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The European Unified Patent System and Legal Considerations on Generative AI in the EU and Japan

Dec

2023

This event took place at The Delegation of the European Union to Japan in Tokyo. Please click on the title for more details.

New Technologies and Regulation Conference by Waseda

The Waseda Brussels 4th International Conference gathered in Brussels European and Japanese scholars and practitioners for a one-day interdisciplinary conference on a key component of the partnership linking the EU and Japan: the regulatory dialogue surrounding technological innovation.

Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2022

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has compiled trends surrounding intellectual property (IP) at home and abroad, as well as its own initiatives into the Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2022, with the aim of deepening public interest in IP systems and understanding of them.

EPA Helpdesk Webinar 9: Intellectual Property Rights

Sep

2019

24-09-19 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM CET What should be known about the EPA and intellectual property rights (IPRs)? The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU products in the realm of...

Speakers’ presentations for the seminar on Latest Developments in Intellectual Property Law in the EU and Japan are now available

The seminar on Intellectual Property Law was organized on 22 November, 2016 in Tokyo in cooperation with Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office and Preu Bohlig & Partner. During the seminar, the...

seminar report: Latest Developments in Intellectual Property Law in the EU and Japan

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Report: Contract Management Vol. 3 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

This report aims to help European companies to better understand the system of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Japan. It highlights the different types of intellectual property rights and...

Seminar Report : Recent Developments in Intellectual Property in the EU and Japan

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Recent Developments in Intellectual Property in the EU and Japan

Oct

2015

OverviewIn 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...

Technology Transfer Webinar 1: IP Valuation

Feb

2016

The EU-Japan Centre launched the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk, a new service aimed at supporting EU and Japanese companies and individuals in their steps to search for and acquire...

An assessment of key EU industrial sectors open to Japanese technological cooperation and investment

This publication will help Japanese researchers, companies and other organisations take advantage of the considerable opportunities to establish and develop industrial activities or relationships in...

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Japanese Policy and Regulatory Developments News March 2026

Monthly Japanese Policy and Regulatory Developments News February 2026

Report: Energy Storage Systems (ESS) in Japan

Report: Solar Power Industry Market in Japan

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Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.