On April 1, 2022, the Agency for Cultural Affairs released a system that allows users to create copyright agreements.
The system is available free of charge, and a template of the contract can be automatically created by following the on-screen guidance and entering items.
On April 27, 2022, the Japan Patent Office compiled a report on a patent technology trend survey in the cutting-edge field of "the use of information and communication technology in education.
According to the overall trend of patent applications, the number of patent applications in the relevant fields is on the rise, and the growth of applications by Chinese applicants in particular has been particularly marked in recent years, with many of these applications being filed in China.
On April 28, 2022, the JPO published a collection of cases in which crowdfunding companies have registered designs, as well as information on what to look out for when registering designs.
On April 4, 2022, in anticipation of "Invention Day" on April 18, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) opened a panel exhibition on the first floor of the JPO building, "Japanese Inventions that Contributed to Innovation" and "Ask a Child Inventor! " were opened to the public.
On March 30, 2022, the JPO released its annual report, "JPO Status Report 2022," which summarizes intellectual property initiatives and domestic and international trends in 2021.
The top 10 patent and design registrations (excluding international design registration applications) in 2021 are as follows.
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