# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第九十二条の八 (Article 92-8) - 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: 第九十二条の八 (Article 92-8)（知的財産に関する事件における裁判所調査官の事務） — address `art-92-8` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第九十二条の八（知的財産に関する事件における裁判所調査官の事務） — (Functions of a Judicial Research Official in a Case Involving Intellectual Property) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-92-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8 **第一項** 裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、高等裁判所又は地方裁判所において知的財産に関する事件の審理及び裁判に関して調査を行う裁判所調査官に、当該事件において次に掲げる事務を行わせることができる。この場合において、当該裁判所調査官は、裁判長の命を受けて、当該事務を行うものとする。 art-92-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1 If the court finds it to be necessary, it may have the judicial research official who is in charge of conducting research in connection with the trial and judicial decision in a case involving intellectual property at a high court or district court, fulfill the following functions in that case. In such a case, that judicial research official, as ordered by the presiding judge, is to fulfill those functions: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 次に掲げる期日又は手続において、訴訟関係を明瞭にするため、事実上及び法律上の事項に関し、当事者に対して問いを発し、又は立証を促すこと。 art-92-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-1 asking questions of the parties or urging them to offer proof with regard to factual or legal matters, on the following court dates or in the following proceedings, in order to clarify a matter that is related to the litigation: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 口頭弁論又は審尋の期日 art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-1 a date for oral arguments or hearing; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 争点又は証拠の整理を行うための手続 art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-2 proceedings for arranging issues or evidence; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 文書若しくは電磁的記録の提出義務又は検証の目的の提示義務の有無を判断するための手続 art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-3 proceedings for determining whether there exists an obligation to submit a document or electronic or magnetic record or an obligation to present an object for inspection; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ニ** 争点又は証拠の整理に係る事項その他訴訟手続の進行に関し必要な事項についての協議を行うための手続 art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-1/sub-4 proceedings for deliberating on the matters involved in the arrangement of issues or evidence or any other necessary matters involved in the progress of litigation proceedings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 証拠調べの期日において、証人、当事者本人又は鑑定人に対し直接に問いを発すること。 art-92-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-2 asking questions directly of a witness, the parties themselves, or an expert on a date for the examination of evidence; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 和解を試みる期日において、専門的な知見に基づく説明をすること。 art-92-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-3 giving an explanation based on expert knowledge on a date for attempting to arrange a settlement; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 裁判官に対し、事件につき意見を述べること。 art-92-8/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-8/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-8/par-1/item-4 stating opinions about the case to a judge. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 民事訴訟法 第九十二条の九第一項（知的財産に関する事件における裁判所調査官の除斥及び忌避） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-9/par-1 - 民事訴訟法 第九十二条の九第二項（知的財産に関する事件における裁判所調査官の除斥及び忌避） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-92-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-92-9/par-2 --- ## 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