Special Lecture and Seminar (Contemporary Intellectual Property Law)

授業の内容

This course covers basic legal frameworks and advanced issues concerning the protection of intellectual property (IP) (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights). Main focus will be put on Japanese law and international treaties (such as the Paris and Berne Conventions, and the TRIPS Agreement), but laws of other major countries, particularly the US and the EU, will be also touched on.

Professor Nishii will teach the first four classes, and then Professor Suzuki will teach the rest of the classes.

授業の工夫

日常生活の中で見聞きしたはずの事件や現象を挙げ、それらと法制度の関係を説明することによって、授業の内容に入り込みやすくなるようにしています。また、なるべく図表を活用することにより、視覚を通じた理解の促進を図るように心がけています。

授業の目標

This course aims at introducing students who have not studied IP law before to the basics of IP law. The course will also deal with advanced issues in IP law so that students who are familiar with this area of law would also find it interesting and useful.

スケジュール

Lecture	Theme	Lecture Course Description
1	Orientation General Theory (1)	Orientation by Professor Nishii Introduction of IP Law by Professor Nishii
2	General Theory (2)	Basics of Patent Law (1) by Professor Nishii
3	General theory (3)	Basics of Patent Law (2) and Copyright Law (1) by Professor Nishii
4	General theory (4)	Basics of Copyright Law (2) by Professor Nishii
5	Advanced IP Law (Development of Japanese IP Law)	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
6	Advanced Patent Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
7	Advanced Copyright and Design Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
8	Advanced Trademark Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
9	Advanced Unfair Competition Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
10	Patent Remedies/Standards and Patents	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
11	Patent Litigation and Invalidation	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
12	Exhaustion and Parallel Imports	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
13	International Aspects of IP Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
14	International Aspects of IP Law	Lecture by Professor Suzuki
15	Summary	Lecture by Professor Suzuki

教科書

None.

Course Materials/Supplementaries

Materials will be distributed in hard copies or through this system.

成績評価

Performance in the class and a short report at the end of the course will be the basis for grades.

履修条件

For the students who have not studied IP law before, it is encouraged to read materials on IP law for beginners such as brochures available from the website of the WIPO.

注意事項

Students are expected to read assignments (academic articles and other materials) beforehand and contribute actively to discussions in classes.

Students may ask questions before or after the class. Besides, questions will be accepted accordingly. Those of you who have questions are recommended to obtain an appointment via e-mail.

その他

Those of you who are planning to take this course should contact Professor Suzuki to discuss contents and means of his classes.

Class Materials

講義資料 (PDF 文書, 685KB)