A petition for a sender identification information disclosure order is under the jurisdiction of a district court which has jurisdiction over a location specified in the respective items below, depending on the categories listed in the respective items below.
発信者情報開示命令の申立ては、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、それぞれ当該各号に定める地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄に属する。
if the opposite party is an individual person: location of the opposite party's domicile (if the opposite party's domicile is not in Japan or the party's domicile is unknown: location of the party's residence; and if the party's residence is not in Japan or the party's residence is unknown: location of the party's last domicile must be used.);
人を相手方とする場合 相手方の住所の所在地（相手方の住所が日本国内にないとき又はその住所が知れないときはその居所の所在地とし、その居所が日本国内にないとき又はその居所が知れないときはその最後の住所の所在地とする。）
if the opposite party is an ambassador, minister, or any other Japanese national in a foreign country who enjoys immunity from the jurisdiction of that country, and if jurisdiction is not determined pursuant to this paragraph (limited to the portion relating to the preceding item):the location determined under the Rules of the Supreme Court;
if the opposite party is a corporation or any other association or foundation:location of the office or business office specified in (a) or (b) below (if such office or business office is not located in Japan, location of the domicile of its representative or other person principally in charge of its business).
法人その他の社団又は財団を相手方とする場合 次のイ又はロに掲げる事務所又は営業所の所在地（当該事務所又は営業所が日本国内にないときは、代表者その他の主たる業務担当者の住所の所在地とする。）
The opposite party's principal office or business office;
相手方の主たる事務所又は営業所
If the petition relates to the business conducted at the opposite party's office or business office (other than the one specified in (a)): the relevant office or business office.
申立てが相手方の事務所又は営業所（イに掲げるものを除く。）における業務に関するものであるときは、当該事務所又は営業所
With regard to a petition for a sender identification information disclosure order as to which the Japanese courts would have jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, if the competent court is not determined pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph or other laws and regulations, then the petition is under the jurisdiction of a district court having jurisdiction over the location prescribed in the Rules of the Supreme Court.
With regard to a petition for a sender identification information disclosure order, if a court listed in the following items would have jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the petition may also be filed with the court specified in the relevant item:
a district court (except for the Tokyo District Court) located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Tokyo High Court, the Nagoya High Court, the Sendai High Court, or the Sapporo High Court:the Tokyo District Court;
東京高等裁判所、名古屋高等裁判所、仙台高等裁判所又は札幌高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所（東京地方裁判所を除く。） 東京地方裁判所
a district court (except for the Osaka District Court) located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Osaka High Court, the Hiroshima High Court, the Fukuoka High Court, or the Takamatsu High Court:the Osaka District Court.
大阪高等裁判所、広島高等裁判所、福岡高等裁判所又は高松高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所（大阪地方裁判所を除く。） 大阪地方裁判所
Notwithstanding the preceding three paragraphs, a petition for a sender identification information disclosure order is under the jurisdiction of a district court specified by the parties by agreement. In that case, the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding respective paragraphs, with regard to a petition for a sender identification information disclosure order filed by a person alleging the infringement of the relevant person's patent right, utility model right, layout-design exploitation right for an integrated circuit, or an author's right to a work of computer programming, if a court listed in the following items would have jurisdiction over the petition pursuant to each paragraph, the petition is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the court specified in the relevant item:
a district court located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Tokyo High Court, the Nagoya High Court, the Sendai High Court, or the Sapporo High Court:the Tokyo District Court;
東京高等裁判所、名古屋高等裁判所、仙台高等裁判所又は札幌高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所 東京地方裁判所
a district court located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Osaka High Court, the Hiroshima High Court, the Fukuoka High Court, or the Takamatsu High Court:the Osaka District Court.
大阪高等裁判所、広島高等裁判所、福岡高等裁判所又は高松高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所 大阪地方裁判所
An immediate appeal to a decision rendered by the court specified in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph in the case of a sender identification information disclosure order (but limited to one relating to infringement of the rights set forth in the paragraph) is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo High Court.
前項第二号に定める裁判所がした発信者情報開示命令事件（同項に規定する権利の侵害に係るものに限る。）についての決定に対する即時抗告は、東京高等裁判所の管轄に専属する。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, with regard to the case specified in item (i) below relating to a petition by a person to whom, pursuant to the order under Article 15, paragraph (1) (but limited to the portion relating to item (i) of paragraph (1)), information such as names of other related disclosing service providers was provided as the relevant information is specified in (a) of item (i), if the case specified in item (ii) below relating to the petition by the person to whom the information was provided is pending, then the former case is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the court at which the latter case is pending.
case of a sender identification information disclosure order in respect of violating information pertaining to the provision where the opposite party is the other disclosure related service provider;
当該他の開示関係役務提供者を相手方とする当該提供に係る侵害情報についての発信者情報開示命令事件
other cases of a sender identification information disclosure order in respect of violating information pertaining to the relevant provision.
当該提供に係る侵害情報についての他の発信者情報開示命令事件