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Japan - Amendment to Unfair Competition Prevention Act

The Unfair Competition Prevention Act has been recently amended in order to combat cybersquatting. Under the amended law, the unjust acquisition, possession or use of a domain name, identical or similar to the specific indication of goods of another person constitutes an act of unfair competition. The term "specific indication of goods" refers to a name, trade name, trademark, mark or other indication of goods or services pertaining to the undertaking. The trademark, etc. need not be well-known in order to be protected. The amended law also provides for civil remedies, such as injunction, recovery of damages and reasonable royalties.

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