Introduction to Japanese Trademark Law

Here are some articles and documents talking about the Japanese Trademark Law

1. Satoru Arai, Japanese Trademark Law (Accessible Online at this Link)
2. Reiko Toyosaki, Summary of Revisions of the Japanese Trademark Law (Accessible Online at this Link)
3. Japan Patent Office, Quick Guide on Japanese Trademark Law (Accessible online at this link)
4. Text on Japanese Trademark Law
5. Joseph Greenberg, Kazuko Fujita and Lessons for Trademark Registration in Japan (Accessible online at this link)
6. Masaya Suzuki, The Trademark Registration System in Japan: A Firsthand Review and Exposition, 5 Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 133 (Accessible online at this link)
7. Port, Kenneth L., “Trademark Dilution in Japan” (November 2005). William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 30 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=844189
8. Japan Trademark Association Bulletin (Online)
9. Shoen Ono, Overview of Japanese Trademark Law, 2d ed., Translated by Institute of Intellectual Property (Available online at this link)

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Copyright Law and Limitation

Here are some relevant articles and papers:

1. Limitation of Copyright (Legal Provisions)

2. Takashi B. Yamamoto, How to Approach Limitations in the Digital Network Environment, ALAI Congress  on September 15, 2003 (Link)

3. Naoki Koizumi, Legal Protection and Use of Digital Information, Technical Progress and Legal Development (Partial Discussion of Private Use, Link)

4. Yutaka Tanaka, Protection and Use of Digital Information from Legal Viewpoints, (Partial Discussion of Private Use, Link)

5. Tokyo District Court’s Decision of May 16, 2000 on Record Producers’ Reproduction Right (Private Use): Star Digio Case (Link)

Chizai World

Welcome to this Chizai World, a project aiming to develop online references and materials concerning Japanese Intellectual Property System. The gist of this project comes from the experience of the author of this website, who have been difficult to find out English materials talking about the IP system of this country. Through information and materials to be provided on this website, I hope that this project will be helpful for those who are interested in studying and understanding the Japanese intellectual property law and policy, and in return that the law and policy of this IP-based Nation, as well as her experience, will teach them for their own sake and for the sake of their own countries.