Top �� What's up around the Prime Minister �� January, 2004

The eighth meeting of the Strategic Council on Intellectual Property was held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. At the meeting, in response to the enactment in November 2002 of the Intellectual Property Basic Law, opinions were exchanged on issues such as the approach to be taken in the Intellectual Property Policy Headquarters to be established based on the Law. Furthermore, a report was made on the status of a review of various laws related to measures included in the Intellectual Property Policy Outline. At the meeting, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stated, "The Government, with the Intellectual Property Policy Headquarters at the core, will act in an integrated manner and proactively take steps under the Intellectual Property Basic Law toward achieving the goal of making Japan a nation that is built on the platform of intellectual property."