By Toko Sekiguchi ( June 24, 2026, 07:35 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s competition and IP regulators released a cross-industry guidance over intellectual property on Wednesday, warning that buyer demands for supplier IP, know-how and data can raise antitrust concerns, giving smaller companies, creators and technology contractors a framework for resisting uncompensated transfers of intangible assets.Japan’s competition and intellectual property regulators released a cross-industry intellectual property guidance on Wednesday, warning that buyer demands for supplier IP, know-how and data can raise antitrust concerns, giving smaller companies, creators and technology contractors a framework for resisting uncompensated transfers of intangible assets....
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