Japan:
Partial Revision Of The Unfair Competition Prevention Act And The Copyright Act
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The Act of Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention
Act, Etc. was enacted on May 23, 2018, and promulgated on May 30,
2018. The Act of Partial Revision of the Copyright Act was enacted
on May 18, 2018, and promulgated on May 25, 2018. For details,
please see the April 2018 issue of this newsletter.
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