New rule for protection of IP

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry uploaded an article on its homepage stating that “JPO announces that the Cabinet has approved the Bill for the Act of Partial Revision of the Patent Act. On March 1, 2019, the bill will be submitted to the ongoing 198th ordinary session of the Diet.” According to the article, the Partial Revision of the Patent Act includes “Creation of a new system under which neutral technological experts conduct on-site inspections of suspected infringers” and “Review of the method of calculating compensations for damages”.