Release of Annual Report on the Office of Intellectual Property Protection (2012)

This is an annual report compiled every year to summarize the activities of the consultation service of the government's Office of Intellectual Property Protection pursuant to the "Intellectual Property Strategic Program" (adopted by the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters). Its purpose is to provide relevant information primarily for Japanese industries.

Since 2006, the report has been prepared by METI, which operates the Office of Intellectual Property Protection, in cooperation with related ministries (the Cabinet Secretariat, National Police Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). The seventh report has just been issued.

The main text is for the "Report on the Office of Intellectual Property Protection" and the exhibit shows "Current Situations of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods."

*For the details, see the Points of 2012 Annual Report and Full Report below.

• Points of 2012 Annual Report (PDF:921KB) updated on July 19, 2012
• Full Report(ZIP:5,630KB) (in Japanese)

June 26, 2012

Office for Intellectual Property Right Infringement and International Trade, Manufacturing Industries Bureau