Recognition of current situation
The need to revise the intellectual property strategy
The food industry including agriculture, forestry and fisheries and related industries (hereinafter referred to as “food industry”), through the production activities for a long time, has created a...
INTRODUCTION
The provision of clean and safe water is one of the most basic public services offered by local governments. One of the major concerns of local governments during Japan's era of high economic growth in the 1970s is related to how they would satisfy the increasing water demand from...
ABSTRACT
In Japan, a lot of agricultural producers are eager to develop new varieties of food and foliage plants. Several tools are available in Japan for protecting intellectual property rights related to plants, including plant variety registration (PVR), patents and trademarks. Among them, PVR...
ABSTRACT
Japan seems to be doing successfully in terms of intellectual property (IP) protection and commercialization of innovation in the field of IT, electronics, machinery and chemistry, but not so successful in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Therefore, over the last 10 years...
Submitted as a country report for the 26th East Asian Agriculture Organization Council (EAOC) Top Level Meeting on Sept. 28-30, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shinichi Saitoh
Afflication
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.Job Title
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Topic
Latest Submission from Japan
MAFF’s Intellectual Property Strategy 2020
Osaka's Attempt at Restructuring its Public Water Utility Services
Strategy for Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) related To Invention and Research Results in Agriculture in Japan
Strategy for Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Related to Invention and Research Results in Fisheries in Japan
Challenges of Agricultural Cooperatives in Japan for a Sustainable Future
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