Recent Developments in Intellectual Property in the EU and Japan
October 06 2015
Overview
In Europe, necessary procedures for introducing the much anticipated “Unitary patent” are proceeding steadily. What are the potential impacts of the introduction of the unitary patent system on the Japanese enterprises which are major applicants for patents in Europe?
In Japan, the bill for the act for the patent revision passed the Diet in July 2015. With its revision of the provision on the employee invention system, it is anticipated that the act will contribute to further the promotion of innovations. Moreover, these influences of the revision are expected to spread not only to Japanese companies, but also to European companies operating in Japan.
With due regard to these developments, the seminar tried to shed light on the recent trends of intellectual property protection systems in Europe and Japan, and how the corporations are coping with these changes. In the second half of the seminar, the trending topic of “trade secrets” were focused on through introductory presentations followed by a panel discussion. The seminar was followed by a networking reception which will allow further exchanges between participants.
Programme | |
14:00-14:05 | Opening Remarks by Mr. Silviu Jora, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation |
<Session 1: Presentations on Recent Developments in Intellectual Property> | |
14:05-14:25 | “Recent Developments in European Unitary Patent” Speaker：Mr. Gergely Sulyok, First Secretary, Trade Section, Delegation of the European Union to Japan |
14:25-14:55 | “Recent Changes of Japanese Patent Law and Practice from a European Point of View” Speaker: Mr. Felix-Reinhard Einsel, Managing Partner, Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office |
14:55-15:25 | “NTT Docomo’s IT Strategy and Importance of EU Patents” Speaker: Mr. Yutaka Nakamura, General Counsel and Managing Director of Legal Department (Admitted in New York), NTT DOCOMO, INC. |
15:25-15:55 | “European Unitary Patent Viewed by a European Patent Attorney” Speaker: Dr. Gunnar Paesold, European Patent Attorney, Sonderhoff & Einsel (Beijing) Intellectual Property Agency |
15:55-16:05 | Questions and Answers |
16:05-16:20 | Coffee Break |
<Session 2: “Trade Secrets”> | |
16:20-16:30 | “Trade Secret Protection in Japan” Speaker: Mr. Zensho Imari, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Policy Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
16:30-16:40 | “Support for Protecting Trade Secrets and Establishing IP Strategies” Speaker: Mr. Toshinao Yamazaki, Deputy Director, Policy Planning and Research Division, General Affairs Department, Japan Patent Office |
16:40-17:40 | Panel Discussion on “Recent Trends in Trade Secrets” followed by Questions and Answers Moderator: Mr. Luca Escoffier, Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk Project Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Panelists: ■ Mr. Zensho Imari, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Policy Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
17:40-17:50 | Closing Remarks by Mr. Toshiro Fukura, Manager, Policy Analysis & Seminars, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation |
18:00-19:00 | Networking Reception |
 Mr. Sulyok - Delegation of the European Union to Japan |  Mr. Felix-Reinhard Einsel - Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office |  Mr. Yutaka Nakamura - NTT DOCOMO, INC. |  Dr. Gunnar Paesold - Sonderhoff & Einsel (Beijing) Intellectual Property Agency |
 Mr. Zensho Imari - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |  Mr. Toshinao Yamazaki - Japan Patent Office |  Panel Discussion |
Japan
European Unitary Patent – recent developments
Recent Changes of Japanese Patent Law and Practice from a European Point of View
ＮＴＴドコモのＩＴ戦略と 欧州特許の重要性
European Unitary Patent System. A Unitary System? Opt-out or not.
Trade Secret Protection in Japan －我が国における営業秘密保護－
Support for Protecting Trade Secret and Establishing IP Strategy
