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Japanese Intellectual Property Law In Translation: Representative Cases And Commentary, Kenneth L. Port
Japanese Intellectual Property Law In Translation: Representative Cases And Commentary, Kenneth L. Port
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Like much of Japanese law, Japanese intellectual property law is often criticized as being inaccessible. This inaccessibility has contributed to the misperception that Japanese case law regarding intellectual property does not exist. Even if it exists, the perception goes, it takes forever to track down and it is nearly irrelevant.
This Commentary, in a very modest way, is aimed at debunking the myth that Japanese case law regarding intellectual property is either non-existent or less meaningful than its U.S. counterpart. This Commentary consists of five translations of recent, significant intellectual property cases, as well as commentary regarding the relevance and …