Act Partially Amending the Patent Act and Other Acts: Design Act Update

这是该更新的中文摘要，并非完整法改解读；请同时核实日文官方原文。

摘要

《特许法等部分修正法》（2021年第42号法律）对《意匠法》（1959年第125号法律）作出修订。元数据显示，所列修订的公布日期为2021-05-21，生效日期为2022-10-01。

对企业的影响

意匠权申请人和权利人可能受到《意匠法》修订的影响，但该列表未指明变更的条款或其实际影响。

建议采取的措施

可考虑查阅日文官方来源，以明确《意匠法》修订条款、其适用范围，以及与所述生效日期相关的任何过渡安排。

AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

The Act Partially Amending the Patent Act and Other Acts (Act No. 42 of 2021) amends the Design Act (Act No. 125 of 1959). The metadata gives a promulgation date of 2021-05-21 and an effective date of 2022-10-01 for the listed amendment.

Business Impact

Design-right applicants and holders may be affected by the Design Act amendment, but the listing does not identify the changed provisions or their practical effects.

Recommended Action

Reviewing the official Japanese source could clarify the amended Design Act provisions, their scope, and any transitional arrangements associated with the stated effective date.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

1. 2021-05-21 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 特許法等の一部を改正する法律（令和三年法律第四十二号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2022-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 意匠法 (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2023-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 意匠法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source