Enforcement Date of Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc.

On November 1, 2019, the Cabinet approved the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Revised Act”). The Cabinet Order is to stipulate the enforcement date prescribed in the main clause of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised Act as April 1, 2020.