Support for Foreign Industrial Property Right System
As a part of the support for improving industrial property system in developing countries, particularly the Asia-Pacific region, the Japan Patent Office has posted on their website the industrial property laws and regulations in effect in various countries, both in English and Japanese.
http://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/mokuji_e.htm
The posted information is convenient as a reference for obtaining rights in the concerned countries.
A brief outline of the industrial property systems in various countries can be found on the web page below in “Support for Foreign Industrial Property Right System” website (in Japanese).
http://www.iprsupport-jpo.jp/soudan/miniguide/miniguide.html