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Japan to clarify competition rules for patents, copyrights, data in supplier deals

By Toko Sekiguchi ( March 11, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- Cross-industry guidelines clarifying how competition law applies to transactions involving intellectual property rights, know-how and data will be issued in Japan, the country’s antitrust watchdog said Wednesday in a finalized market study report highlighting recurring practices that could amount to an abuse of superior bargaining position.Cross-industry guidelines clarifying how competition law applies to transactions involving intellectual property rights, know-how and data will be issued in Japan, the country’s antitrust watchdog said Wednesday in a finalized market study report highlighting recurring practices that could amount to an abuse of superior bargaining position....

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