Japan’s government considers extending copyright protection
Japan is considering extending the term of copyright protection to ‘life plus 70 years’ in order to be compliant with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
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4 January 2016 The Japan Patent Office has outlined a number of measures it will pursue in the new year to improve the office’s efficiency and to encourage small-to-medium enterprises to file for protection for their intellectual property.