Problems of Private International Law for Protection of Legal Interests in Information Society: New Approach from the Perspective of East Asia

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01316
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05030:International law-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: TANEMURA Yusuke 早稲田大学, 法学学術院, 准教授 (80632851)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 国際私法 / 国際知的財産法 / 国際不法行為法 / 法益の所在 / ビッグデータ / 第四次産業革命

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, international joint research was conducted with Korean and Chinese researchers or practitioners, focusing on the protection of various 'legal interests' that have come to have new value to be protected in the information society due to rapid changes such as the fourth industrial revolution.
In FY 2019 and FY 2021, international symposia were held, inviting researchers and practitioners from South Korea and China. And I have also conducted a thorough search of the literature, with particular emphasis on theoretical study on international intellectual property law, and made presentations at relevant conferences and research meetings, and published research papers.

Free Research Field

国際法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、国際知的財産法分野における国際的、および欧州・米国・日韓の地域的規模の先行研究を踏まえつつ、東アジア地域の「法益」保護に関する国際共同研究を促進し、本研究成果を足がかりぶさらなる研究への発展可能性を有するものであり、学術的意義があるものと考える。また本研究の成果は、国際知的財産紛争の解決やコンテンツビジネスのあり方に関する東アジア諸国の相互理解を深める点で、実務上もきわめて重要なものであり、社会的にも大きな意義を有する。