2018 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Balancing Open-Close Strategy Options to Foster Innovation Policy in Japan: Navigating the Conflict between Patent Disclosure and Corporate Secrecy
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18K01371
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
Rademacher C 早稲田大学, 法学学術院, 准教授 (30609772)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Open-Close / Patent system / Standards / trade secret |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We prepared a database to conduct a survey on the use of the patent system by Japanese researchers, which we are planning to implement these days. Further, I gave a number of presentations on standard-essential patent protection at conferences in Europe, and conducted hearings and interviews with stakeholders, judges, etc. on this issue. On the trade secret / information governance side, we worked on putting together a research handbook of information governance and law, and I have been working on an article discussing the convergence of reasonable efforts in the context of trade secret protection. I also gave a lecture on trade secret protection in Japan at a conference in Europe.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research is progressing as planned.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
We will analyze the results of the survey, and prepare a publication accordingly. I will also work on a number of projects again related to standard-essential patent protection, and other areas of patent law.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Some of the activities were funded by other resources.
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