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In 2003, the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarter was established within the Japanese government,1 and an Intellectual Property Strategic Program has since been released every year.2 The Government of Japan (GOJ) has been seeking to be an “intellectual property-based nation”.
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Sumikura, K. (2009). The Issues Surrounding Patent Protection for Human-Embryonic Stem Cells and Therapeutic Cloning in Japan. In: Straus, J., Ganea, P., Shin, YC. (eds) Patentschutz und Stammzellforschung. MPI Studies on Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02496-2_6
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