On April 18, 2023, the Japan Patent Office announced that it will subsidize half of the costs related to foreign applications for startups to establish new businesses in foreign countries.
From this year, not only application procedures but also interim responses, etc. will be covered by the subsidy.
On April 14, 2023, the JPO, together with the METI Chubu Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry, the Export and International Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, concluded a "Collaboration Agreement on the Protection and Use of Intellectual Property Rights" with Ishikawa Prefecture.
The "snore care product" for which we were in charge has now become a full-fledged project through the use of crowdfunding.
Focusing on the breathing sound produced when airflow passes through the upper airway during breathing, the product uses a special microphone structure and a unique algorithm to accurately determine normal breathing, snoring, and apnea during sleep, and when snoring and apnea are detected, the product is designed to reduce them using physical stimulation through vibration.
On April 3, 2023, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) released a research report on the intellectual property system and economy for the fiscal year 2022.
The report analyzes the following four items.
On April 1, 2023, the JPO established the Overseas Business Development Support Office in the International Cooperation Division of the General Affairs Department in order to strengthen the function of supporting overseas business development by small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. utilizing intellectual property.
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