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Apr 05, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 6/16)
WIPO
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Accession to Singapore Treaty by Japan


WIPO has announced the accession to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks by Japan on March 11, 2016. The Treaty will enter into force on June 11, 2016.

The said instrument contained the following declaration:
"Pursuant to Article 29(1) of the Treaty, the provisions of Article 3(1)(a) and 1(b), Article 5(1) and (4), Article 7(2), Article 8(5), Article 11 and 13(1)(a), (1)(c), (2), (4) and (5) shall not apply to defensive marks".

Source: www.wipo.int