Article 16Prohibition on the Commercial Use of the National Flag of Foreign States
第十六条（外国の国旗等の商業上の使用禁止）
No person may use anything that is identical or similar to a foreign state's national flag, coat of arms, or any other emblem specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (referred to as "foreign state's national flag, etc." below) (such identical or similar items are referred to as "emblems similar to a foreign state's national flag, etc." below) as their trademark. No person may transfer, deliver, display for the purpose of transfer or delivery, export, import, or provide through telecommunications lines goods using an emblem similar to a foreign state's national flag, etc. as their trademark. No person may provide services while using an emblem similar to a foreign state's national flag, etc. as a trademark; provided, however, that this does not apply if permission has been obtained from the government agency of the foreign state authorized to grant permission (including an administrative action similar to permission; the same applies below) for the use of the foreign state's national flag, etc.
何人も、外国の国旗若しくは国の紋章その他の記章であって経済産業省令で定めるもの（以下「外国国旗等」という。）と同一若しくは類似のもの（以下「外国国旗等類似記章」という。）を商標として使用し、又は外国国旗等類似記章を商標として使用した商品を譲渡し、引き渡し、譲渡若しくは引渡しのために展示し、輸出し、輸入し、若しくは電気通信回線を通じて提供し、若しくは外国国旗等類似記章を商標として使用して役務を提供してはならない。ただし、その外国国旗等の使用の許可（許可に類する行政処分を含む。以下同じ。）を行う権限を有する外国の官庁の許可を受けたときは、この限りでない。
Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph, no person may use a foreign state's coat of arms specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as referred to in the preceding paragraph (referred to as "coat of arms of a foreign state" below) in a manner likely to mislead as to the place of origin of goods; no person may transfer, deliver, display for the purpose of transfer or delivery, export, import or provide through telecommunications lines goods using the coat of arms of a foreign state in that manner. No person may provide services while using the coat of arms of a foreign state in the same manner; provided, however, that this does not apply if permission has been obtained from the government agency of the foreign state authorized to grant permission to use the coat of arms of a foreign state.
No person may use anything that is identical or similar to the seal or sign used by the national or local government of a foreign state for supervision or certification purposes, as specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (referred to as "official markings of a foreign national government, etc." below) (such identical or similar items are referred to as "official markings similar to that of a foreign national government, etc." below) as a trademark on goods or for services that are identical or similar to those for which the official marking of a foreign national government, etc. is used. No person may transfer, deliver, display for the purpose of transfer or delivery, export, import or provide through telecommunications lines goods using an official marking similar to that of a foreign national government, etc. as their trademark. No person may provide services while using an official marking similar to that of a foreign national government, etc. as a trademark; provided, however, that this does not apply if permission has been obtained from the government agency of the foreign state that is authorized to grant permission for use of the official marking of a foreign national government, etc.
何人も、外国の政府若しくは地方公共団体の監督用若しくは証明用の印章若しくは記号であって経済産業省令で定めるもの（以下「外国政府等記号」という。）と同一若しくは類似のもの（以下「外国政府等類似記号」という。）をその外国政府等記号が用いられている商品若しくは役務と同一若しくは類似の商品若しくは役務の商標として使用し、又は外国政府等類似記号を当該商標として使用した商品を譲渡し、引き渡し、譲渡若しくは引渡しのために展示し、輸出し、輸入し、若しくは電気通信回線を通じて提供し、若しくは外国政府等類似記号を当該商標として使用して役務を提供してはならない。ただし、その外国政府等記号の使用の許可を行う権限を有する外国の官庁の許可を受けたときは、この限りでない。