inventors

Business / Corporate Jul 20, 2018

In Tokyo, inventors showcase new creations that offer relief from sweltering heat

A jacket with built-in fans, a road coating that reins in heat, and factory mist sprayers were on offer at a three-day trade fair in Tokyo that wrapped up Friday as the capital struggles with record heat two years before it hosts the Summer ...

Business / Corporate Mar 13, 2015

Cabinet OKs bill to transfer patent ownership from workers to employers

The Cabinet adopted a bill on Friday that will see the ownership of patents moved from individual developers to their employers, in the first major change to the Patent Act in more than 90 years. The bill is scheduled to be submitted to the current ...