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Photographs, movies, animations, games, VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and merchandise are just a few of the many ways in which arch...
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Copyright is a right to protect creative works. According to the Japanese Copyright Law, it is defined as:"An expression of thoughts or feelings th...
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Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the public road kart rental company "Maricar" (now MARI Mobility Development) seeking an injunction and 50 million...
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Have you ever found yourself in a predicament and thought about consulting a lawyer?However, it's important to understand that lawyers are not obli...
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If there are products or services infringing on your company's trademark rights, the rights holder can demand the cessation of its use and claim da...
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By obtaining trademark rights for your company's products and materials, you can prevent so-called "Ripoffs".However, a trademark right is not, for...
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When engaging a lawyer, it is naturally of great concern how much the cost will be.In fact, previously, each bar association to which a lawyer belo...
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Once you have registered your company name, product name, etc. as a 'Japanese Trademark Right', if someone else is using that trademark without per...
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When creating a website for your company, you might consider using free materials for buttons and icons.However, even though they are referred to a...
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Under the Japanese Copyright Law, the principle is that the person who actually created the work is the author. And this author holds the copyright...
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Once you acquire a design right, you can exclusively use the registered design, and against infringements of the design right by similar products, ...
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As we explained in another article on our site, not all information held by a company is considered a trade secret. Only those that meet the three ...
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With the advancement of the internet, information dissemination is being carried out in various ways in recent years. For instance, individuals may...
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Lawyers are bound by a duty of "confidentiality". There may be times when clients need to disclose their secrets or private information to their la...
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Prohibited Actions under the Japanese Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access
What is the Proper Way to Keep Minutes from a Legal Perspective in System Development?
Removal of 2channel, 5channel and Copy Sites, Summary Sites
Infringement of Privacy Through Google Map's Street View
Is Using Images of Buildings a Legal Violation? Understanding Copyright and Trademark Rights
Can Copyrights Be Granted to Ideas? The Boundary Between Expression and Idea
Has the Removal of Arrest Reports and Criminal Records Become Easier with the Supreme Court Decisi…
What are the Regulations of the 'Japanese Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds' in N…
What is the Response to Administrative Penalties for Violations of the 'Japanese Pharmaceutical an…
Explaining the Conversion Claim Clause in Investment Contracts for Startups
What is Scraping? Explaining the Legal Challenges of this Convenient Data Collection Method that's…
Legal Liability for Deliberately Licking Dishes and Other Nuisance Behaviors at Consecutive Convey…
