noun
Patent Act
Refers specifically to the Japanese Patent Act (Law No. 121 of 1959) or, in context, to patent law in general.
特許法に基づいて出願する。
File an application under the Patent Act.
実用新案法 is the Utility Model Act, which protects minor inventions, whereas 特許法 covers major inventions.
Compound of 特許 (patent) + 法 (law).