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[Article / Patents] Working an invention in the metaverse / Can “working” in virtual space be regarded as “working” in the real world? (松下正, Patent, 2025 Supplement No. 31)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [Article / Patents] Working an invention in the metaverse / Can “working” in virtual space be regarded as “working” in the real world? (松下正, Patent, 2025 Supplement No. 31) 1. Metaverse space and the current IP system JPO guidance: Protection may extend to “programs that function similarly in both real and virtual environments (games, etc.),” but in principle does not extend to merely imitating, in virtual space, an article characterized by