Invisible threats, Defense technology exposed in ‘too transparent’ patent system.
I would like tentatively to share the contents of the article in The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News, dated March 1, 2022.
Japan’s patent system, which has been criticized for being too transparent, is finally about to change.
When a patent application is filed under the current system, the technology involved is made public 1½ years later in a so-called patent gazette, which can be freely viewed on the internet.