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Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2024-2025
This annual report is a must-have for those involved in the field in Japan, providing an up-to-date overview of court precedents, academic theories, policies and industry, and foreign trends over the past year. Important topics are explained in special features and other articles.
Utilization of Expert Knowledge in Patent Infringement Litigation (Makoto Hattori)
Makoto Hattori shares his insights from this year’s International Symposium on Intellectual Property Courts (JSIP) has been held annually, co-hosted by the Supreme Court of Japan, the Ministry of Justice, the Japan Patent Office, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the Intellectual Property Lawyers Network.
Considerations on the new WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources (Roberto Carapeto)
WIPO Member States held final negotiations on a New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva from May 13-24, 2024, with Ambassador Guillerme de Aguiar Patriotta, Brazil's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), chairing the diplomatic meeting which culminated in consensus approval of the new WIPO Treaty. I take this opportunity to share some considerations on the new WIPO Treaty, since Brazil was the leader of the final discussions and the subject is of great interest to Brazil.
Festschrift for Professor Ryochi Mimura
The long-awaited Festschrift for RCLIP Senior Fellow Ryoichi Mimura has been published! See here for more information.
Festschrift for Prof. Hilty
RCLIP Co-Directors Suzuki and Rademacher and RCLIP Senior Fellow Prof. Nakayama contributed chapters to the Festschrift Reto M. Hilty.
AI & Copyright Law
RCLIP Co-Director Prof. Tatsuhiro Ueno published a new book on AI & Copyright Law (in Japanese).
The Internationality of Legal Academia
Prof. Tatsuhiro Ueno published an editorial called <The Internationality of Legal Academia> at the Volume 72, Issue 12, December 2023 of GRUR International.
Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2023-2024
This annual report is a must-have for those involved in the field, providing an up-to-date overview of court precedents, academic theories, policies and industry, and foreign trends over the past year. Important topics are explained in special features and other articles.
