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February 14, 2022 Company name: Lion Corporation Representative: Masazumi Kikukawa, Representative Director, ... | February 14, 2022

In recent years, efforts have been made to enhance protection for the exterior and interior appearances of buildings through amendments to the Design Law and the Trademark Examination Practice Standards of the Japan Patent Office. These trends may be useful to a variety of industries, which should consider their utility in connection with protection of product designs and trade dress for products and services.

In April 2020 the Act on Partial Amendment of the Labour Standards Act entered into force, extending the wage claim limitation period. Employers currently incurring a future liability of unpaid wage claims should take steps to improve their operations in order to prevent the possibility of an increase in the amount of unpaid wage claims after April 2022.

NK Pro commissioned a full translation of the full proposed law change SHARE Image: Photo by Taryn Elliott from Pexels A new South Korean bill banning leaflets and propaganda from being sent to North Korea has struck a nerve in the National Assembly, where a filibuster attempt is under-way to delay its adoption. The law, which has drawn widespread condemnation from human rights activists for its wide-reaching limitations, could see violators receive criminal sentences and fines of up to 30 mill...