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Comment: Hot issues shelved for future agenda in Japan's SEP negotiation guidelines

Amid patent disputes around the world for connected cars, Japan recently published negotiation guidelines between the holders and users of standard essential patents. While experts praised the project as the country's first attempt to bridge the conflict between two important sectors in Japan's auto and electronics manufacturing industries, they said some

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Sachiko Sakamaki

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Sachiko covers antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, as well as patent disputes related to connected cars. She has an undergraduate degree from Waseda University in Tokyo and a master's degree in communications from United States International (now Alliant International) University in California. She previously worked as a journalist for Time magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Bloomberg News, and the Washington Post in Japan.

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