# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第六条の二 (Article 6-2)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第六条の二 (Article 6-2)（意匠権等に関する訴えの管轄） — address `art-6-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6-2
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### 第六条の二（意匠権等に関する訴えの管轄） — (Jurisdiction over an Action Involving a Design Right)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6-2</sup>

    **第一項**  意匠権、商標権、著作者の権利（プログラムの著作物についての著作者の権利を除く。）、出版権、著作隣接権若しくは育成者権に関する訴え又は不正競争（不正競争防止法（平成五年法律第四十七号）第二条第一項に規定する不正競争又は家畜遺伝資源に係る不正競争の防止に関する法律（令和二年法律第二十二号）第二条第三項に規定する不正競争をいう。）による営業上の利益の侵害に係る訴えについて、第四条又は第五条の規定により次の各号に掲げる裁判所が管轄権を有する場合には、それぞれ当該各号に定める裁判所にも、その訴えを提起することができる。
    <sup>art-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6-2/par-1</sup>
    With regard to an action involving design rights, trademark rights, author's rights (excluding author's rights to a work of computer programming), publishing rights, neighboring rights, or breeder's rights, or an action for infringement of a business interest due to unfair competition (meaning unfair competition as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 1993) or unfair competition as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act for the Prevention of Unfair Competition Involving Genetic Resources from Livestock (Act No. 22 of 2020)), if a court listed in the first portion of either of the following items has jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 or Article 5, the action may also be filed with the court specified in the latter portion of that item:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  前条第一項第一号に掲げる裁判所（東京地方裁判所を除く。）　東京地方裁判所
      <sup>art-6-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
      a court stated in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article (other than the Tokyo District Court):the Tokyo District Court;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  前条第一項第二号に掲げる裁判所（大阪地方裁判所を除く。）　大阪地方裁判所
      <sup>art-6-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
      a court stated in paragraph (1), item (ii) of the preceding Article (other than the Osaka District Court):the Osaka District Court.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6-2/par-1: 不正競争防止法（平成五年法律第四十七号）第二条第一項 → 不正競争防止法 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-2/par-1
- art-6-2/par-1: 家畜遺伝資源に係る不正競争の防止に関する法律（令和二年法律第二十二号）第二条第三項 → e-Gov law 502AC0000000022, 第二条第三項 (Article 2, paragraph (3)), art-2/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-6-2/par-1: 第四条 → 民事訴訟法 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-4
- art-6-2/par-1: 第五条 → 民事訴訟法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-5
- art-6-2/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第一号 → 民事訴訟法 第六条第一項第一号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6/par-1/item-1
- art-6-2/par-1/item-2: 前条第一項第二号 → 民事訴訟法 第六条第一項第二号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-6/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-6/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民事訴訟法 第七条第一項（併合請求における管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-7/par-1
- 民事訴訟法 第十三条第一項（専属管轄の場合の適用除外等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-13/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
