'Export to Japan' webinar series 30: Registration process and procedures: IPR (trademark & others)

Intellectual property (IP) infringement such as counterfeiting and piracy is of great concerns to EU exporters. Exporters normally do not have effective means to protect exclusive business identities overseas, other than making a national IP registration of trademark, patent, industrial design, copyright, or trade secret. Cross-border IP protection is, therefore, essential for IP owners to gain a competitive edge and secure fair competition on cross-border trade. Particularly, IP protection is indispensable for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) who focus on returns on investment and survival in global competition and cannot afford a complicated, legal case overseas.

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) protects European IPs and provides enforcement measures against IP infringement in Japan in two occasions: Japan Customs enforce against infringement for European IPs on import, and Japan Patent Office enforces it on sales. The Agreement also protects European IP owners in agriculture and food sectors who registered under the EU Geographical Indications (GIs) system against any infringement in Japan. The Agreement equally protects all IP owners so that EU exporters should be also aware that improper use of protected content can cost financially and operationally high.

Further information is available here: https://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/library/event/export-to-japan-webinar-series-30-registration-process-and-procedures-ipr-trademark

Target group

EU small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Registration

Please register for this webinar by 11 January 2022 via https://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/user/register.