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IP and International Trade. Kazuyuki Motohashi Department of Technology Management for Innovation, University of Tokyo http://www.mo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/. Outline. IP Panorama Chap 9 TochNGO case: trademark issues, contract in case of production outsourcing
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IP and International Trade Kazuyuki Motohashi Department of Technology Management for Innovation, University of Tokyo http://www.mo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Outline • IP Panorama Chap 9 • TochNGO case: trademark issues, contract in case of production outsourcing • International IP application procedure • Internationalization of patent applications • Concluding remarks
International IP Application • Territoriality of IP protection • Domestic application • Regional application (ex. EPO, OHIM) • International application • Paris Convention: Keep its domestic application date as “priority date” of international application within 1 year (for patent, utility models) or 6 month (for trademark and design)
PCT (Patent Coordination Treaty) JAPAN Domestic App. 1 year JAPAN PCT App. 30 months App. to A with translation App. to B with translation App. to C with translation * Madrid Protocol : Same kind of rule applied for trademark
Patent application flows Japanese firms Chinese (firms Individual academic) US firms
Implications • What could be done by TochNGO? • Trade mark and patent search in Tostralia • Paris convention? • Appeal for invalidation/revocation? • No way for stop imitation (needs IP) • Reality for small firms • Can you go to court for infringement case? • Careful consideration of production outsourcing decision (“black box” approach, if necessary)