Patent and copyright laws can help you win redress when wronged – The Japan Times

Reader R.L. sent us the following email:

I have a problem regarding misleading information on a home page, confusing labels and the use of my intellectual property rights on some products.

I am German and have worked for over 25 years at the same food company in Tokyo, until the factory was sold to a different company due to insolvency. The new company did not recognize my contract. They did not even contact me or speak with me at all.

This company is using my recipes. Even though they claim they have changed something, the main formulas are still mine. Even the factory manager admitted that they have changed the recipes only slightly.

This company/factory was warned by the former firms p…