On July 3, 2023, the "Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc." enacted at the 211th ordinary session of the Diet came into effect.
On June 19, 2023, the JPO published the estimated time of commencement of pending trademark examination cases.
The current schedule for initiating cases is listed on the JPO website.
On June 9, 2023, the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters of the Cabinet Office released "Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2023: Toward a Society in which Diverse Players Maximize the Value of Intellectual Property Use in the World.
The plan outlines 10 priority measures to be taken in the face of Japan's sluggish international ranking of 13th in innovation.
On May 31, 2023, the Japan Music Copyright Association, Inc,
announced GDSDX, a new platform for the global sharing and exchange of music information managed by copyright management organizations and content information from video and music distribution services.
On June 6, 2023, the government's Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters announced that it would set up a system that would allow Japanese universities to offer patents obtained jointly with companies to startup companies.
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