated services or services similar thereto, or the common name, place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape, price, the method or time of production or use of goods similar to the designated services;
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四当該指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について慣用されている商標
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(iv)a trademark customarily used for the designated goods or designated services or goods or services similar thereto; or
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五商品又は商品の包装の形状であつて、その商品又は商品の包装の機能を確保するために不可欠な立体的形状のみからなる商標
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(v)a trademark consisting solely of a three-dimensional shape of goods or their packaging which is indispensable for such goods or their packaging to properly function.
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(登録商標等の範囲)
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(Scope of registered trademark, etc.)
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第二十七条登録商標の範囲は、願書に記載した商標に基づいて定めなければならない。
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Article 27(1)The scope of a registered trademark shall be determined based on the trademark stated in the application.
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(3)Articles 71(3) and 71(4) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the advisory opinion provided for in paragraph (1).
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(2)Articles 71-2(2) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the commissioned provision of the expert opinion provided for in paragraph (1).
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(他人の特許権等との関係)
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(Relationship with another person's patent right, etc.)
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第二十九条商標権者、専用使用権者又は通常使用権者は、指定商品又は指定役務についての登録商標の使用がその使用の態様によりその商標登録出願の日前の出願に係る他人の特許権、実用新案権若しくは意匠権又はその商標登録出願の日前に生じた他人の著作権と抵触するときは、指定商品又は指定役務のうち抵触する部分についてその態様により登録商標の使用をすることができない。
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Article 29Where the use of a registered trademark in a particular manner in connection with its designated goods or designated services conflicts with another person's right to a patent, utility model or design for which an application has been filed prior to the filing date of an application of the said registered trademark or upon another person's copyright arising prior to the filing date of the same, the holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use may not use the registered trademark in the same manner on the conflicting part of the designated goods or designated services.
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(専用使用権)
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(Exclusive right to use)
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第三十条商標権者は、その商標権について専用使用権を設定することができる。ただし、第四条第二項に規定する商標登録出願に係る商標権及び地域団体商標に係る商標権については、この限りでない。
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Article 30(1)The holder of trademark right may establish an exclusive right to use to the trademark to which he/she holds the right; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to the trademark right pertaining to an application for trademark registration provided in Article 4 (2) or a regionally based collective trademark.
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(4)Articles 77(4) and 77(5) (establishment of pledge, etc.), 97(2) (waiver), and 98(1)(ii) and 98(2) (effects of registration) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an exclusive right to use.
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(通常使用権)
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(Non-exclusive right to use)
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第三十一条商標権者は、その商標権について他人に通常使用権を許諾することができる。ただし、第四条第二項に規定する商標登録出願に係る商標権については、この限りでない。
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Article 31(1)The holder of trademark right may grant to another person a non-exclusive right to use to the trademark to which he/she holds the right; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to the trademark right pertaining to an application for trademark registration provided in Article 4 (2).
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(3)A non-exclusive right to use may be transferred only where the consent of the holder of trademark right (the holders of trademark right and of exclusive right to use in the case of a non-exclusive right to use granted in connection with an exclusive right to use) is obtained or where the transfer falls under general succession including inheritance.
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(4)Articles 73(1) (co-ownership), 94(2) (establishment of pledge), 97(3) (waiver), and 99(1) and 99(3) (effects of registration) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a non-exclusive right to use.
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(Right of members of corporation or association)
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第三十一条の二団体商標に係る商標権を有する第七条第一項に規定する法人の構成員(以下「団体構成員」という。)又は地域団体商標に係る商標権を有する組合等の構成員(以下「地域団体構成員」という。)は、当該法人又は当該組合等の定めるところにより、指定商品又は指定役務について団体商標又は地域団体商標に係る登録商標の使用をする権利を有する。ただし、その商標権(団体商標に係る商標権に限る。)について専用使用権が設定されたときは、専用使用権者がその登録商標の使用をする権利を専有する範囲については、この限りでない。
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Article 31-2(1)Members of a juridical person provided in Article 7 (1) holding a trademark right to a collective trademark (hereinafter referred to as "collective members") or members of an association, etc. holding a trademark right to a regionally based collective trademark (hereinafter referred to as "regional collective members") shall have the right to use a registered trademark relating to collective trademark or regionally based collective trademark for the designated goods or designated services as provided by the said juridical person or association, etc.; provided, however, that in the case and only to the extent that an exclusive right to use the registered trademark (limited to the trademark right pertaining to a collective trademark) has been established.
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(4)For the purpose of the application of Article 33 (1)(iii) in relation to registered trademarks in connection with collective trademarks and regionally based collective trademarks, "or a person who has the non-exclusive right to use which is effective regarding the trademark right or the exclusive right to use under Article 99 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 31 (4) of this Act. " in the said item shall read, "or the holder of non-exclusive right to use having effects provided for in Article 99 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 31 (4) of this Act in relation to the trademark right or the exclusive right to use, or collective members or regional collective members holding the right to use the said trademark."
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(先使用による商標の使用をする権利)
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(Right to use trademark arising from prior use)
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第三十二条他人の商標登録出願前から日本国内において不正競争の目的でなくその商標登録出願に係る指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務についてその商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をしていた結果、その商標登録出願の際(第九条の四の規定により、又は第十七条の二第一項若しくは第五十五条の二第三項(第六十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する意匠法第十七条の三第一項の規定により、その商標登録出願が手続補正書を提出した時にしたものとみなされたときは、もとの商標登録出願の際又は手続補正書を提出した際)現にその商標が自己の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されているときは、その者は、継続してその商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする場合は、その商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする権利を有する。当該業務を承継した者についても、同様とする。
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Article 32(1)Where a trademark identical with, or similar to, the trademark for which the application is filed by another person has been used in Japan in connection with the designated goods or designated services of the trademark for which the application is filed, or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, without any intention to be engaged in unfair competition, from the time prior to the filing of such other person's application for the said trademark registration, and as a result, at the time of filing of the application for trademark registration (at the time of filing of the original application for trademark registration or the submission of a written amendment, if the application for trademark registration is deemed to have been filed at the time of submission of a written amendment under Article 9-4 of this Act or Article 17-3 (1) of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 17-2 (1) or 55-2(3) of this Act (including its mutatis mutandis application under Article 60-2 (2))), such trademark has become well known among consumers as that indicating goods or services pertaining to the business of the person, the person shall have the right to use the trademark in connection with such goods or services as far as the said person continuously uses the trademark for the goods or services. The same shall apply to those by whom such business is succeeded.
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(2)The holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may request the person who has the right to use the trademark pursuant to the preceding paragraph to affix an indication that may sufficiently prevent any confusion between the goods or services pertaining to the business of the said person and those of its own.
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Article 32-2(1)Any person who has been using in Japan a trademark identical with, or similar to, a regionally based collective trademark for which an application for registration is filed by another person in connection with the designated goods or designated services for which the application for trademark registration is filed, or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, without any intention to be engaged in unfair competition, prior to the filing of such other person's application for trademark registration of the said regionally based collective trademark, shall have the right to use the trademark in connection with such goods or services as far as the said person continuously uses the trademark in connection with such goods or services. The same shall apply to those by whom such business is succeeded.
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(2)The holder of trademark right may request the person who has the right to use the trademark pursuant to the preceding paragraph to affix an indication that may sufficiently prevent any confusion between the goods or services pertaining to the business of the said person and those of its own or its members.
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(無効審判の請求登録前の使用による商標の使用をする権利)
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(Right to use trademark arising from use prior to registration of request for invalidation trial)
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第三十三条次の各号の一に該当する者が第四十六条第一項の審判の請求の登録前に商標登録が同項各号の一に該当することを知らないで日本国内において指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について当該登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をし、その商標が自己の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されていたときは、その者は、継続してその商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする場合は、その商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする権利を有する。当該業務を承継した者についても、同様とする。
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Article 33(1)Where, prior to the registration of a request for a trial provided for in Article 46 (1), a person falling under any of the following items has been using in Japan a registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services or goods or services similar thereto without the knowledge that the said trademark registration falls under one of the items of the said paragraph, and the said trademark has become well known among consumers as that indicating goods or services pertaining to its business, the person shall have the right to use the trademark in connection with such goods or services as far as the said person continuously uses the trademark for such goods or services; the same shall apply to those by whom such business is succeeded:
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一同一又は類似の指定商品又は指定役務について使用をする同一又は類似の商標についての二以上の商標登録のうち、その一を無効にした場合における原商標権者
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(i)the original holder of trademark right, where one of two or more trademark registrations for identical or similar trademarks to be used in connection with identical or similar designated goods or designated services has been invalidated;
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二商標登録を無効にして同一又は類似の指定商品又は指定役務について使用をする同一又は類似の商標について正当権利者に商標登録をした場合における原商標権者
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(ii)the original holder of trademark right, where the trademark registration has been invalidated and a trademark identical with, or similar to, such trademark to be used in connection with identical or similar designated goods or designated services is registered for the person who is entitled to such a trademark; or
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三前二号に掲げる場合において、第四十六条第一項の審判の請求の登録の際現にその無効にした商標登録に係る商標権についての専用使用権又はその商標権若しくは専用使用権についての第三十一条第四項において準用する特許法第九十九条第一項の効力を有する通常使用権を有する者
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(iii)in the case of the preceding two items, a person who, at the time of registration of the request for a trial under Article 46 (1), has the exclusive right to use of the trademark right of the trademark registration which has been invalidated or a person who has the non-exclusive right to use which is effective regarding the trademark right or the exclusive right to use under Article 99 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 31 (4) of this Act.
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(特許権等の存続期間満了後の商標の使用をする権利)
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(Right to use trademark after expiration of duration of patent right, etc.)
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第三十三条の二商標登録出願の日前又はこれと同日の特許出願に係る特許権がその商標登録出願に係る商標権と抵触する場合において、その特許権の存続期間が満了したときは、その原特許権者は、原特許権の範囲内において、その商標登録出願に係る指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務についてその登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をする権利を有する。ただし、その使用が不正競争の目的でされない場合に限る。
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Article 33-2(1)Where a patent right of an application that has been filed prior to or on the same date as the filing date of an application for trademark registration conflicts with the trademark right of the application for trademark registration, upon expiration of the duration of the said patent right, the original patent right holder shall have the right to use the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services specified in the application, or goods or services similar thereto, within the limits of the original patent right; provided, however, that such trademark is not used for the purpose of unfair competition.
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(3)The preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis, where a utility model or design right of an application that has been filed prior to or on the same date as the filing date of an application for trademark registration conflicts with the trademark right of the application for trademark registration, upon expiration of the duration of such utility model right or design right.
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第三十三条の三商標登録出願の日前又はこれと同日の特許出願に係る特許権がその商標登録出願に係る商標権と抵触する場合において、その特許権の存続期間が満了したときは、その満了の際現にその特許権についての専用実施権又はその特許権若しくは専用実施権についての特許法第九十九条第一項の効力を有する通常実施権を有する者は、原権利の範囲内において、その商標登録出願に係る指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務についてその登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をする権利を有する。ただし、その使用が不正競争の目的でされない場合に限る。
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Article 33-3(1)Where a patent right of an application that has been filed prior to or on the same date as the filing date of an application for trademark registration conflicts with the trademark right of the application for trademark registration, upon expiration of the duration of the said patent right, the person who, at the time of expiration of the duration of the patent right, has the exclusive registered right to work the patent right, or a non-exclusive registered right to work which is effective on the patent right or on the exclusive registered right to work under Article 99 (1) of the Patent Act, shall have the right to use the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, within the limits of the original patent right, in connection with the designated goods or designated services specified in the application for trademark registration, or goods or services similar thereto; provided, however, that such trademark is not used for the purpose of unfair competition.
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(3)The preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis, where a utility model or a design right of an application which has been filed prior to or on the same date as the filing date of an application for trademark registration conflicts with the trademark right of the application for trademark registration, upon expiration of the duration of such utility model right or design right.
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(質権)
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(Pledges)
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第三十四条商標権、専用使用権又は通常使用権を目的として質権を設定したときは、質権者は、契約で別段の定めをした場合を除き、当該指定商品又は指定役務について当該登録商標の使用をすることができない。
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Article 34(1)Where a pledge is established on a trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use, unless otherwise provided for by contract, the pledgee may not use the registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services.
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(2)Article 96 (subrogation) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to pledges on a trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use.
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(3)Articles 98(1)(iii) and 98(2) (effects of registration) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to pledges on a trademark right or an exclusive right to use.
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(4)Article 99 (3) (effects of registration) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to pledges on a non-exclusive right to use.
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(特許法の準用)
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(Mutatis mutandis application of the Patent Act)
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第三十五条特許法第七十三条(共有)、第七十六条(相続人がない場合の特許権の消滅)、第九十七条第一項(放棄)並びに第九十八条第一項第一号及び第二項(登録の効果)の規定は、商標権に準用する。この場合において、同法第九十八条第一項第一号中「移転(相続その他の一般承継によるものを除く。)」とあるのは、「分割、移転(相続その他の一般承継によるものを除く。)」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 35Article 73 (co-ownership), 76 (Lapse of patent rights in absence of heir), 97(1) (waiver), and 98(1)(i) and 98(2) (Effect of registration) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to trademark rights.In this case, the term "transfer (excluding those by general succession including inheritance)" in Article 98 (1)(i) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "division and transfer (excluding those by general succession including inheritance)."
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第二節 権利侵害
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Section 2 Infringement of Rights
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(差止請求権)
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(Right to demand injunction)
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第三十六条商標権者又は専用使用権者は、自己の商標権又は専用使用権を侵害する者又は侵害するおそれがある者に対し、その侵害の停止又は予防を請求することができる。
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Article 36(1)The holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may demand a person who is infringing or is likely to infringe the trademark right or the exclusive right to use to stop or prevent such infringement.
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(2)In making such a demand under the preceding paragraph, the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may demand the person to take measures necessary for the prevention of such infringement, including the destruction of articles which constitute the act of infringement and the removal of equipment used for or contributing to the act of infringement.
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(侵害とみなす行為)
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(Acts deemed to constitute infringement)
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第三十七条次に掲げる行為は、当該商標権又は専用使用権を侵害するものとみなす。
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Article 37The following acts shall be deemed to constitute infringement of a trademark right or an exclusive right to use:
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一指定商品若しくは指定役務についての登録商標に類似する商標の使用又は指定商品若しくは指定役務に類似する商品若しくは役務についての登録商標若しくはこれに類似する商標の使用
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(i)the use of a trademark similar to the registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services, or the use of the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in connection with goods or services similar to the designated goods or designated services;
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二指定商品又は指定商品若しくは指定役務に類似する商品であつて、その商品又はその商品の包装に登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を付したものを譲渡、引渡し又は輸出のために所持する行為
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(ii)the possession for the purpose of assignment, delivery or export of the designated goods, or goods similar to the designated goods or designated services, affixed with the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto on the goods or their packages;
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三指定役務又は指定役務若しくは指定商品に類似する役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を付したものを、これを用いて当該役務を提供するために所持し、又は輸入する行為
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(iii)the possession or importation of articles affixed with the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, that are used in the course of the provision of designated services or services similar to the designated services or the designated goods by a person who receives the said services, for the purpose of the provision of the said services through use of the said articles;
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四指定役務又は指定役務若しくは指定商品に類似する役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を付したものを、これを用いて当該役務を提供させるために譲渡し、引き渡し、又は譲渡若しくは引渡しのために所持し、若しくは輸入する行為
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(iv)the assignment, delivery, or possession or importation for the purpose of assignment or delivery of articles affixed with a registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, that are used in the course of the provision of designated services or services similar to the designated services or the designated goods by a person who receives the said services, for the purpose of causing the provision of the said services through use of the said products;
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五指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をするために登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を表示する物を所持する行為
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(v)the possession of products indicating the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, for the purpose of using the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services, or goods or services similar thereto;
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六指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をさせるために登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を表示する物を譲渡し、引き渡し、又は譲渡若しくは引渡しのために所持する行為
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(vi)the assignment, delivery, or possession for the purpose of assignment or delivery, of articles indicating the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, for the purpose of causing the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto to be used in connection with the designated goods or designated services, or goods or services similar thereto;
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七指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をし、又は使用をさせるために登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を表示する物を製造し、又は輸入する行為
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(vii)the manufacture or importation of products indicating the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto, for the purpose of using or causing to be used the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services or goods or services similar thereto; and
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八登録商標又はこれに類似する商標を表示する物を製造するためにのみ用いる物を業として製造し、譲渡し、引き渡し、又は輸入する行為
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(viii)the manufacture, assignment, delivery or importation, as a business, of products to be used exclusively for the manufacturing of products indicating the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto.
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(損害の額の推定等)
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(Presumption of amount of damage, etc.)
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第三十八条商標権者又は専用使用権者が故意又は過失により自己の商標権又は専用使用権を侵害した者に対しその侵害により自己が受けた損害の賠償を請求する場合において、その者がその侵害の行為を組成した商品を譲渡したときは、その譲渡した商品の数量(以下この項において「譲渡数量」という。)に、商標権者又は専用使用権者がその侵害の行為がなければ販売することができた商品の単位数量当たりの利益の額を乗じて得た額を、商標権者又は専用使用権者の使用の能力に応じた額を超えない限度において、商標権者又は専用使用権者が受けた損害の額とすることができる。ただし、譲渡数量の全部又は一部に相当する数量を商標権者又は専用使用権者が販売することができないとする事情があるときは、当該事情に相当する数量に応じた額を控除するものとする。
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Article 38(1)Where a holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use claims against an infringer compensation for damage sustained as a result of the intentional or negligent infringement of the trademark right or the exclusive right to use, and the infringer assigned the goods that composed the act of infringement, the amount of damage sustained by the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may be presumed to be the amount of profit per unit of goods which would have been sold by the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use if there had been no such act of infringement, multiplied by the quantity of goods assigned by the infringer (hereinafter referred to as the "Assigned Quantity"), the maximum of which shall be the amount attainable by the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use in light of the capability of the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use to use such goods; provided, however, that if any circumstances exist under which the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use would have been unable to sell the assigned quantity in whole or in part, the amount calculated as the number of goods not able to be sold due to such circumstances shall be deducted.
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(2)Where the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use claims against an infringer compensation for damage sustained as a result of the intentional or negligent infringement of the trademark right or the exclusive right to use, and the infringer earned profits from the act of infringement, the amount of profits earned by the infringer shall be presumed to be the amount of damage sustained by the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use.
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(3)The holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use may claim against an infringer compensation for damage sustained as a result of the intentional or negligent infringement of the trademark right or the exclusive right to use, by regarding the amount the holder of trademark right or of exclusive right to use would have been entitled to receive for the use of the registered trademark as the amount of damage sustained.
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(4)The preceding paragraph shall not prevent any relevant party from claiming compensation for damage in an amount exceeding the amount provided therein.In this case, where the infringer committed the infringement of the trademark right or the exclusive right to use without intent or gross negligence, the court may take these circumstances into consideration in determining the amount of damages to be awarded.
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(特許法の準用)
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(Mutatis mutandis application of the Patent Act)
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第三十九条特許法第百三条(過失の推定)、第百四条の二から第百五条の六まで(具体的態様の明示義務、特許権者等の権利行使の制限、書類の提出等、損害計算のための鑑定、相当な損害額の認定、秘密保持命令、秘密保持命令の取消し及び訴訟記録の閲覧等の請求の通知等)及び第百六条(信用回復の措置)の規定は、商標権又は専用使用権の侵害に準用する。
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Article 39Articles 103 (Presumption of negligence), 104-2 to 105-6 (Obligation to clarify acts in concrete manner; Restriction on exercise of rights of patentee, etc.; Submission of documents, etc.; Expert opinion for calculation of damages; Determination of reasonable damages; Order to keep confidentiality; Rescission of confidentiality Order; Notification of petition requesting inspection of trial record, etc.) and 106 (Measures to restore credibility) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the infringement of a trademark right and an exclusive right to use.
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第三節 登録料
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Section 3 Registration Fees
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第四十条商標権の設定の登録を受ける者は、登録料として、一件ごとに、六万六千円に区分(指定商品又は指定役務が属する第六条第二項の政令で定める商品及び役務の区分をいう。以下同じ。)の数を乗じて得た額を納付しなければならない。
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Article 40(1)A person obtaining the registration of establishment of a trademark right shall pay as a registration fee for each trademark registration the amount of 66,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes (referring to classes of goods and services provided by Cabinet Order provided for in Article 6 (2), to which the designated goods or designated services belong; the same shall apply hereinafter).
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(4)Where a trademark right is jointly owned by the State and a person or persons other than the State, and the portion of their respective shares of the said trademark right has been agreed, notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the registration fee provided for in the said paragraphs shall be the amount of the registration fee provided in the said paragraphs multiplied by the total ratio of the share of each person other than the State, which shall be paid by the person or persons other than the State.
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(6)The registration fee provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be paid by patent revenue stamps as provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; provided, however, that the payment may be made in cash if permitted under the Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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(登録料の納付期限)
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第四十一条前条第一項の規定による登録料は、商標登録をすべき旨の査定又は審決の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に納付しなければならない。
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Article 41(1)The registration fee under Article 40 (1) shall be paid within 30 days from the service of a transcript of an examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that a trademark is to be registered.
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(登録料の分割納付)
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(Payment of registration fee by installments)
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第四十一条の二商標権の設定の登録を受ける者は、第四十条第一項の規定にかかわらず、登録料を分割して納付することができる。この場合においては、商標登録をすべき旨の査定又は審決の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に、一件ごとに、四万四千円に区分の数を乗じて得た額を納付するとともに、商標権の存続期間の満了前五年までに、一件ごとに、四万四千円に区分の数を乗じて得た額を納付しなければならない。
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Article 41-2(1)Notwithstanding Article 40 (1), a person obtaining a registration of establishment of a trademark right may pay the prescribed registration fee by installments.In this case, 44,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes shall be paid for each trademark registration within 30 days from the service of a transcript of an examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that a trademark is to be registered, and an additional 44,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes shall be paid for each trademark registration no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right.
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(2)Notwithstanding Article 40 (2), a person filing a request for the registration of renewal of the duration of a trademark right may pay the prescribed registration fee by installments.In this case, the said applicant shall pay 101,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes for each trademark registration at the time of filing of the request for the registration of renewal, and an additional 101,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes for each trademark registration no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right.
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(3)Where the holder of trademark right is unable to pay the prescribed registration fee no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2), the holder of trademark right may make a delayed payment for such fee within six months even after the expiration of the said time limit.
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(4)Where the holder of trademark right fails to pay the prescribed registration fee due and payable no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) and the surcharge for late registration provided for in Article 43 (3) within the time limit permitted to make a delayed payment for the registration fee in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the trademark right is deemed to have been extinguished retroactively as of the last day five years prior to the expiration of the duration.
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(利害関係人による登録料の納付)
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(Payment of registration fee by interested person)
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第四十一条の三利害関係人は、納付すべき者の意に反しても、登録料(更新登録の申請と同時に納付すべき登録料を除く。)を納付することができる。
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Article 41-3(1)Any interested person may make payment of the registration fee (excluding the registration fee due and payable at the time of filing of a request for renewal of registration) even against the intention of the person by whom the said fee is to be paid.
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(既納の登録料の返還)
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(Refund of registration fee already paid)
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第四十二条既納の登録料は、次に掲げるものに限り、納付した者の請求により返還する。
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Article 42(1)Only the following registration fees are refundable upon request by a payee:
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一過誤納の登録料
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(i)a registration fee paid in excess, or in error; or
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二第四十一条の二第一項又は第二項の規定により商標権の存続期間の満了前五年までに納付すべき登録料(商標権の存続期間の満了前五年までに第四十三条の三第二項の取消決定又は商標登録を無効にすべき旨の審決が確定した場合に限る。)
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(ii)a registration fee due and payable no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right under Article 41-2 (1) or 41-2(2) (limited to the case where a rescission decision under Article 43-3 (2) or a trial decision to the effect that a trademark registration is to be invalidated becomes final and binding no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right).
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(2)No refund of any registration fee under the preceding paragraph may be requested after the lapse of one year from the day on which the registration fee is paid in the case of registration fees provided for in item (i) of the preceding paragraph and six months from the day on which a rescission decision under Article 43-3 (2) or a trial decision becomes final and binding in the case of registration fees provided for in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.
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(割増登録料)
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第四十三条第二十条第三項又は第二十一条第一項の規定により更新登録の申請をする者は、第四十条第二項の規定により納付すべき登録料のほか、その登録料と同額の割増登録料を納付しなければならない。
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Article 43(1)A person filing a request for renewal of registration under Article 20 (3) or 21(1) shall pay, in addition to the registration fee due and payable under Article 40 (2), a surcharge in an amount equivalent to the registration fee.
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(2)Where Article 41-2 (2) is applicable, a person filing a request provided in the preceding paragraph shall pay, in addition to the registration fee due and payable at the time of filing of the request for registration of renewal under Article 41-2 (2), a surcharge in an amount equivalent to the registration fee.
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(3)Where Article 41-2 (3) is applicable, the holder of trademark right shall pay, in addition to the registration fee due and payable no later than five years prior to the expiration of the duration of the trademark right under Article 41-2 (1) or (2), a surcharge in an amount equivalent to the registration fee.
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第四章の二 登録異議の申立て
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Chapter IV-2 OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION
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第四十三条の二何人も、商標掲載公報の発行の日から二月以内に限り、特許庁長官に、商標登録が次の各号のいずれかに該当することを理由として登録異議の申立てをすることができる。この場合において、二以上の指定商品又は指定役務に係る商標登録については、指定商品又は指定役務ごとに登録異議の申立てをすることができる。
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Article 43-2Any person may file with the Commissioner of the Patent Office an opposition to registration within two months from the date of publication of the bulletin containing the trademark, on the grounds that the trademark registration falls under any of the following items; in this case, an opposition to registration may be filed for each of designated goods or designated services if the relevant trademark has been registered in connection with two or more designated goods or designated services:
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一その商標登録が第三条、第四条第一項、第七条の二第一項、第八条第一項、第二項若しくは第五項、第五十一条第二項(第五十二条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)、第五十三条第二項又は第七十七条第三項において準用する特許法第二十五条の規定に違反してされたこと。
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(i)where the trademark registration has been made in violation of Article 3, 4(1), 7-2(1), 8(1), 8(2), 8(5), 51(2) (including its mutatis mutandis application under Article 52-2 (2)), 53(2) of this Act or Article 25 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 77 (3) of this Act; and
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二その商標登録が条約に違反してされたこと。
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(ii)where the trademark registration has been made in violation of a treaty.
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第四十三条の三登録異議の申立てについての審理及び決定は、三人又は五人の審判官の合議体が行う。
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Article 43-3(1)An examination and decision on an opposition to registration shall be conducted by a panel consisting of three or five trial examiners.
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(2)Where the trial examiners find the trademark registration pertaining to an opposition to registration falls under any of the items of Article 43-2, the trial examiners shall render a decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be rescinded (hereinafter referred to as "rescission decision").
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第四十三条の四登録異議の申立てをする者は、次に掲げる事項を記載した登録異議申立書を特許庁長官に提出しなければならない。
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Article 43-4(1)A person filing an opposition to registration of a trademark shall submit to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a written opposition stating the following matters:
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二登録異議の申立てに係る商標登録の表示
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(ii)the indication of the trademark registration pertaining to the opposition to registration; and
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三登録異議の申立ての理由及び必要な証拠の表示
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(2)An amendment of the written opposition to registration submitted under the preceding paragraph shall not change the gist thereof. Notwithstanding, this provision shall not apply to any amendment with respect to the matters provided for in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph; provided that such amendment is made no later than thirty days from the lapse of the term provided in Article 43-2.
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Article 43-5Articles 136(2) and 137 to 144 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the panel under Article 43-3 (1) and the trial examiners constituting thereof.
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第四十三条の五の二特許庁長官は、各登録異議申立事件について審判書記官を指定しなければならない。
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Article 43-5-2(1)The Commissioner of the Patent Office shall designate a trial clerk for each case of opposition to registration.
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(2)The provisions of paragraphs (3) to (5) of Article 144-2 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the trial clerk provided for in the preceding paragraph.
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第四十三条の六登録異議の申立てについての審理は、書面審理による。ただし、審判長は、商標権者、登録異議申立人若しくは参加人の申立てにより、又は職権で、口頭審理によるものとすることができる。
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Article 43-6(1)The examination of the opposition to registration shall be conducted by documentary examination; provided, however, that where a petition is filed by the holder of trademark right, the opponent, an intervenor or ex officio, the chief trial examiner may decide to conduct the proceedings by oral examination.
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(2)Paragraphs (3) to (5) of Articles 145, 146 and 147 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial by oral examination provided for in the proviso to the preceding paragraph.
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Article 43-7(1)In an examination to render a decision on an opposition to registration, any person who has a right relating to the trademark right or any other person who has an interest in the trademark right may intervene in the examination in order to assist the holder of trademark right until the decision on the opposition to registration is rendered.
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(2)Articles 148(4), 148(5) and 149 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the intervenor provided for in the preceding paragraph.
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第四十三条の八第五十六条第一項において準用する特許法第百五十条及び第百五十一条の規定は、登録異議の申立てについての審理における証拠調べ及び証拠保全に準用する。
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Article 43-8Articles 150 and 151 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the examination and preservation of evidence in the examination of the opposition to registration.
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第四十三条の九登録異議の申立てについての審理においては、商標権者、登録異議申立人又は参加人が申し立てない理由についても、審理することができる。
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Article 43-9(1)In an examination of an opposition to registration, any grounds not pleaded by the holder of trademark right, the opponent or the intervenor may be examined.
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第四十三条の十同一の商標権に係る二以上の登録異議の申立てについては、その審理は、特別の事情がある場合を除き、併合するものとする。
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Article 43-10(1)Where two or more oppositions to registration are filed in relation to the same trademark right, unless special circumstances exist, the examinations thereof shall be conducted jointly.
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(Withdrawal of opposition)
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第四十三条の十一登録異議の申立ては、次条の規定による通知があつた後は、取り下げることができない。
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第四十三条の十二審判長は、取消決定をしようとするときは、商標権者及び参加人に対し、商標登録の取消しの理由を通知し、相当の期間を指定して、意見書を提出する機会を与えなければならない。
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Article 43-12Where the chief trial examiner intends to render a rescission decision, the chief trial examiner shall notify the holder of trademark right and the intervenor of the reasons for rescission of the trademark registration and give the said parties an opportunity to submit a written opinion, designating a reasonable time limit.
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第四十三条の十三登録異議の申立てについての決定は、次に掲げる事項を記載した文書をもつて行わなければならない。
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Article 43-13(1)The decision with regard to an opposition to registration shall be rendered in writing stating the following matters:
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第四十三条の十四第五十六条第一項において準用する特許法第百三十三条、第百三十三条の二、第百三十四条第四項、第百三十五条、第百五十二条、第百六十八条、第百六十九条第三項から第六項まで及び第百七十条の規定は、登録異議の申立てについての審理及び決定に準用する。
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Article 43-14(1)Articles 133, 133-2, 134(4), 135, 152, 168, paragraphs (3) to (6) of Article 169, and 170 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 56 (1) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an examination and a decision on an opposition to registration.
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(2)Article 43-3 (5) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a decision under Article 135 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under the preceding paragraph.
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第五章 審判
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Chapter V TRIAL
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第四十四条拒絶をすべき旨の査定を受けた者は、その査定に不服があるときは、その査定の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に審判を請求することができる。
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Article 44(1)A person who has received an examiner's decision to the effect that an application is to be refused and is dissatisfied may file a request for a trial against the examiner's decision of refusal within 30 days from the date the transcript of the examiner's decision has been served.
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(2)Where, due to reasons beyond the control of the person, the person filing a request for a trial pursuant to the preceding paragraph is unable to file the request within the time limit as provided in the preceding paragraph, the said person may, notwithstanding the said paragraph, file the request within 14 days (two months for resident abroad) from the date on which the reasons for not filing ceased to be applicable, but not later than six months after the expiration of the said time limit.
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第四十五条第十六条の二第一項の規定による却下の決定を受けた者は、その決定に不服があるときは、その決定の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に審判を請求することができる。ただし、第十七条の二第一項において準用する意匠法第十七条の三第一項に規定する新たな商標登録出願をしたときは、この限りでない。
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Article 45(1)Any person who has received a decision of dismissal of amendments under Article 16-2 (1) and is dissatisfied may file a request for a trial against the decision within 30 days from the date the transcript of the decision has been served; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply where a new application for trademark registration provided in Article 17-3 (1) of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-2 (1) of this Act is filed.
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(商標登録の無効の審判)
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第四十六条商標登録が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その商標登録を無効にすることについて審判を請求することができる。この場合において、商標登録に係る指定商品又は指定役務が二以上のものについては、指定商品又は指定役務ごとに請求することができる。
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Article 46(1)Where a trademark registration falls under any of the following items, a request for a trial for invalidation of the trademark registration may be filed; iIn this case, where the trademark has been registered in connection with two or more designated goods or designated services, a request may be filed for each of the designated goods or designated services:
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一その商標登録が第三条、第四条第一項、第七条の二第一項、第八条第一項、第二項若しくは第五項、第五十一条第二項(第五十二条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)、第五十三条第二項又は第七十七条第三項において準用する特許法第二十五条の規定に違反してされたとき。
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(i)where the trademark registration has been made in violation of Article 3, 4(1), 7-2(1), 8(1), 8(2), 8(5), 51(2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 52-2 (2)), 53(2) of this Act or Article 25 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 77 (3) of this Act;
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二その商標登録が条約に違反してされたとき。
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三その商標登録がその商標登録出願により生じた権利を承継しない者の商標登録出願に対してされたとき。
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(iii)where the trademark registration has been made on an application for trademark registration filed by a person who has not succeeded the rights deriving from the application for trademark registration;
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四商標登録がされた後において、その商標権者が第七十七条第三項において準用する特許法第二十五条の規定により商標権を享有することができない者になつたとき、又はその商標登録が条約に違反することとなつたとき。
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(iv)where, after the trademark registration, the holder of trademark right has become unable to enjoy the trademark right pursuant to Article 25 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 77 (3) of this Act, or the trademark registration has become in violation of a treaty;
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五商標登録がされた後において、その登録商標が第四条第一項第一号から第三号まで、第五号、第七号又は第十六号に掲げる商標に該当するものとなつているとき。
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(v)where, after the trademark registration, the registered trademark has become a trademark that falls under any of Articles 4(1)(i) to 4(1)(iii), 4(1)(v), 4(1)(vii) and 4(1)(xvi); and
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六地域団体商標の商標登録がされた後において、その商標権者が組合等に該当しなくなつたとき、又はその登録商標が商標権者若しくはその構成員の業務に係る商品若しくは役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されているもの若しくは第七条の二第一項各号に該当するものでなくなつているとき。
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(vi)where, after the trademark registration of a regionally based collective trademark, the holder of trademark right has ceased to be an Association, etc., or the registered trademark has ceased to be a trademark well known among consumers as that indicating goods or services in connection with the business of the holder of trademark right or its members, or ceases to fall under any of the items of Article 7-2 (1).
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Article 46-2(1)Where a trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be invalidated becomes final and binding, the trademark right shall be deemed never to have existed; provided, however, that where the trademark registration falls under any of items (iv) to (vi) of paragraph (1) of Article 46, and a trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be invalidated becomes final and binding, the trademark right shall be deemed not to have existed from the time any of items (iv) to (vi) of the said paragraph first became applicable to the trademark registration.
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(2)In the case of the proviso to the preceding paragraph, where the time at which any of items (iv) to (vi) of Article 46 (1) first became applicable to the trademark registration cannot be specified, the trademark right shall be deemed not to have existed from the date of registration of the request for a trial for invalidation of the said trademark registration.
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Article 47(1)Where a trademark registration has been made in violation of Article 3, 4(1)(viii), 4(1)(xi) to 4(1)(xiv), 8(1), 8(2) or 8(5), where a trademark registration has been made in violation of Article 4 (1)(x) or 4(1)(xvii) (excluding the case where a trademark has been registered for the purpose of unfair competition), where a trademark has been registered in violation of Article 4 (1)(xv) (excluding the case where a trademark has been registered for unfair purposes), or where a trademark registration falls under Article 46 (1)(iii), a request for a trial relating to the trademark registration under Article 46 (1) may not be filed after a lapse of five years from the date of registration of the establishment of the trademark right.
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(2)Where a trademark registration has been made in violation of Article 7-2 (1) (limited to the case where the trademark was not well known, as a result of the use of the trademark, among consumers as that indicating goods or services in connection with the business of the applicant for the trademark registration or its members) and five years have lapsed from the date of registration of the establishment of the trademark right, and further the registered trademark is well known among consumers as that indicating goods and services in connection with the business of the holder of trademark right or its members, a request for a trial pertaining to the trademark registration under Article 46 (1) may not be filed.
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第五十条継続して三年以上日本国内において商標権者、専用使用権者又は通常使用権者のいずれもが各指定商品又は指定役務についての登録商標(書体のみに変更を加えた同一の文字からなる商標、平仮名、片仮名及びローマ字の文字の表示を相互に変更するものであつて同一の称呼及び観念を生ずる商標、外観において同視される図形からなる商標その他の当該登録商標と社会通念上同一と認められる商標を含む。以下この条において同じ。)の使用をしていないときは、何人も、その指定商品又は指定役務に係る商標登録を取り消すことについて審判を請求することができる。
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Article 50(1)Where a registered trademark (including a trademark deemed identical from common sense perspective with the registered trademark, including a trademark consisting of characters identical with the registered trademark but in different fonts, a trademark that is written in different characters, Hiragana characters, Katakana characters, or Latin alphabetic characters, from the registered trademark but identical with the registered trademark in terms of pronunciation and concept, and a trademark consisting of figures that are considered identical in terms of appearance as those of the registered trademark; hereinafter the same shall apply in this article) has not been used in Japan in connection with any of the designated goods and designated services for three consecutive years or longer by the holder of trademark right, the exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use, any person may file a request for a trial for rescission of such trademark registration in connection with the relevant designated goods or designated services.
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(2)Where a request for a trial under the preceding paragraph is filed, unless the demandee proves that any of the holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use has used the registered trademark in Japan in connection with any of the designated goods or designated services pertaining to the request within three years prior to the registration of the request for the trial, the holder of trademark right may not prevent the rescission of the trademark registration in connection with the relevant designated goods or designated services; provided, however, that this shall not apply where the demandee shows just causes for non-use of the registered trademark in connection with the relevant designated goods or designated services.
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(3)Where the registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services pertaining to the request under paragraph (1) has been used in Japan by any of the holders of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use, during the period from three months prior to the filing of the request for a trial under paragraph (1) to the date of the registration of the filing of the request, and where the demandant proves that the registered trademark has been used after the user became aware of the fact that the said request for a trial would be filed, the use of the registered trademark shall not fall under the use of the registered trademark provided in paragraph (1); provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case where the demandee shows just causes for the use of the registered trademark.
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Article 51(1)Where a holder of trademark right intentionally uses, either a trademark similar to a registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services, or a registered trademark in connection with goods or services similar to the designated goods or designated services or a trademark similar thereto, in a manner that misleads as to the quality of the goods or services or causes confusion in connection with the goods or services pertaining to a business of another person, any person may file a request for a trial for rescission of the trademark registration.
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(2)The previous holder of trademark right may not be granted a registration of the same trademark or of a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services for which the trademark registration has been rescinded, or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, until after a lapse of five years from the date the trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be rescinded under the preceding paragraph becomes final and binding.
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Article 52-2(1)Where a trademark right to a similar registered trademark to be used in connection with identical goods or services, or a trademark right to an identical or similar registered trademark to be used in connection with similar goods or services becomes owned by a different holder of trademark right as a result of transfer of the trademark right, if the holder of trademark right of one of the registered trademarks uses, for the purpose of unfair competition, the registered trademark for its designated goods or designated services in a manner that causes confusion in connection with the goods or services pertaining to the business of the holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use of the other registered trademark, any person may file a request for a trial for rescission of the trademark registration.
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Article 53(1)Where a holder of exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use uses a registered trademark in connection with the designated goods or designated services or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, or a trademark similar thereto, in a manner that misleads as to the quality of the goods or services or causes confusion in connection with the goods or services pertaining to the business of another person, any person may file a request for a trial for rescission of the trademark registration; provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case where the holder of trademark right was not aware of the fact and using due care.
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(2)The previous holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use who used the trademark in a manner provided in the preceding paragraph may not be granted a registration of the same trademark or of a trademark similar thereto in connection with the designated goods or designated services for which the trademark registration has been rescinded, or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, until after the lapse of five years from the date the trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be rescinded under the preceding paragraph becomes final and binding.
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第五十三条の二登録商標がパリ条約の同盟国、世界貿易機関の加盟国若しくは商標法条約の締約国において商標に関する権利(商標権に相当する権利に限る。)を有する者の当該権利に係る商標又はこれに類似する商標であつて当該権利に係る商品若しくは役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務を指定商品又は指定役務とするものであり、かつ、その商標登録出願が、正当な理由がないのに、その商標に関する権利を有する者の承諾を得ないでその代理人若しくは代表者又は当該商標登録出願の日前一年以内に代理人若しくは代表者であつた者によつてされたものであるときは、その商標に関する権利を有する者は、当該商標登録を取り消すことについて審判を請求することができる。
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Article 53-2Where a registered trademark is a trademark pertaining to a right to a trademark (limited to a right equivalent to a trademark right) held by a person in a country of the Union to the Paris Convention, a member of the World Trade Organization or a Contracting Party to the Trademark Law Treaty or a trademark similar thereto, and the designated goods or designated services thereof are goods or services pertaining to the said right or goods or services similar thereto, and further, the application for trademark registration was filed without the approval of the person who has the right pertaining to the trademark, without a just cause, by his/her agent or representative or by his/her former agent or representative within one year prior to the filing date of the trademark registration, the person who has the right pertaining to the trademark may file a request for a trial for rescission of the trademark registration.
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(2)Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, where a trial decision to the effect that the trademark registration is to be rescinded becomes final and binding by a trial under Article 50 (1), the trademark right shall be deemed to have become extinguished on the date of registration of the request for a trial under the said paragraph.
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第五十五条の二第十五条の二及び第十五条の三の規定は、第四十四条第一項の審判において査定の理由と異なる拒絶の理由を発見した場合に準用する。
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Article 55-2(1)The provisions of Articles 15-2 and 15-3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where reasons for refusal that are different from those contained in the examiner's decision are found in the trial under Article 44 (1).
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2第十六条の規定は、第四十四条第一項の審判の請求を理由があるとする場合に準用する。ただし、次条第一項において準用する特許法第百六十条第一項の規定によりさらに審査に付すべき旨の審決をするときは、この限りでない。
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(2)The provision of Article 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis where a request for a trial under Article 44 (1) is found to have reasonable grounds; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply where a trial decision to the effect that a further examination is to be carried out under Article 160 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56 (1) of this Act is rendered.
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3第十六条の二及び意匠法第十七条の三の規定は、第四十四条第一項の審判に準用する。この場合において、第十六条の二第四項中「第四十五条第一項の審判を請求したとき」とあるのは、「第六十三条第一項の訴えを提起したとき」と読み替えるものとする。
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(3)The provisions of Article 16-2 of this Act and Article 17-3 of the Design Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial under Article 44 (1) of this Act.In this case, the term "files a request for a trial under Article 45 (1)" in Article 16-2 (4) shall be deemed to be replaced with "institutes an action under Article 63 (1)."
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第五十六条特許法第百三十一条第一項、第百三十一条の二第一項、第百三十二条から第百三十三条の二まで、第百三十四条第一項、第三項及び第四項、第百三十五条から第百五十四条まで、第百五十五条第一項及び第二項、第百五十六条から第百五十八条まで、第百六十条第一項及び第二項、第百六十一条並びに第百六十七条から第百七十条まで(審決の効果、審判の請求、審判官、審判の手続、訴訟との関係及び審判における費用)の規定は、審判に準用する。この場合において、同法第百三十一条の二第一項中「特許無効審判以外の審判を請求する場合における同項第三号に掲げる請求の理由についてされるとき、又は次項の規定による審判長の許可があつたとき」とあるのは「商標法第四十六条第一項の審判以外の審判を請求する場合における同法第五十六条第一項において準用する特許法第百三十一条第一項第三号に掲げる請求の理由についてされるとき」と、同法第百三十二条第一項及び第百六十七条中「特許無効審判又は延長登録無効審判」とあり、並びに同法第百四十五条第一項及び第百六十九条第一項中「特許無効審判及び延長登録無効審判」とあるのは「商標法第四十六条第一項、第五十条第一項、第五十一条第一項、第五十二条の二第一項、第五十三条第一項又は第五十三条の二の審判」と、同法第百三十九条第一号、第二号及び第五号中「当事者若しくは参加人」とあるのは「当事者、参加人若しくは登録異議申立人」と、同条第三号中「当事者又は参加人」とあるのは「当事者、参加人又は登録異議申立人」と、同法第百六十一条中「拒絶査定不服審判」とあり、及び同法第百六十九条第三項中「拒絶査定不服審判及び訂正審判」とあるのは「商標法第四十四条第一項又は第四十五条第一項の審判」と、同法第百六十八条第一項中「他の審判の審決」とあるのは「登録異議の申立てについての決定若しくは他の審判の審決」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 56(1)The provisions of Articles 131(1), 131-2(1), 132 to 133-2, 134(1), 134(3), 134(4), 135 to 154, 155(1), 155(2), 156 to 158, 160(1), 160(2), 161, and 167 to 170 (effect of trial decision, request for trial, trial examiner, trial procedures in relation to litigation, and costs of trial) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial.In this case, the term "is made with respect to the grounds for the request as provided in item (iii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article in the course of filing a request for a trial other than a trial for Patent invalidation, or in the event that approval is granted by the chief trial examiner under the following paragraph" in Article 131-2 (1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "is made with respect to the grounds for the request as provided in Article 131 (1)(iii) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56 (1) of this Act in the course of filing a request for a trial other than a trial under Article 46 (1) of the Trademark Act," the term "a trial for Patent invalidation and a trial for invalidation of the registration of extension of term" in Articles 132(1) and 167 of the Patent Act and the term "a trial for Patent invalidation or a trial for invalidation of the registration of extension of term" in Articles 145(1) and 169(1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a trial under Article 46 (1), 50(1), 51(1), 52-2(1), 53(1) or 53-2 of the Trademark Act," the term "a party in the case or an intervener in the case" in Article 139 (i), (ii) and (v) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a party in the case, an intervener in the case or an opponent to the registration in the case", the term "a party in the case or an intervener in the case" in Article 139 (iii) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a party in the case, an intervener in the case or an opponent to the registration in the case," the term "a trial against the examiner's decision of refusal" in Article 161 of the Patent Act and "a trial against an examiner's decision of refusal and a trial for correction" in Article 169 (3) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a trial under Article 44 (1) or 45(1) of the Trademark Act," and the term "the decision in another trial" in Article 168 (1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a decision on the opposition to registration or a trial decision in another trial."
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(2)The provisions of Article 155 (3) (Withdrawal of request for trial) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial under Article 46 (1) of this Act.
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(意匠法の準用)
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第五十六条の二意匠法第五十一条の規定は、第四十五条第一項の審判に準用する。
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Article 56-2The provision of Article 51 of the Design Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial under Article 45 (1) of this Act.
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第六章 再審及び訴訟
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Chapter VI RETRIAL AND LITIGATION
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(再審の請求)
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第五十七条確定した取消決定及び確定審決に対しては、当事者又は参加人は、再審を請求することができる。
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Article 57(1)A party or intervener in the case may file a request for a retrial against a final and binding rescission decision or a final and binding trial decision.
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(2)The provisions of Articles 338(1), 338(2) and 339 (grounds for retrial) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request for a trial under the preceding paragraph.
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(再審により回復した商標権の効力の制限)
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第五十九条取り消し、若しくは無効にした商標登録に係る商標権が再審により回復したときは、商標権の効力は、次に掲げる行為には、及ばない。
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Article 59Where a trademark right pertaining to a rescinded or invalidated trademark registration has been restored by a retrial, the trademark right shall have no effect on any of the following acts:
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一当該取消決定又は審決が確定した後再審の請求の登録前における当該指定商品又は指定役務についての当該登録商標の善意の使用
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(i)the use of the registered trademark in good faith in connection with the designated goods or designated services after the rescission decision or trial decision became final and binding but before the registration of the request for a retrial; and
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二当該取消決定又は審決が確定した後再審の請求の登録前に善意にした第三十七条各号に掲げる行為
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(ii)the acts listed in each of the items in Article 37 committed in good faith after the rescission decision or trial decision became final and binding but before the registration of the request for a retrial.
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第六十条取り消し、若しくは無効にした商標登録に係る商標権が再審により回復した場合、又は拒絶をすべき旨の審決があつた商標登録出願について再審により商標権の設定の登録があつた場合において、当該取消決定又は審決が確定した後再審の請求の登録前に善意に日本国内において当該指定商品若しくは指定役務又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について当該登録商標又はこれに類似する商標の使用をした結果、再審の請求の登録の際現にその商標が自己の業務に係る商品又は役務を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されているときは、その者は、継続してその商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする場合は、その商品又は役務についてその商標の使用をする権利を有する。当該業務を承継した者についても、同様とする。
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Article 60(1)Where a trademark right pertaining to a rescinded or invalidated trademark registration has been restored by a retrial or, where the establishment of a trademark right with respect to an application for trademark registration refused by a trial decision has been registered through a retrial, and where a person, after the rescission decision or trial decision becomes final and binding but before the registration of a request for a retrial, uses the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto in Japan in good faith in connection with the designated goods or designated services or in connection with goods or services similar thereto, and as a result, such trademark has become well known among consumers as that indicating goods or services pertaining to the business of the person at the time of registration of the filing of a request for a retrial, the person shall have the right to use the trademark in connection with such goods or services as far as the said person continuously uses the trademark for such goods or services. The same shall apply to those by whom such business is succeeded.
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第六十条の二第四十三条の三、第四十三条の五から第四十三条の九まで、第四十三条の十二から第四十三条の十四まで、第五十六条第一項において準用する特許法第百三十一条第一項、第百三十一条の二第一項本文、第百三十二条第三項、第百五十四条、第百五十五条第一項及び第百五十六条並びに第五十六条第二項において準用する同法第百五十五条第三項の規定は、確定した取消決定に対する再審に準用する。
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Article 60-2(1)The provisions of Articles 43-3, 43-5 to 43-9 and 43-12 to 43-14 of this Act, Article 131 (1), the main clause of Article 131-2 (1), 132(3), 154, 155(1) and 156 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56 (1) of this Act, and Article 155 (3) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 56(2) of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a retrial against a final and binding rescission decision.
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Article 61The provisions of Article 173 (Time limit for request for retrial) and Articles 174(2) and 174(4) (Application mutatis mutandis of provisions regarding appeal/trial, etc.) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request for a retrial.In this case, the term "trial decision" in paragraphs (1) and (3) to (5) of Article 173 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "rescission decision or trial decision," the term "a trial for patent invalidation or a trial for invalidation of the registration of extension of the term" in Article 174 (2) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a trial under Article 46 (1), 50(1), 51(1), 52-2(1), 53(1) or 53-2 of the Trademark Act."
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第六十二条意匠法第五十八条第二項(審判の規定の準用)の規定は、第四十四条第一項の審判の確定審決に対する再審に準用する。
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Article 62(1)The provision of Article 58 (2) (Mutatis mutandis application of provisions regarding appeal/trial) of the Design Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a retrial against a final and binding trial decision on a trial under Article 44 (1) of this Act.
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(2)The provision of Article 58 (3) of the Design Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a retrial against a final and binding trial decision on a trial under Article 45 (1) of this Act.
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(審決等に対する訴え)
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(Actions against trial decisions, etc.)
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第六十三条取消決定又は審決に対する訴え、第五十五条の二第三項(第六十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する第十六条の二第一項の規定による却下の決定に対する訴え及び登録異議申立書又は審判若しくは再審の請求書の却下の決定に対する訴えは、東京高等裁判所の専属管轄とする。
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Article 63(1)The Tokyo High Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action against a rescission decision or a trial decision, an action against a ruling to dismiss an amendment under Article 16-2 (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 55-2 (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 60-2 (2)) and an action against a ruling to dismiss a written opposition or a written request for trial or retrial.
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2特許法第百七十八条第二項から第六項まで(出訴期間等)、第百七十九条から第百八十条の二まで(被告適格、出訴の通知及び審決取消訴訟における特許庁長官の意見)、第百八十一条第一項及び第五項(審決又は決定の取消し)並びに第百八十二条(裁判の正本の送付)の規定は、前項の訴えに準用する。この場合において、同法第百七十八条第二項中「当該審判」とあるのは「当該登録異議の申立てについての審理、審判」と、同法第百七十九条中「特許無効審判若しくは延長登録無効審判」とあるのは「商標法第四十六条第一項、第五十条第一項、第五十一条第一項、第五十二条の二第一項、第五十三条第一項若しくは第五十三条の二の審判」と読み替えるものとする。
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(2)The provisions of paragraphs (2) to (6) of Article 178 (time limit for institution of action, etc.), 179 to 180-2 (appropriate party as defendant, notification of institution of action, opinion of the Commissioner of the Patent Office in litigations annulling a trial decision), 181(1) and 181(5) (rescission of trial decision or ruling) and 182 (delivery of original copy of judgment) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the actions under the preceding paragraph.In this case, the term "the trial" in Article 178 (2) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "the examination or trial of the opposition to registration in the trial," the term "a trial for patent invalidation or a trial for invalidation of the registration of extension of the term" in Article 179 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "a trial under Article 46 (1), 50(1), 51(1), 52-2(1), 53(1) or 53-2 of the Trademark Act."
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Article 63-2The provision of Article 184-2 (Relationship between (administrative) objection and litigation) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an action demanding the rescission of measures (excluding measures provided in Article 77 (7)) imposed by this Act or an order thereunder.
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第七章 防護標章
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Chapter VII DEFENSIVE MARK
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第六十四条商標権者は、商品に係る登録商標が自己の業務に係る指定商品を表示するものとして需要者の間に広く認識されている場合において、その登録商標に係る指定商品及びこれに類似する商品以外の商品又は指定商品に類似する役務以外の役務について他人が登録商標の使用をすることによりその商品又は役務と自己の業務に係る指定商品とが混同を生ずるおそれがあるときは、そのおそれがある商品又は役務について、その登録商標と同一の標章についての防護標章登録を受けることができる。
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Article 64(1)Where a registered trademark pertaining to goods is well known among consumers as that indicating the designated goods in connection with the business of a holder of trademark right, the holder of trademark right may, where the use by another person of the registered trademark in connection with goods other than the designated goods pertaining to the registered trademark or goods similar thereto or in connection with services other than those similar to the designated goods is likely to cause confusion between the said other person's goods or services and the designated goods pertaining to his/her own business, obtain a defensive mark registration for the mark identical with the registered trademark in connection with the goods or services for which the likelihood of confusion exists.
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(2)Where a registered trademark pertaining to services is well known among consumers as that indicating the designated services in connection with the business of a holder of trademark right, the holder of trademark right may, where the use by another person of the registered trademark in connection with services other than the designated services pertaining to the registered trademark or services similar thereto or in connection with goods other than those similar to the designated services is likely to cause confusion between the said other person's services or goods and the designated services pertaining to his/her own business, obtain a defensive mark registration for the mark identical with the registered trademark in connection with the services or goods for which the likelihood of confusion exists.
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(3)For the purpose of the application of the preceding two paragraphs in relation to defensive mark registrations pertaining to a trademark right pertaining to a regionally based collective trademark, the term "his/her own" in the said paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "its own or its members' ."
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第六十五条商標登録出願人は、その商標登録出願を防護標章登録出願に変更することができる。
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第六十五条の二防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間は、設定の登録の日から十年をもつて終了する。
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三前二号に掲げるもののほか、経済産業省令で定める事項
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(3)Where a person filing an application for registration of renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration is, due to reasons beyond his/her control, unable to file the application during the time an application for registration of renewal is permitted to be filed under the preceding paragraph, the applicant may file such an application within fourteen days (two months for residents abroad) from the date when the reason ceased to exist but not later than six months after the expiration of the said time limit.
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(4)Where an application for registration of renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration is filed, the duration shall be deemed to have been renewed upon expiration of the duration (where an application is filed under the preceding paragraph, upon filing of the application); provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case where the examiner's decision or trial decision to the effect that the application is to be refused becomes final and binding or the renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration is registered.
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一その出願に係る登録防護標章が第六十四条の規定により防護標章登録を受けることができるものでなくなつたとき。
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Article 65-5The provisions of Articles 14 and 15-2 of this Act and Articles 48 (Exclusion of examiners) and 52 (Formal requirements for examination) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an examination of an application for registration of renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration.
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(防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間の更新の登録)
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(Registration of renewal of duration of right based on defensive mark registration)
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第六十五条の六次条第二項の規定による登録料の納付があつたときは、防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間を更新した旨の登録をする。
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Article 65-6(1)Where a registration fee under Article 65-7 (2) is paid, the renewal of the duration of the right based on defensive mark registration shall be registered.
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一防護標章登録に基づく権利を有する者の氏名又は名称及び住所又は居所
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(ii)the registration number and the date of registration of renewal; and
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(iii)other necessary matters in addition to those listed in the preceding two items.
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(登録料)
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第六十五条の七防護標章登録に基づく権利の設定の登録を受ける者は、登録料として、一件ごとに、六万六千円に区分の数を乗じて得た額を納付しなければならない。
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Article 65-7(1)A person obtaining a registration of establishment of a right based on defensive mark registration shall pay as a registration fee for each defensive mark registration the amount of 66,000 yen multiplied by the number of classes.
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(登録料の納付期限)
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(Time limit for payment of registration fee)
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第六十五条の八前条第一項の規定による登録料は、防護標章登録をすべき旨の査定又は審決の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に納付しなければならない。
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Article 65-8(1)A registration fee under Article 65-7 (1) shall be paid within 30 days from the service of a transcript of the examiner's decision or the trial decision to the effect that a defensive mark is to be registered.
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(2)A registration fee under Article 65-7 (2) shall be paid within 30 days from the service of a transcript of the examiner's decision or the trial decision to the effect that the renewal of the duration of the right based on defensive mark registration is to be registered (where the service is made prior to the expiration of the duration of the right based on defensive mark registration, the date of expiration of the duration).
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(利害関係人による登録料の納付)
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(Payment of registration fees by interested persons)
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第六十五条の九利害関係人は、納付すべき者の意に反しても、第六十五条の七第一項又は第二項の規定による登録料を納付することができる。
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Article 65-9(1)Any interested person may make the payment of the registration fee under Article 65-7 (1) or 65-7(2) even against the intention of the person by whom the said fee is to be paid.
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(過誤納の登録料の返還)
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(Refund of registration fee paid in excess or in error)
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第六十五条の十過誤納に係る第六十五条の七第一項又は第二項の規定による登録料は、納付した者の請求により返還する。
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Article 65-10(1)A registration fee under Article 65-7 (1) or 65-7(2) paid in excess or in error shall be refunded upon the request of the person that paid them.
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(防護標章登録に基づく権利の附随性)
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(Incidental nature of right based on defensive mark registration)
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第六十六条防護標章登録に基づく権利は、当該商標権を分割したときは、消滅する。
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Article 66(1)The right based on defensive mark registration shall become extinguished when the trademark right relating thereto is divided.
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(4)Where a trademark right is deemed to have become extinguished under Article 20 (4), the effects of the right based on defensive mark registration pertaining to the trademark right restored under Article 21 (2) may not extend to the acts provided in each of the items of Article 67 committed during the period after the expiration of the time limit for the filing of an application for registration of renewal provided in Article 20 (3) but before the registration of renewal of the duration of the trademark right by an application under Article 21 (1).
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第六十七条次に掲げる行為は、当該商標権又は専用使用権を侵害するものとみなす。
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Article 67The following acts shall be deemed to constitute infringement of a trademark right or an exclusive right to use:
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一指定商品又は指定役務についての登録防護標章の使用
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(i)the use of the registered defensive mark in connection with the designated goods or designated services;
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二指定商品であつて、その商品又はその商品の包装に登録防護標章を付したものを譲渡、引渡し又は輸出のために所持する行為
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(ii)the possession for the purpose of assignment, delivery or export of the designated goods affixed with the registered defensive mark on the goods or their packages;
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三指定役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に登録防護標章を付したものを、これを用いて当該指定役務を提供するために所持し、又は輸入する行為
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(iii)the possession or importation of articles affixed with a registered defensive mark, that are used in the course of the provision of designated services by a person who receives the said services, for the purpose of the provision of the said services through use of the said articles;
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四指定役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に登録防護標章を付したものを、これを用いて当該指定役務を提供させるために譲渡し、引き渡し、又は譲渡若しくは引渡しのために所持し、若しくは輸入する行為
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(iv)the assignment, delivery, or possession or importation for the purpose of assignment or delivery of articles affixed with a registered defensive mark, that are used in the course of the provision of designated services by a person who receives the said services, for the purpose of causing the provision of the said services through use of the said articles;
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五指定商品又は指定役務について登録防護標章の使用をするために登録防護標章を表示する物を所持する行為
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(v)the possession of articles indicating a registered defensive mark, for the purpose of using the registered defensive mark in connection with the designated goods or designated services;
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六指定商品又は指定役務について登録防護標章の使用をさせるために登録防護標章を表示する物を譲渡し、引き渡し、又は譲渡若しくは引渡しのために所持する行為
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(vi)the assignment, delivery, or possession for the purpose of assignment or delivery, of articles indicating a registered defensive mark, for the purpose of causing the registered defensive mark to be used in connection with the designated goods or designated services; and
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七指定商品又は指定役務について登録防護標章の使用をし、又は使用をさせるために登録防護標章を表示する物を製造し、又は輸入する行為
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(vii)the manufacture or importation of articles indicating a registered defensive mark, for the purpose of using the registered defensive mark or causing the registered defensive mark to be used in connection with the designated goods or designated services.
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(商標に関する規定の準用)
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(Mutatis mutandis application of provisions concerning trademarks)
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第六十八条第五条、第五条の二、第六条第一項及び第二項、第九条の二から第十条まで、第十二条の二、第十三条第一項並びに第十三条の二の規定は、防護標章登録出願に準用する。この場合において、第五条第一項中「三 指定商品又は指定役務並びに第六条第二項の政令で定める商品及び役務の区分」とあるのは「三 指定商品又は指定役務並びに第六条第二項の政令で定める商品及び役務の区分 四 防護標章登録出願に係る商標登録の登録番号」と、第五条の二第一項中「四 指定商品又は指定役務の記載がないとき。」とあるのは「四 指定商品又は指定役務の記載がないとき。 五 防護標章登録出願に係る商標登録の登録番号の記載がないとき。」と、第十三条の二第五項中「第三十七条」とあるのは「第六十七条(第一号に係る部分を除く。)」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 68(1)The provisions of Articles 5, 5-2, 6(1), 6(2), 9-2 to 10, 12-2, 13(1), and 13-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for defensive mark registration.In this case, the term "(iii) the designated goods or designated services and the class of the goods or services provided by Cabinet Order as provided for in Article 6 (2)" in Article 5 (1) shall be deemed to be replaced with "(iii) the designated goods or designated services and the class of the goods or services provided by Cabinet Order as provided for in Article 6 (2), (iv) the registration number of the trademark registration pertaining to the application for defensive mark registration," the term "(iv) the designated goods or designated services are not stated" in Article 5-2 (1) shall be deemed to be replaced with "(iv) the designated goods or designated services are not stated, (v) the registration number of the trademark registration pertaining to the application for defensive mark registration is not stated" and the term "Article 37" in Article 13-2 (5) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 67 (except the part pertaining to item (i))."
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(2)The provisions of Articles 14 to 15-2 and 16 to 17-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the examination of an application for defensive mark registration.In this case, the term "Articles 3, 4(1), 7-2(1), 8(2), 8(5), 51(2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 52-2 (2)), 53(2)" in Article 15 (i) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 64."
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3第十八条、第二十六条から第二十八条の二まで、第三十二条から第三十三条の三まで、第三十五条、第三十九条において準用する特許法第百四条の三及び第六十九条の規定は、防護標章登録に基づく権利に準用する。この場合において、第十八条第二項中「第四十条第一項の規定による登録料又は第四十一条の二第一項の規定により商標登録をすべき旨の査定若しくは審決の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に納付すべき登録料」とあるのは、「第六十五条の七第一項の規定による登録料」と読み替えるものとする。
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(3)The provisions of Article 18, 26 to 28-2, 32 to 33-3, 35 and 69 of this Act and Article 104-3 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 39 of this Act shall apply to a right based on defensive mark registration.In this case, the term "the registration fee under Article 40 (1) or the registration fee due and payable within thirty days from the date of service of a transcript of the examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that the trademark is to be registered under Article 41-2 (1)" in Article 18 (2) shall be deemed to be replaced with "the registration fee under Article 65-7 (1)."
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4第四十三条の二から第四十五条まで、第四十六条(第一項第六号を除く。)、第四十六条の二、第五十三条の二、第五十三条の三、第五十四条第一項及び第五十五条の二から第五十六条の二までの規定は、防護標章登録に係る登録異議の申立て及び審判に準用する。この場合において、第四十三条の二第一号及び第四十六条第一項第一号中「第三条、第四条第一項、第七条の二第一項、第八条第一項、第二項若しくは第五項、第五十一条第二項(第五十二条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)、第五十三条第二項」とあるのは「第六十四条」と、同項第五号中「その登録商標が第四条第一項第一号から第三号まで、第五号、第七号又は第十六号に掲げる商標に該当するものとなつているとき」とあるのは「その商標登録が第六十四条の規定に違反することとなつたとき」と読み替えるものとする。
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(4)The provisions of Articles 43-2 to 45, 46 (except paragraph (1)(vi)), 46-2, 53-2, 53-3, 54(1) and 55-2 to 56-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an opposition to registration and a trial pertaining to defensive mark registration.In this case, the term "Articles 3, 4(1), 7-2(1), 8(1), 8(2), 8(5), 51(2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 52-2 (2)), 53(2)" in Articles 43-2(i) and 46(1)(i) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 64" and the term "where ... the registered trademark has become a trademark that falls under any of Articles 4(1)(i) to 4(1)(iii), 4(1)(v), 4(1)(vii) and 4(1)(xvi)" in Article 46 (1)(v) shall be deemed to be replaced with "where ... the trademark registration becomes in violation of Article 64."
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5第五十七条から第六十三条の二までの規定は、防護標章登録に係る再審及び訴訟に準用する。この場合において、第五十九条第二号中「第三十七条各号」とあるのは「第六十七条第二号から第七号まで」と、第六十条中「商標登録に係る商標権」とあるのは「防護標章登録に係る防護標章登録に基づく権利」と、「商標登録出願」とあるのは「防護標章登録出願若しくは防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間の更新登録の出願」と、「商標権の設定の登録」とあるのは「防護標章登録に基づく権利の設定の登録若しくは防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間を更新した旨の登録」と、「又はこれらに類似する商品若しくは役務について当該登録商標又はこれに類似する商標」とあるのは「について当該登録防護標章と同一の商標」と読み替えるものとする。
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(5)The provisions of Articles 57 to 63-2 shall apply to a retrial and litigation pertaining to defensive mark registration.In this case, the term "each of the items in Article 37" in Article 59 (ii) shall be deemed to be replaced with "items (ii) to (vii) of Article 67," the term "a trademark right pertaining to ... trademark registration" in Article 60 shall be deemed to be replaced with "a right based on defensive mark registration in connection with ... defensive mark registration," the term "an application for trademark registration" in the same article shall be deemed to be replaced with "an application for the registration of a defensive mark or an application for the registration of a defensive mark or an application for registration of renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration," the term "the establishment of a trademark right ... has been registered" in the same article shall be deemed to be replaced with "the establishment of a right based on defensive mark registration or the renewal of the duration of a right based on defensive mark registration ... has been registered" and the term "the registered trademark or a trademark similar thereto ... in connection with the designated goods or designated services or in connection with goods or services similar thereto" in the same article shall be deemed to be replaced with "a trademark identical with the registered defensive mark."
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第七章の二 マドリッド協定の議定書に基づく特例
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Chapter VII-2 SPECIAL PROVISIONS UNDER THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT
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第一節 国際登録出願
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Section 1 Application for international registration
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第六十八条の二日本国民又は日本国内に住所若しくは居所(法人にあつては、営業所)を有する外国人であつて標章の国際登録に関するマドリッド協定の千九百八十九年六月二十七日にマドリッドで採択された議定書(以下「議定書」という。)第二条(1)に規定する国際登録(以下「国際登録」という。)を受けようとする者は、特許庁長官に次の各号のいずれかを基礎とした議定書第二条(2)に規定する出願(以下「国際登録出願」という。)をしなければならない。この場合において、経済産業省令で定める要件に該当するときには、二人以上が共同して国際登録出願をすることができる。
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Article 68-2(1)A Japanese national or a foreign national domiciled or resident (or, in the case of a juridical person, with a place of business) in Japan who desires to obtain an international registration (hereinafter referred to as an "application for international registration") provided in Article 2 (1) of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the "Protocol") shall file with the Commissioner of the Patent Office an application (hereinafter referred to as an "application for international registration") pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the Protocol based on any of the following items; in this case, where requirements provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are applicable, two or more persons may jointly file the application for international registration:
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一特許庁に係属している自己の商標登録出願又は防護標章登録出願(以下「商標登録出願等」という。)
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(i)the application for trademark registration or application for defensive mark registration of the applicant that is pending before the Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the "application for trademark registration, etc."); or
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二国際登録出願に係る商標の保護を求める商品又は役務並びに第六条第二項の政令で定める商品及び役務の区分
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(4)Any person who desires to apply Article 3 (3) of the Protocol in connection with a trademark or a mark pertaining to the application for international registration shall state in the application a statement indicating thereof and the color or the combination of colors claimed and append to the application copies of the trademark or mark pertaining to the application for trademark registration, etc., in color, or of the registered trademark or registered defensive mark in color.
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(2)In the case of the preceding paragraph, where the matters stated in the application correspond to the matters stated in the basic application for trademark registration, etc. or in the basic trademark registration, etc., the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall state in the application the fact thereof and the date of receipt of the application for international registration.
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第六十八条の四国際登録の名義人は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、議定書第三条の三に規定する領域指定(以下「領域指定」という。)であつて国際登録後のもの(以下「事後指定」という。)を特許庁長官にすることができる。
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Article 68-4The registered holder of international registration may present to the Commissioner of the Patent Office, pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a request for territorial extension provided in Article 3ter of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as "territorial extension") subsequent to the international registration (hereinafter referred to as the "subsequent designation.")
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第六十八条の五国際登録の名義人は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、議定書第七条(1)に規定する国際登録の存続期間の更新(以下「国際登録の存続期間の更新」という。)の申請を特許庁長官にすることができる。
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Article 68-5The registered holder of international registration may file with the Commissioner of the Patent Office, pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, an application for renewal of the duration of international registration provided in Article 7 (1) of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as "renewal of the duration of international registration").
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(国際登録の名義人の変更の記録の請求)
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(Request for recording of change in the ownership of international registration)
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第六十八条の六国際登録の名義人又はその譲受人は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、議定書第九条に規定する国際登録の名義人の変更(以下「国際登録の名義人の変更」という。)の記録の請求を特許庁長官にすることができる。
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Article 68-6(1)The registered holder or transferee of international registration may, pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, present to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a request for the recording of a change in the ownership of an international registration, as provided in Article 9 of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as "change in the ownership of international registration").
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(商標登録出願に関する規定の準用)
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(Mutatis mutandis application of provisions concerning application for trademark registration)
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第六十八条の七第七十七条第二項において準用する特許法第十七条第三項(第三号に係る部分に限る。)及び同法第十八条第一項の規定は、国際登録出願、事後指定、国際登録の存続期間の更新の申請及び国際登録の名義人の変更の記録の請求に準用する。
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Article 68-7Article 17 (3) (limited to the part pertaining to item (iii)) and Article 18 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 77 (2) of this Act, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the application for international registration, subsequent designation, an application for the renewal of the duration of international registration and a request for the recording of a change in the ownership of international registration.
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(Delegation to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
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第六十八条の八第六十八条の二から前条までに定めるもののほか、国際登録出願、事後指定、国際登録の存続期間の更新の申請及び国際登録の名義人の変更の記録の請求に関し議定書及び議定書に基づく規則を実施するため必要な事項の細目は、経済産業省令で定める。
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Article 68-8In addition to the provisions of Articles 68-2 to 68-7, details of matters relating to the application for international registration, subsequent designation, an application for renewal of the duration of international registration and a request for the recording of a change in the ownership of international registration required for the implementation of the Protocol and the regulations thereunder shall be provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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第二節 国際商標登録出願に係る特例
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Section 2 Special Provisions pertaining to International Application for Trademark Registration
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(領域指定による商標登録出願)
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(Application for trademark registration based on request for territorial extension)
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第六十八条の九日本国を指定する領域指定は、議定書第三条(4)に規定する国際登録の日(以下「国際登録の日」という。)にされた商標登録出願とみなす。ただし、事後指定の場合は、議定書第三条の三(2)の規定により国際登録に係る事後指定が議定書第二条(1)に規定する国際事務局の登録簿(以下「国際登録簿」という。)に記録された日(以下「事後指定の日」という。)にされた商標登録出願とみなす。
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Article 68-9(1)Any request for territorial extension to designate Japan shall be deemed to be an application for trademark registration filed on the date of international registration provided in Article 3 (4) of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as the "date of international registration"); provided, however, that in the case of subsequent designation, such request shall be deemed to be an application for trademark registration filed on the date on which the subsequent designation pertaining to the international registration pursuant to Article 3ter(2) of the Protocol(hereinafter referred to as the "date of subsequent designation") is recorded in the International Register of the International Bureau provided in Article 2 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "International Register").
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(2)Matters stated in the left column of the following table contained in the International Register pertaining to the international registration designating Japan shall be deemed to be the matters stated in the right column of the said table contained in the application submitted pursuant to Article 5 (1).
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(国際商標登録出願の出願時の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning time of filing of international application for trademark registration)
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第六十八条の十前条第一項の規定により商標登録出願とみなされた領域指定(以下この章において「国際商標登録出願」という。)に係る登録商標(以下この条において「国際登録に基づく登録商標」という。)がその商標登録前の登録商標(国際登録に基づく登録商標を除く。以下この条において「国内登録に基づく登録商標」という。)と同一であり、かつ、国際登録に基づく登録商標に係る指定商品又は指定役務が国内登録に基づく登録商標に係る指定商品又は指定役務と重複している場合であつて、国際登録に基づく登録商標に係る商標権者と国内登録に基づく登録商標に係る商標権者が同一であるときは、国際商標登録出願はその重複している範囲については、国内登録に基づく登録商標に係る商標登録出願の日にされていたものとみなす。
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Article 68-10(1)Where a registered trademark (hereinafter in this article referred to as a "registered trademark based on international registration") pertaining to the request for territorial extension which is deemed to have been an application for trademark registration pursuant to Article 68-9 (1) (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as an "international application for trademark registration") is identical with the registered trademark prior to the trademark registration (except registered trademarks based on international registration, hereinafter referred to in this article as a "registered trademark based on national registration") and the designated goods or designated services pertaining to the registered trademark based on international registration overlap with the designated goods or designated services based on national registration, and further the holder of trademark right of the registered trademark based on international registration is identical with the holder of trademark right of the registered trademark based on national registration, the international application for trademark registration shall be deemed to have been filed on the date of filing of the application for trademark registration pertaining to the registered trademark based on national registration to the extent of the scope which is overlapping.
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(Special provisions concerning time of filing of application)
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第六十八条の十一国際商標登録出願についての第九条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「商標登録出願と同時」とあるのは、「国際商標登録出願の日から三十日以内」とする。
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Article 68-11For the purpose of application of Article 9 (2) to an international application for trademark registration, the term "at the time of filing of the application for trademark registration" in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "within thirty days from the date of the international application for trademark registration."
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(出願の分割の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning division of application)
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第六十八条の十二国際商標登録出願については、第十条の規定は、適用しない。
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Article 68-12Article 10 shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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(出願の変更の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning conversion of application)
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第六十八条の十三国際商標登録出願については、第十一条及び第六十五条の規定は、適用しない。
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Article 68-13Articles 11 and 65 shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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(出願公開に係る商標公報の掲載事項の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning matters to be contained in the trademark bulletin pertaining to laying open of application)
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第六十八条の十四国際商標登録出願についての第十二条の二第二項の規定の適用については、同項第二号中「商標登録出願の番号及び年月日」とあるのは、「国際登録の番号及び国際登録の日(事後指定に係る国際商標登録出願の場合は事後指定の日)」とする。
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Article 68-14For the purpose of application of Article 12-2 (2) to the international application for trademark registration, the term "the number and date of the application for trademark registration" in item (ii) of the said paragraph shall be replaced with "the number and the date of the international registration (in the case of the international application for trademark registration pertaining to the subsequent designation, the date of subsequent designation)."
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(Special provisions concerning proceedings for priority claim governed by the Paris Convention, etc.)
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第六十八条の十五国際商標登録出願については、第十三条第一項において読み替えて準用する特許法第四十三条第一項から第四項までの規定は、適用しない。
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Article 68-15(1)The provisions of paragraphs (1) to (4) of Article 43 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 13 (1) of this Act shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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2国際商標登録出願についての第十三条第一項において読み替えて準用する特許法第四十三条の二第三項において準用する同法第四十三条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「特許出願と同時」とあるのは、「国際商標登録出願の日から三十日以内」とする。
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(2)For the purpose of application of Article 43 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 43-2 (3) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 13 (1) of this Act to the international application for trademark registration, the portion "at the time of filing of the patent application" in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "within thirty days from the date of the international application for trademark registration."
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(商標登録出願により生じた権利の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning the right deriving from application for trademark registration)
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第六十八条の十六国際商標登録出願についての第十三条第二項において準用する特許法第三十四条第四項の規定の適用については、同項中「相続その他の一般承継の場合を除き、特許庁長官」とあるのは、「国際事務局」とする。
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Article 68-16(1)For the purpose of application of Article 34 (4) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (2) of this Act to the international application for trademark registration, the portion ", except in the case of general succession including inheritance, without the Commissioner of the Patent Office." in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "without notification to the International Bureau."
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(2)The provisions of paragraphs (5) to (7) of Article 34 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13 (2) of this Act shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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(国際登録の名義人の変更に伴う国際商標登録出願の取扱い)
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(Treatment of international application for trademark registration in the case of change in the ownership of international registration)
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第六十八条の十七国際登録の名義人の変更により国際登録において指定された商品又は役務の全部又は一部が分割して移転されたときは、国際商標登録出願は、変更後の名義人についてのそれぞれの商標登録出願になつたものとみなす。
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Article 68-17Where all or some of the goods or services listed in the international registration are divided and transferred as a result of a change in the ownership of international registration, the international application for trademark registration shall be deemed to have become applications for trademark registration with respect to each of the registered holders after the change.
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(補正後の商標についての新出願の特例)
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(Special provisions concerning new application for trademark as amended)
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第六十八条の十八国際商標登録出願については、第十七条の二第一項又は第五十五条の二第三項(第六十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する意匠法第十七条の三の規定は、適用しない。
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Article 68-18(1)Article 17-3 of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-2 (1) or 55-2(3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 60-2 (2)) of this Act shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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(2)Article 17-4 of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-2 (2) of this Act shall not apply to an international application for trademark registration.
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(Special provisions concerning registration of establishment of trademark right)
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第六十八条の十九国際商標登録出願についての第十八条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「第四十条第一項の規定による登録料又は第四十一条の二第一項の規定により商標登録をすべき旨の査定若しくは審決の謄本の送達があつた日から三十日以内に納付すべき登録料の納付があつたときは」とあるのは、「第六十八条の三十第一項第二号に掲げる額の個別手数料の納付があつたことを国際登録簿に記録した旨の通報が国際事務局からあつたときは」とする。
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Article 68-19(1)For the purpose of application of Article 18 (2) to the international application for trademark registration, the term "where the registration fee under Article 40 (1) or the registration fee due and payable within thirty days from the date of service of a transcript of an examiner's decision or a trial decision to the effect that the trademark is to be registered under Article 41-2 (1) is paid" in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "where the communication is made by the International Bureau notifying that the payment of the individual fee in the amount prescribed in Article 68-30 (1)(ii) has been recorded in the International Register."
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(2)For the purpose of application of Article 18 (3) to the international application for trademark registration, in item (ii) of the said paragraph the portion "the number and date of the application for trademark registration" shall be replaced with "the number and the date of international registration (in the case of the international application for trademark registration pertaining to the subsequent designation, the date of subsequent designation)" and in item (v) of the said paragraph the portion "the registration number and the date of registration of establishment" shall be replaced with "the number of international registration and the date of registration of the establishment."
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第六十八条の二十国際商標登録出願は、その基礎とした国際登録が全部又は一部について消滅したときは、その消滅した範囲で指定商品又は指定役務の全部又は一部について取り下げられたものとみなす。
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Article 68-20(1)Where all or a portion of the international registration on which the international application for trademark registration is based has lapsed, the international application for trademark registration shall be deemed to have been withdrawn in respect of all or the portion of the designated goods or designated services that have lapsed.
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(2)Where all or a portion of the international registration on which the international registration is based has lapsed, the trademark right based on such international registration the establishment of which has been registered under Article 18 (2) as applied upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 68-19 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "trademark right based on international registration") shall be deemed to have lapsed in respect of all or the portion of the designated goods or designated services that have lapsed.
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第六十八条の二十一国際登録に基づく商標権の存続期間は、その国際登録の日(その商標権の設定の登録前に国際登録の存続期間の更新がされているときは、直近の更新の日)から十年をもつて終了する。
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Article 68-21(1)The duration of a trademark right based on international registration shall expire after ten years from the date of the international registration (where the duration of the international registration has been renewed prior to the registration of the establishment of the trademark right, the date of most recent renewal).
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第六十八条の二十二国際登録に基づく商標権については、第十九条から第二十二条まで並びに第二十三条第一項及び第二項の規定は、適用しない。
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(2)For the purpose of application of Article 23 (3) relating to a trademark right based on international registration, the portion "registration as set forth under the preceding two paragraphs" in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "renewal of the duration of international registration" and the portion "the registration number and the date of registration of renewal" in item (ii) of the said paragraph shall be replaced with "the number of international registration and the date of renewal of the duration of international registration."
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(Special provisions concerning division of trademark right)
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第六十八条の二十三国際登録に基づく商標権については、第二十四条の規定は、適用しない。
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第六十八条の二十四国際登録に基づく団体商標に係る商標権は、第七条第三項に規定する書面を提出する場合を除き、移転することができない。
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Article 68-24(1)A collective trademark right based on international registration may not be transferred, unless the document provided in Article 7 (3) is submitted.
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第六十八条の二十五国際登録に基づく商標権者は、その商標権を放棄することができる。
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(2)Article 97 (1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35 of this Act shall not apply to a trademark right based on international registration.
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(Special provisions concerning effects of registration of trademark right)
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第六十八条の二十六国際登録に基づく商標権の移転、放棄による消滅又は処分の制限は、登録しなければ、その効力を生じない。
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Article 68-26(1)A transfer, extinguishment by waiver or restriction on disposition of a trademark right based on international registration shall have no effect unless registered.
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(2)Articles 98(1)(i) and 98(2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 35 of this Act shall not apply to a trademark right based on international registration.
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第六十八条の二十七国際登録に基づく商標権についての第七十一条第一項第一号の規定の適用については、同号中「商標権の設定、存続期間の更新、分割、移転、変更、消滅、回復又は処分の制限」とあるのは、「商標権の設定又は処分の制限」とする。
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Article 68-27(1)For the purpose of application of Article 71 (1)(i) to a trademark right based on international registration, the term "the establishment, renewal of the duration, division, transfer, modification, extinction, restoration or restriction on disposition of a trademark right" in the said item shall be replaced with "the establishment or restriction on disposition of a trademark right."
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第六十八条の二十八国際商標登録出願については、第十五条の二(第五十五条の二第一項(第六十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する場合を含む。)又は第十五条の三(第五十五条の二第一項(第六十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する場合を含む。)の規定により指定された期間内に限り、願書に記載した指定商品又は指定役務について補正をすることができる。
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Article 68-28(1)Any amendment to the designated goods or designated services stated in the international application for trademark registration may be made only within the time limit designated in Article 15-2 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 55-2 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 60-2 (2))) or Article 15-3 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 55-2 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 60-2 (2))).
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第六十八条の二十九国際登録に基づく商標権についての第六十九条の規定の適用については、同条中「第二十条第四項、第三十三条第一項、第三十五条において準用する特許法第九十七条第一項若しくは第九十八条第一項第一号」とあるのは「第三十三条第一項、第六十八条の二十五第一項若しくは第六十八条の二十六第一項」と、「第七十一条第一項第一号」とあるのは「第六十八条の二十七第一項において読み替えて適用する第七十一条第一項第一号、第六十八条の二十七第二項」とする。
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Article 68-29For the purpose of the application of Article 69 relating to a trademark right based on international registration, the portion "20(4) or 33(1) of this Act, Article 97 (1) or 98(1)(i) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35 of this Act" in Article 69 shall be replaced with "33(1), 68-25(1) or 68-26(1)" and the term "Article 71 (1)(i)" in Article 69 shall be replaced with "71(1)(i) as applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 68-27 (1), 68-27(2)."
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(国際登録に基づく商標権の個別手数料)
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第六十八条の三十国際登録に基づく商標権の設定の登録を受けようとする者は、議定書第八条(7)(a)に規定する個別の手数料(以下「個別手数料」という。)として、一件ごとに、次に掲げる額を国際事務局に納付しなければならない。
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Article 68-30(1)Any person who desires to obtain a registration of establishment of a trademark right based on international registration shall pay to the International Bureau, as the individual fee provided in Article 8 (7)(a) of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as the "individual fee") for each registration in the following amounts:
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(2)The individual fee in the amount prescribed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph shall be paid prior to the international registration and the individual fee in the amount prescribed in item (ii) thereof shall be paid within the time limit provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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(3)Where an examiner's decision or a trial decision is rendered to the effect that a trademark pertaining to an international application for trademark registration is to be registered, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall notify the International Bureau of the time limit for the payment of the individual fee pertaining to the application, in the amount prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1).
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(Delegation to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
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第六十八条の三十一第六十八条の九から前条までに定めるもののほか、議定書及び議定書に基づく規則を実施するため必要な事項の細目は、経済産業省令で定める。
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Article 68-31In addition to the provisions of Articles 68-9 to 68-30, details of matters required for the implementation of the Protocol and the regulations thereunder shall be provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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第三節 商標登録出願等の特例
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Section 3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION, ETC.
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(国際登録の取消し後の商標登録出願の特例)
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第六十八条の三十二議定書第六条(4)の規定により日本国を指定する国際登録の対象であつた商標について、当該国際登録において指定されていた商品又は役務の全部又は一部について当該国際登録が取り消されたときは、当該国際登録の名義人であつた者は、当該商品又は役務の全部又は一部について商標登録出願をすることができる。
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Article 68-32(1)Where an international registration relating to a trademark that was the subject of an international registration designating Japan is rescinded pursuant to Article 6 (4) of the Protocol in respect of all or some of the goods or services listed in the international registration, the person who was the registered holder of the international registration may file an application for trademark registration in relation to all or some of the said goods or services.
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(2)Where an application for trademark registration under the preceding paragraph falls under all of the following items, the application shall be deemed to have been filed on the date of international registration (where the international registration under the said paragraph is related to the subsequent designation, the date of the subsequent designation pertaining to the said international registration) of the international registration under the said paragraph.
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一前項の商標登録出願が同項の国際登録が取り消された日から三月以内にされたものであること。
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(i)the application for trademark registration under the preceding paragraph is filed within three months from the date on which the international registration under the said paragraph was rescinded;
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二商標登録を受けようとする商標が前項の国際登録の対象であつた商標と同一であること。
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(ii)the trademark for which the registration is sought is identical with the trademark that was the subject of the international registration under the preceding paragraph; and
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三前項の商標登録出願に係る指定商品又は指定役務が同項の国際登録において指定されていた商品又は役務の範囲に含まれていること。
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(iii)the designated goods or designated services in connection with the application for trademark registration under the preceding paragraph are within the scope of the goods or services listed in the international registration under the preceding paragraph.
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(3)Where an international application for trademark registration pertaining to an international registration under paragraph (1) enjoyed a right of priority pursuant to Article 4 of the Paris Convention, the application for trademark registration under the said paragraph shall also enjoy the same right of priority.
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(4)The preceding paragraph shall also apply to the case where an international application for trademark registration pertaining to an international registration under paragraph (1) enjoyed a right of priority pursuant to Article 43-2 (2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 9-3 or 13(1) of this Act.
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(5)For the purpose of the application of Article 10 (1) to an application for trademark registration under paragraph (1), the portion of the said paragraph "part of an application" shall be replaced with "part of an application(limited to the goods or services that fall under the scope of those listed in the international registration under Article 68-32 (1))."
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(議定書の廃棄後の商標登録出願の特例)
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第六十八条の三十三議定書第十五条(5)(b)の規定により、日本国を指定する国際登録の名義人が議定書第二条(1)の規定に基づく国際出願をする資格を有する者でなくなつたときは、当該国際登録の名義人であつた者は、当該国際登録において指定されていた商品又は役務について商標登録出願をすることができる。
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Article 68-33(1)Where, pursuant to Article 15 (5)(b) of the Protocol, the registered holder of the international registration designating Japan becomes no longer entitled as a person eligible to file the international application pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the Protocol, the person who was the registered holder of the said international registration may file an application for trademark registration in connection with the goods or services listed in the said international registration.
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(2)The provisions of paragraphs (2) to (5) of Article 68-32 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for trademark registration under paragraph (1).In this case, the portion "within three months from the date on which the international registration under the said paragraph was rescinded" in item (i) of Article 68-32 (2) shall be deemed to be replaced with "within two years from the date on which the denunciation under Article 15 (3) of the Protocol took effect."
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(Special provisions concerning reasons for refusal)
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第六十八条の三十四第六十八条の三十二第一項又は前条第一項の規定による商標登録出願についての第十五条の規定の適用については、同条中「次の各号のいずれかに該当するとき」とあるのは、「次の各号のいずれかに該当するとき又は第六十八条の三十二第一項若しくは第六十八条の三十三第一項の規定による商標登録出願が第六十八条の三十二第一項若しくは第六十八条の三十三第一項若しくは第六十八条の三十二第二項各号(第六十八条の三十三第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)に規定する要件を満たしていないとき」とする。
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Article 68-34(1)For the purpose of the application of Article 15 to an application for trademark registration pursuant to Article 68-32 (1) or 68-33(1), the portion "falls under any of the following items" in Article 15 shall be replaced with "falls under any of the following items or where an application for trademark registration under Article 68-32 (1) or 68-33(1) does not comply with the requirements provided in Article 68-32 (1), 68-33(1) or each item of 68-32(2) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 68-33 (2))."
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(2)The provision of Article 15 (limited to the part pertaining to item (i) and (ii)) shall not apply to an application for trademark registration under Article 68-32 (1) or 68-33(1) pertaining to a trademark right that was related to the international registration (referred to in Article 68-37 and 68-39 as "re-filing of trademark right pertaining to former international registration").
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第六十八条の三十五第六十八条の三十二第一項又は第六十八条の三十三第一項の規定による商標登録出願については、当該出願に係る国際登録の国際登録の日(国際登録の存続期間の更新がされているときは、直近の更新の日)から十年以内に商標登録をすべき旨の査定又は審決があつた場合であつて、当該出願に係る国際登録が議定書第六条(4)の規定により取り消された日前又は議定書第十五条(3)の規定による廃棄の効力が生じた日前に第六十八条の三十第一項第二号に掲げる額の個別手数料が国際事務局に納付されているときは、第十八条第二項の規定にかかわらず、商標権の設定の登録をする。
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Article 68-35Notwithstanding Article 18 (2), where, in connection with an application for trademark registration under Article 68-32 (1) or 68-33(1), the examiner's decision or the trial decision to the effect that the trademark is to be registered has been rendered within ten years from the date of international registration of the international registration pertaining to the said application (where the duration of the international registration has been renewed, the date of most renewal) and the individual fee in the amount prescribed in Article 68-30 (1)(ii) has been paid to the International Bureau prior to the date on which the international registration pertaining to the said application is rescinded pursuant to Article 6 (4) of the Protocol or to the date on which the denunciation under Article 15 (3) of the Protocol takes effect, the establishment of the trademark right shall be registered.
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第六十八条の三十六前条に規定する商標権の存続期間は、当該出願に係る国際登録の国際登録の日(当該国際登録の存続期間の更新がされているときは、直近の更新の日)から十年をもつて終了する。
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Article 68-36(1)The duration of a trademark right provided in Article 68-35 shall expire after ten years from the date of the international registration of the international registration pertaining to the said application (where the duration of the international registration has been renewed, the date of most recent renewal).
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第六十八条の三十七旧国際登録に係る商標権の再出願に係る商標登録についての第四十三条の二の規定の適用については、同条中「、商標登録」とあるのは、「、商標登録(旧国際登録に係る商標権の再出願に係る商標登録にあつては、もとの国際登録に係る商標登録について登録異議の申立てがされることなくこの条に規定する期間を経過したものを除く。)」とする。
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Article 68-37For the purpose of application of Article 43-2 to a trademark registration pertaining to the re-filing of a trademark right pertaining to a former international registration, the term "trademark registration" in the said article shall be replaced with "trademark registration (in the case of a trademark registration pertaining to the re-filing of a trademark right pertaining to a former international registration, except any trademark registration for which the term provided in this Article has lapsed without any opposition to registration of the former trademark registration pertaining to the former international registration)."
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第六十八条の三十八第六十八条の三十二第一項又は第六十八条の三十三第一項の規定による商標登録出願に係る商標登録についての第四十六条第一項の審判については、同項中「次の各号のいずれかに該当するとき」とあるのは、「次の各号のいずれかに該当するとき又は第六十八条の三十二第一項若しくは第六十八条の三十三第一項若しくは第六十八条の三十二第二項各号(第六十八条の三十三第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)の規定に違反してされたとき」とする。
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Article 68-38For the purpose of the trial prescribed in Article 46 (1) for the trademark registration pertaining to an application for trademark registration under Article 68-32 (1) or 68-33(1), the term "falls under any of the following items" in the said paragraph shall be replaced with "falls under any of the following items or has been made in violation of the provision of Article 68-32 (1), 68-33(1) or each item of Article 68-32 (2) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis upon reading the specified terms in accordance with Article 68-33 (2))."
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Article 68-39For the purpose of the application of Article 47 to a trademark registration pertaining to the re-filing of a trademark right pertaining to a former international registration, the portion "may not be filed" in the said article shall be replaced with "may not be filed. The same shall also apply, in relation to the trademark registration pertaining to the re-filing of the trademark right pertaining to former international registration, even prior to a lapse of five years from the date of registration of the establishment of the trademark right, when a request for trial under Article 46 (1) can be no longer filed pursuant to this article pertaining to the trademark registration pertaining to the former international registration."
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第八章 雑則
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Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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第六十八条の四十商標登録出願、防護標章登録出願、請求その他商標登録又は防護標章登録に関する手続をした者は、事件が審査、登録異議の申立てについての審理、審判又は再審に係属している場合に限り、その補正をすることができる。
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Article 68-40(1)The person undertaking a procedure before the Patent Office with regard to an application for trademark registration, an application for defensive mark registration, any requests or any other procedures relating to trademark registration or defensive mark registration, may make amendments relating thereto only when the case is pending in examination, examination on opposition to registration, trial or retrial.
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第六十九条指定商品又は指定役務が二以上の商標登録又は商標権についての第十三条の二第四項(第六十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。)、第二十条第四項、第三十三条第一項、第三十五条において準用する特許法第九十七条第一項若しくは第九十八条第一項第一号、第四十三条の三第三項、第四十六条第二項、第四十六条の二、第五十四条、第五十六条第一項において若しくは第六十一条において準用する同法第百七十四条第二項においてそれぞれ準用する同法第百三十二条第一項、第五十九条、第六十条、第七十一条第一項第一号又は第七十五条第二項第四号の規定の適用については、指定商品又は指定役務ごとに商標登録がされ、又は商標権があるものとみなす。
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Article 69For the purpose of the application of Article 13-2 (4) (including where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (1)), 20(4) and 33(1) of this Act, Article 97 (1) or 98(1)(i) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35 of this Act, Article 43-3 (3), 46(2), 46-2 or 54 of this Act, Article 132 (1) of the Patent Act as respectively applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56 (1) of this Act or Article 174 (2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 61 of this Act, Article 59, 60, 71(1)(i) or 75(2)(iv) of this Act, to the trademark registration or trademark right covering two or more designated goods or designated services, the trademark shall be deemed to have been registered or the trademark right shall be deemed to exist, for each of the designated goods or designated services.
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第七十条第二十五条、第二十九条、第三十条第二項、第三十一条第二項、第三十一条の二第一項、第三十四条第一項、第三十八条第三項、第五十条、第五十二条の二第一項、第五十九条第一号、第六十四条、第七十三条又は第七十四条における「登録商標」には、その登録商標に類似する商標であつて、色彩を登録商標と同一にするものとすれば登録商標と同一の商標であると認められるものを含むものとする。
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Article 70(1)The term "registered trademark" as used in Article 25, 29, 30(2), 31(2), 31-2(1), 34(1), 38(3), 50, 52-2(1), 59(i), 64, 73 or 74 shall include trademarks similar to the registered trademark that would be regarded as being identical with the registered trademark if they were in the same color(s) as the registered trademark.
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(商標原簿への登録)
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(Registration in Trademark Registry)
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第七十一条次に掲げる事項は、特許庁に備える商標原簿に登録する。
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Article 71(1)The following matters shall be registered in the Trademark Registry maintained in the Patent Office:
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一商標権の設定、存続期間の更新、分割、移転、変更、消滅、回復又は処分の制限
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(i)the establishment, renewal of the duration, division, transfer, modification, extinguishment, restoration or restriction on disposition of a trademark right;
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二防護標章登録に基づく権利の設定、存続期間の更新、移転又は消滅
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(ii)the establishment, renewal of the duration, transfer or extinguishment of right based on defensive mark registration;
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三専用使用権又は通常使用権の設定、保存、移転、変更、消滅又は処分の制限
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(iii)the establishment, maintenance, transfer, modification, extinguishment or restriction on disposition of exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use; and
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四商標権、専用使用権又は通常使用権を目的とする質権の設定、移転、変更、消滅又は処分の制限
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(iv)the establishment, transfer, modification, extinguishment or restriction on disposition of a right of pledge on a trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use.
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(商標登録証等の交付)
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(Issuance of certificate of trademark registration, etc.)
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第七十一条の二特許庁長官は、商標権の設定の登録があつたとき、又は防護標章登録に基づく権利の設定の登録があつたときは、商標権者に対し、商標登録証又は防護標章登録証を交付する。
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Article 71-2(1)Upon registration of the establishment of a trademark right or upon registration of the establishment of rights based on defensive mark registration, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall issue a certificate of trademark registration or defensive mark registration to the holder of trademark right.
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(証明等の請求)
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(Request for certificate, etc.)
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第七十二条何人も、特許庁長官に対し、商標登録又は防護標章登録に関し、証明、書類の謄本若しくは抄本の交付、書類の閲覧若しくは謄写又は商標原簿のうち磁気テープをもつて調製した部分に記録されている事項を記載した書類の交付を請求することができる。ただし、次に掲げる書類については、特許庁長官が秘密を保持する必要があると認めるときは、この限りでない。
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Article 72(1)Any person may file a request with regard to trademark registration or defensive mark registration to the Commissioner of the Patent Office to issue a certificate, a transcript of documents or an extract of documents, to allow the inspection or copying of documents, or to issue documents stored on the magnetic tapes that constitute a part of the Trademark Registry; provided, however, that if the Commissioner of the Patent Office considers it necessary to keep such documents confidential, this provision shall not apply in the case of the following documents:
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一第四十六条第一項(第六十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。)、第五十条第一項、第五十一条第一項、第五十二条の二第一項、第五十三条第一項若しくは第五十三条の二(第六十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。)の審判又はこれらの審判の確定審決に対する再審に係る書類であつて、当事者又は参加人から当該当事者又は参加人の保有する営業秘密(不正競争防止法(平成五年法律第四十七号)第二条第六項に規定する営業秘密をいう。)が記載された旨の申出があつたもの
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(i)documents pertaining to a trial under Article 46 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (4)), 50(1), 51(1), 52-2(1), 53(1) or 53-2 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (4)) or a retrial of the final and binding trial decision rendered in the said trial, with respect to which the party in the case or an intervener has given notice that a trade secret owned by the said party in the case or intervener has been described (trade secret as provided in Section 2(6) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 1993));
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二個人の名誉又は生活の平穏を害するおそれがあるもの
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(ii)documents which are likely to cause damage to an individual's reputation or peaceful existence; and
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三公の秩序又は善良の風俗を害するおそれがあるもの
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(iii)documents which are likely to cause damage to public policy.
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(2)Where the Commissioner of the Patent Office approves of the request under the main clause of the preceding paragraph with regard to the documents as provided in item (i) or (ii) of the said paragraph, the Commissioner of the Patent Office shall notify the person who submitted the said documents thereof and reasons therefor.
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4商標登録又は防護標章登録に関する書類及び商標原簿のうち磁気テープをもつて調製した部分に記録されている保有個人情報(行政機関の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律(平成十五年法律第五十八号)第二条第三項に規定する保有個人情報をいう。)については、同法第四章の規定は、適用しない。
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(4)Provisions in Chapter 4 of the Act Concerning Protection of Personal Information Possessed by Administrative Organs (Act No. 58 of 2003) shall not apply to the possessed Personal Information (referring to the possessed Personal Information as provided in Article 2 (3) of the said Act) recorded in the documents concerning trademark registration or defensive mark registration and the part of the Trademark Registry stored on magnetic tapes.
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(商標登録表示)
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(Indication of trademark registration)
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第七十三条商標権者、専用使用権者又は通常使用権者は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、指定商品若しくは指定商品の包装若しくは指定役務の提供の用に供する物に登録商標を付するとき、又は指定役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の当該指定役務の提供に係る物に登録商標を付するときは、その商標にその商標が登録商標である旨の表示(以下「商標登録表示」という。)を付するように努めなければならない。
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Article 73Where the holder of trademark right, exclusive right to use or non-exclusive right to use affixes the registered trademark to the designated goods, packages of the designated goods or articles to be used for the provision of the designated services, or affixes, in the provision of the designated services, the registered trademark to the goods pertaining to the provision of the designated services that belong to the person receiving the designated services pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, he/she shall make efforts to affix to the trademark an indication (hereinafter referred to as an "indication of trademark registration") stating that the trademark is a registered trademark.
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(虚偽表示の禁止)
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(Prohibition of false indication)
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第七十四条何人も、次に掲げる行為をしてはならない。
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Article 74It shall be prohibited for a person to do the following acts:
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一登録商標以外の商標の使用をする場合において、その商標に商標登録表示又はこれと紛らわしい表示を付する行為
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(i)in using a trademark that is not a registered trademark, to affix an indication of trademark registration or an indication confusing therewith to the trademark;
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二指定商品又は指定役務以外の商品又は役務について登録商標の使用をする場合において、その商標に商標登録表示又はこれと紛らわしい表示を付する行為
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(ii)in using a registered trademark for goods or services that are not the designated goods or designated services, to affix an indication of trademark registration or an indication confusing therewith to the trademark;
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三商品若しくはその商品の包装に登録商標以外の商標を付したもの、指定商品以外の商品若しくはその商品の包装に商品に係る登録商標を付したもの又は商品若しくはその商品の包装に役務に係る登録商標を付したものであつて、その商標に商標登録表示又はこれと紛らわしい表示を付したものを譲渡又は引渡しのために所持する行為
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(iii)the possession, for the purpose of assignment or delivery, of articles affixed on goods or on their packages, a trademark other than a registered trademark, articles affixed on goods other than the designated goods, or on their packages, a registered trademark in connection with goods, or articles affixed on goods or on their packages, a registered trademark in connection with services, where the indication of trademark registration or an indication confusing therewith is affixed to the said trademark;
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四役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に登録商標以外の商標を付したもの、指定役務以外の役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に役務に係る登録商標を付したもの又は役務の提供に当たりその提供を受ける者の利用に供する物に商品に係る登録商標を付したものであつて、その商標に商標登録表示又はこれを紛らわしい表示を付したもの(次号において「役務に係る虚偽商標登録表示物」という。)を、これを用いて当該役務を提供するために所持し、又は輸入する行為
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(iv)the possession or importation of articles affixed with a trademark other than a registered trademark, that are used in the course of the provision of services by a person who receives the said services, articles affixed with a registered trademark in connection with services, that are used in the course of the provision of services other than the designated services by a person who receives the said services, or articles affixed with a registered trademark in connection with goods, that are used in the course of the provision of services by a person who receives the said services, where the indication of trademark registration or an indication confusing therewith is affixed to the said trademark (hereinafter referred to in the following item as "articles with a false indication of trademark registration pertaining to services"), for the purpose of the provision of the said services through use of the said articles; and
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五役務に係る虚偽商標登録表示物を、これを用いて当該役務を提供させるために譲渡し、引き渡し、又は譲渡若しくは引渡しのために所持し、若しくは輸入する行為
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(v)the assignment, delivery, or possession or importation for the purpose of assignment or delivery of articles with a false indication of trademark registration pertaining to services, for the purpose of causing the provision of the said services through use of the said articles;
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(Trademark Gazette)
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第七十五条特許庁は、商標公報を発行する。
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Article 75(1)The Patent Office shall publish the trademark gazette
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一出願公開後における拒絶をすべき旨の査定又は商標登録出願若しくは防護標章登録出願の放棄、取下げ若しくは却下
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(i)examiner's decisions to the effect that an application is to be refused, or the waiver, withdrawal or dismissal of applications for trademark registration or applications for defensive mark registration after laying open of application;
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二出願公開後における商標登録出願により生じた権利の承継
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(ii)succession of right deriving from an application for trademark registration after laying open of application;
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三出願公開後における願書に記載した指定商品若しくは指定役務又は商標登録を受けようとする商標若しくは防護標章登録を受けようとする標章についてした補正
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(iii)amendments made to the designated goods or designated services stated in an application, to the trademark for which the registration is sought, or to the mark for which the defensive mark registration is sought after laying open of application;
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四商標権の消滅(存続期間の満了によるもの及び第四十一条の二第四項の規定によるものを除く。)
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(iv)extinguishments of trademark rights (except due to the expiration of the duration and the provision of Article 41-2 (4));
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六登録異議の申立てについての確定した決定、審判の確定審決又は再審の確定した決定若しくは確定審決
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(vi)final and binding decisions on the opposition to registration, final and binding trial decisions or the final and binding decision or trial decision on retrial; and
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(vii)final and binding judgments in actions under Article 63 (1).
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第七十六条次に掲げる者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を納付しなければならない。
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Article 76(1)Fees shall be paid by the following persons in an amount to be provided by Cabinet Order in view of the actual costs:
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(ii)persons filing a request for an extension of the term under Article 17-4 of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-2 (2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (2)) of this Act, Article 41 (2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 41-2 (6)) or 43-4(3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis under Article 68 (4)) of this Act, Article 65-8 (3) or Article 4 or 5(1) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to 77(1) of this Act, or a change of the date under Article 5 (2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 77 (1) of this Act.
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(iii)persons filing an application for international registration to the Commissioner of the Patent Office pursuant to Article 68-2;
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(iv)persons presenting to the Commissioner of the Patent Office a request for subsequent designation pursuant to Article 68-4;
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五第六十八条の五の規定により特許庁長官に国際登録の存続期間の更新の申請をする者
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(v)persons filing an application for renewal of the duration of international registration to the Commissioner of the Patent Office pursuant to Article 68-5;
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六第六十八条の六の規定により特許庁長官に国際登録の名義人の変更の記録の請求をする者
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(vi)persons filing a request to the Commissioner of the Patent Office for the recording of a change in the ownership of international registration pursuant to Article 68-6;
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七商標登録証又は防護標章登録証の再交付を請求する者
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十一第七十二条第一項の規定により商標原簿のうち磁気テープをもつて調製した部分に記録されている事項を記載した書類の交付を請求する者
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(xi)persons filing a request for the issuance of documents whose contents are stored on magnetic tapes that constitute part of the Trademark Registry pursuant to Article 72 (1).
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(4)Where the State has co-ownership of a trademark right, a right deriving from an application for trademark registration or a right based on an application for defensive mark registration with a person other than the State, and the portion of their respective shares of the said right has been agreed, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2), the fees payable thereunder (limited to those provided by Cabinet Order) shall be determined as the sum of the provided fees multiplied by the ratios of the share of each person other than the State, and, the person(s) other than the State shall pay such sum.
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(6)The payment of the fees under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made by patent revenue stamps as provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; provided, however, that where so provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a cash payment thereof shall be accepted.
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Article 77(1)The provisions of Articles 3 to 5 (time periods and dates) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to time periods and dates provided in this Act.In this case, the term "Article 121 (1)" of Article 4 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 44 (1) or 45(1) of the Trademark Act."
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2特許法第六条から第九条まで、第十一条から第十六条まで、第十七条第三項及び第四項、第十八条から第二十四条まで並びに第百九十四条(手続)の規定は、商標登録出願、防護標章登録出願、請求その他商標登録又は防護標章登録に関する手続に準用する。この場合において、同法第六条第一項第一号中「出願審査の請求」とあるのは「登録異議の申立て」と、同法第七条第四項中「相手方が請求した審判又は再審」とあるのは「その商標権若しくは防護標章登録に基づく権利に係る登録異議の申立て又は相手方が請求した審判若しくは再審」と、同法第九条中「拒絶査定不服審判」とあるのは「商標法第四十四条第一項若しくは第四十五条第一項の審判」と、同法第十四条中「拒絶査定不服審判」とあるのは「商標法第四十四条第一項又は第四十五条第一項の審判」と、同法第十七条第三項中「二 手続がこの法律又はこの法律に基づく命令で定める方式に違反しているとき。」とあるのは「二 手続がこの法律又はこの法律に基づく命令で定める方式に違反しているとき。二の二 手続について商標法第四十条第二項の規定による登録料又は同法第四十一条の二第二項の規定により更新登録の申請と同時に納付すべき登録料(商標法第四十三条第一項又は第二項の規定により納付すべき割増登録料を含む。)を納付しないとき。」と、同法第十八条の二第一項中「できないもの」とあるのは「できないもの(商標法第五条の二第一項各号(同法第六十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。)に該当するものを除く。)」と、同法第二十三条第一項及び第二十四条中「審判」とあるのは「登録異議の申立てについての審理及び決定、審判」と、同法第百九十四条第一項中「審判」とあるのは「登録異議の申立て、審判」と読み替えるものとする。
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(2)Articles 6 to 9, 11 to 16, 17(3) and 17(4), 18 to 24 and 194 (procedures) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application for trademark registration, an application for defensive mark registration, any petitions or any other procedures pertaining to trademark registration or defensive mark registration.In this case, the portion "file a request for the examination of an application" in Article 6 (1)(i) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "file an opposition to registration," the portion "an adverse party files a petition for a trial or retrial" in Article 7 (4) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "an opposition to registration in relation to the trademark right or the right based on defensive mark registration is filed or a trial or retrial is filed by an adverse party," the portion "trial against an examiner's decision of refusal" in Article 9 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "trial under Article 44 (1) or 45(1) of the Trademark Act," the portion "trial against an examiner's decision of refusal" in Article 14 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "trial under Article 44 (1) or 45(1) of the Trademark Act," the portion "(ii) where the procedures do not comply with the formal requirements provided by this Act or an order thereunder" in Article 17 (3) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "(ii) where the procedures do not comply with the formal requirements provided by this Act or an order thereunder; (ii)-2 where, pertaining to the procedures, the registration fee under Article 40 (2) of the Trademark Act or the registration fee (including the registration surcharge due and payable pursuant to Article 43 (1) or 43(2) of the Trademark Act) payable at the time of application for registration of renewal pursuant to Article 41-2 (2) of the Trademark Act is not paid," the portion "not amendable" in Article 18-2 (1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "not amendable (except cases filing under any of the items in Article 5-2 (1) of the Trademark Act (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (1) of the Trademark Act))," the term "trial" in Article 23 (1) and 24 of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "examination and decision on an opposition to registration, trial" and the term "trial" in Article 194 (1) of the Patent Act shall be deemed to be replaced with "opposition to registration, trial."
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(3)The provision of Article 25 (Enjoyment of rights by foreign nationals) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trademark right and other rights relating to the trademark registration.
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(4)Article 26 (Effect of treaties) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the trademark registration and defensive mark registration.
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(5)The provisions of Articles 189 to 192 (Service) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to service provided in this Act.
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(6)Article 195-3 of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to dispositions under this Act or under an order based on this Act.
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(7)Article 195-4 (Restriction on appeals under Administrative Appeal Act) of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an examiner's decision, a ruling to dismiss an amendment, a rescission decision, a trial decision, a ruling to dismiss a written opposition, a ruling to dismiss a written request for a trial or retrial under this Act and to a disposition against which no appeal lies in accordance with this act.
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(経過措置)
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第七十七条の二この法律の規定に基づき命令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、その命令で、その制定又は改廃に伴い合理的に必要と判断される範囲内において、所要の経過措置(罰則に関する経過措置を含む。)を定めることができる。
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Article 77-2Where an order is established, revised or abolished pursuant to this Act, transitional measures (including transitional measures relating to penal provisions) to the extent deemed reasonably necessary for the establishment, revision or abolishment may be provided by the said order.
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第九章 罰則
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Chapter IX PENAL PROVISIONS
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(侵害の罪)
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(Crime of infringement)
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第七十八条商標権又は専用使用権を侵害した者(第三十七条又は第六十七条の規定により商標権又は専用使用権を侵害する行為とみなされる行為を行つた者を除く。)は、十年以下の懲役若しくは千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
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Article 78An infringer of a trademark right or an exclusive right to use (excluding one who has committed an act that shall be deemed to constitute infringement of a trademark right or an exclusive right to use under Article 37 or Article 67) shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding ten years or a fine not exceeding 10,000,000 yen or combination thereof.
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Article 78-2Any person who has committed an act that shall be deemed to constitute infringement of a trademark right or an exclusive right to use under Article 37 or Article 67 shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding 5,000,000 yen or combination thereof.
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(詐欺の行為の罪)
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第七十九条詐欺の行為により商標登録、防護標章登録、商標権若しくは防護標章登録に基づく権利の存続期間の更新登録、登録異議の申立てについての決定又は審決を受けた者は、三年以下の懲役又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
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Article 79Any person who has obtained a trademark registration, defensive mark registration, registration of renewal of the duration of trademark right or right based on defensive mark registration, decision on opposition to registration or trial decision by means of a fraudulent act shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding 3,000,000 yen.
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(虚偽表示の罪)
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第八十条第七十四条の規定に違反した者は、三年以下の懲役又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
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Article 80Any person who fails to comply with Article 74 shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding 3,000,000yen.
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(偽証等の罪)
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第八十一条この法律の規定により宣誓した証人、鑑定人又は通訳人が特許庁又はその嘱託を受けた裁判所に対し虚偽の陳述、鑑定又は通訳をしたときは、三月以上十年以下の懲役に処する。
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Article 81(1)A witness, an expert witness or an interpreter who has taken an oath under this Act and made a false statement or given a false expert opinion or a false interpretation before the Patent Office or a court commissioned thereby, shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term of between three months and ten years.
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(2)Where a person who has committed the offense in the preceding paragraph has made a voluntary confession before a transcript of the judgment on the case has been served, or a decision on an opposition to registration or trial decision has become final and binding, the punishment may be reduced or waived
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(秘密保持命令違反の罪)
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第八十一条の二第三十九条において準用する特許法第百五条の四第一項の規定(第十三条の二第五項において準用する場合を含む。)による命令に違反した者は、五年以下の懲役若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、これを併科する。
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Article 81-2(1)Any person who fails to comply with an order pursuant to Article 105-4 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13-2 (5)) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 39 of this Act shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding 5,000,000yen or combination thereof.
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(両罰規定)
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第八十二条法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、次の各号に掲げる規定の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人に対して当該各号で定める罰金刑を、その人に対して各本条の罰金刑を科する。
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Article 82(1)Where a representative of a juridical person or an agent, employee or other staff member of a juridical person or an individual has committed, in the course of performing social activities for the juridical person or individual, any act in violation of the provisions prescribed in the following items, in addition to the offender, the juridical person shall be punished by fine as provided in the corresponding items and the individual shall be punished by fine as provided in each article prescribed in the following items:
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一第七十八条、第七十八条の二又は前条第一項 三億円以下の罰金刑
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二第七十九条又は第八十条 一億円以下の罰金刑
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第八十三条第二十八条第三項(第六十八条第三項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する特許法第七十一条第三項において、第四十三条の八(第六十条の二第一項及び第六十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。)若しくは第五十六条第一項(第六十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。)において、第六十一条(第六十八条第五項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する同法第百七十四条第二項において、第六十二条第一項(第六十八条第五項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する意匠法第五十八条第二項において、又は第六十二条第二項(第六十八条第五項において準用する場合を含む。)において準用する同法第五十八条第三項において、それぞれ準用する特許法第百五十一条において準用する民事訴訟法第二百七条第一項の規定により宣誓した者が特許庁又はその嘱託を受けた裁判所に対し虚偽の陳述をしたときは、十万円以下の過料に処する。
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Article 83Where a person who has taken an oath under Article 207 (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 151 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 71 (3) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (3) of this Act) of this Act, Article 43-8 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 60-2 (1) and 68(4) of this Act) or Article 56 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (4) of this Act), Article 174 (2) of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 61 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (5) of this Act), Article 58 (2) of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 62 (1) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (5) of this Act), or Article 58 (3) of the Design Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 62 (2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68 (5) of this Act) has made a false statement before the Patent Office or a court commissioned thereby, the said person shall be liable to a non-penal fine not exceeding 100,000 yen.
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Article 84A person who has been summoned by the Patent Office or a court commissioned thereby in accordance with this Act and fails to appear or refuses to take an oath, make a statement, testify, give an expert opinion or interpret without a just cause shall be liable to a non-penal fine not exceeding 100,000yen.
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Article 85A person who has been ordered by the Patent Office or a court commissioned thereby to submit or present documents or other materials for the purpose of examination or preservation of evidence in accordance with this Act, and fails to comply with the order without a just cause shall be liable to a non-penal fine not exceeding 100,000yen.
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附 則
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