May 2021 Law Reforms Enhance Resilience of Japan's Intellectual Property System

摘要

On 2 March 2021, the Cabinet of the Government of Japan approved a Bill to amend the patent, utility model, design and trade mark laws. On 14 May 2021, Japan's national parliament, the Diet, passed the Bill, and the legislative amendments were subsequently promulgated into statute law on 21 May 2021. This article discusses several of the important provisions that will greatly impact on the users of Japan's patent and intellectual property legal system.