Course title
食料・環境問題   [Food and Environmental Problems]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 24  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 02t0285
Instructor(s)
福本 寛之, 岩見 雅人, 山田 美絵子, 下田 政博   [FUKUMOTO Hiroyuki, IWAMI Masato, YAMADA Mieko, SHIMODA Masahiro]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Intellectual property has become a source of global competitiveness as it has become a central issue in the U.S.-China conflict. It is necessary to pay attention to the intellectual property of others and one's own intellectual property in the fields of research and development as well as business.
This course is offered as a science-related liberal arts course classified under the global liberal arts course group of liberal arts education, and is taught by a faculty member with practical experience. The faculty member in charge of this course is engaged in work dealing with intellectual property as a patent attorney, and the class will make use of his/her actual experience and practical knowledge related to patent attorney work and examination by the Japan Patent Office.
Expected Learning
Understand the role of intellectual property in research and development (R&D).
Course schedule
(1) Guidance, Self-introduction, Lecture procedures, Grading criteria
(2)Patent Law, Utility Model Law, Design Law, and Trademark Law
(3) Outline of Patent Law I. Completion of invention, patent application, application publication, and request for application examination,
(4) Outline of Patent Law II Explanation of the procedures for examination and appeal before the Patent Office. 
(5) Outline of Patent Law III: Cases of patent infringement lawsuits will be reviewed.
(6) Outline of Patent Law IV: An overview of patent systems in other countries will also be given.
(7) Patent Law Review V: Explanation of claim interpretation
(8) Outline of Patent Law VI Explanation of effective utilization of patent rights such as licensing
(9) Summary
Mid-term examination    
(10) Outline of Utility Model Law Outline of Utility Model Law Summary of the first 5 sessions.
(11) Outline of design law Outline of design law. Introduction of cases.
(12) Introduction to trademark law I Introduction to trademark law. Cases will be introduced.
(13) Treaty of Paris Paris, Patent Cooperation Treaty
(14) Comprehensive Exercise I Review and preparation for the final examination.
(15) Comprehensive Exercise II: Review and preparation for the final examination.
Prerequisites
In addition to the 30 hours of class time, students are required to review and prepare for the course by referring to the textbook and reference materials, which is equivalent to the standard number of hours required by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
標準特許法 第4版 高林 龍(有斐閣)、知的財産権法文集(平成30年改正版 発明推進協会)
References
工業所有権法(上)第2版 中山信弘、なるほど日本の素敵な製品(経済産業省 特許庁)、「意匠」(有斐閣 高田忠)、「商標」第6版(有斐閣 網野誠)、パリ条約講和第9版(後藤晴男 発明協会)、特許協力条約第6版(橋本良郎 発明協会)、『注解パリ条約』(ボーデンハウゼン"Guide to the Application of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property As Revised at Stockholm in 1967")、商品形態の保護と不正競争防止法(現代産業選書 牛木理一)、著作権法概説第2版(田村義之 有斐閣) 
Assessment/Grading
Class participation, mid-term exam, and final exam
Message from instructor(s)
No experience necessary.
Course keywords
R&D, patents, utility models, know-how, designs, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights
Office hours
Email takuya133639@yahoo.co.jp
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
JPO HP http://www.jpo.go.jp/indexj.htm Patent Information Search https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/web/all/top/BTmTopPage
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
6/9/2023 9:42:31 AM