I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the partial amendments to be made to the Patent Law and others. Sighed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This eighth day of the ninth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (September 8, 1947) Prime Minister KATAYAMA Tetsu Law No.105

Article 1. Following amendments shall be made to part of the Patent Law: Article 65, Paragraph 1, Item 1 to Item 5 inclusive shall be amended as follows: 1. From the 1st year to the 3rd year each year \30.00 2. From the 4th year to the 6th year each year \50.00 3. From the 7th year to the 9th year each year \100.00 4. From the 10th year to the 12th year each year \200.00 5. From the 13th year to the 15th year each year \400.00 "\100.00" "\150.00" "\200.00" in Paragragh 2 of the said Article, shall read respectively "\1,000.00" "\1,500.00" "\2,000.00" and in Paragraph 3 of the said Article, "\30.00" "\60.00" shall read respectively "\100.00" "\600.00." In Article 129 "\5,000.00" shall read "\50,000.00," in Article 130, "\3,000.00" shall read "\20,000.00" and in Article 133, "\1,000.00" shall read "\5,000.00."

Article 2. Following amendments shall be made to the Utility Model Law: In Article 20, "\7.00, \15.00 and\25.00" shall read respectively "\20.00, \40.00 and\80.00." In Article 27, "\3,000.00" shall read "\30,000.00," in Article 28, "\1,000.00" shall read "\10,000.00" and in Article 31, "\1,000.00" shall read "\5,000.00."

Article 3. The following amendments shall be made to the Design Law: In Article 20, Paragraph 1, "\3.00" and "\5.00" shall read respectively "\20.00" and "\40.00" and in Paragraph 2 of the said Article, "\3.00" shall read "\20.00." In Article 26, "\3,000.00" shall read "\30,000.00," in Article 27, "\1,000.00" shall read "\10,000.00" and in Article 30, "\1,000.00" shall read "\5,000.00."

Article 4. The following amendments shall be made to the Trade Mark Law: In Article 20, "\30.00" shall read "\300.00," and "\50.00" in the said Article, shall read "\500.00." In Article 32, "\100.00" and "\150.00" shall read respectively "\1,000.00" and "\1,500.00." In Article 34, "\5,000.00" shall read "\50,000,00" and in Article 35, "\3,000.00" shall read "\20,000.00."

Supplementary Provisions: The present Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation. The provisions of the old Law shall apply to a patent fee or registration fee paid or that expired the period of payment prior to the enforcement of the present Law. Minister of Justice SUZUKI Yoshio Minister of Commerce and Industry MIZUTANI Chozaburo Prime Minister KATAYAMA Tetsu