JAPAN PATENT OFFICE REJECTS TRADEMARK FOR INDIGENOUS ‘AINU’ PEOPLE

Highlights –

• Japan Patent Office rejects trademark for indigenous ‘Ainu’ people.
• The application for "AINU" was filed in March 2020 for products such as smartphone cases and computer mice.
• The move by the individ...

New Working Group created to combat Tea industry woes

The legislators of LDP (Liberal Democratic Party), ruling party of Japan have come together to form a new working group. It's created under one of the teams of Diet members. The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral legislature.  

The tea industry has a league called th...