May 18, 2015 −Mr. Takashi Koyama has been appointed as the Director of the Intellectual Property Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Regarding the above office, Mr. Koyama will be in charge of any intellectual property matters related to (i) WTO and TRIPS Agreement, (ii) WIPO and other international organizations such as WHO, (iii) multilateral intellectual property agreements, and (iv) multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements and their negotiations such as TPP and Japan-EU EPA. He will also handle any intellectual property matters brought to Japanese embassies and consulates-general.
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April 2015 － "Joint Research and Development Agreement Handbook: Practices and Sample Provisions" (Editor: Open Innovation Law Network) was published by Shojihomu.
Please see the details of this book at:
https://www.shojihomu.co.jp/publication?publicationId=1040844 (Japanese)
April 10, 2015 – Mr. Takashi Koyama authored an article in the 'JCA Journal' (Vol. 62, No. 4, April 2015) titled "The Existence of a “Dispute” and the Prima Facie Test for a Tribunal to Have Jurisdiction" (Achmea B.V. v. The Slovak Republic, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2008-13 (formerly Eureko B.V. v. The Slovak Republic), Award on Jurisdiction, Arbitrability and Suspension, 26 October, 2010. (in 'JCA Journal', Vol. 62, No. 4, April 2015).
February 2015 －“Reading of U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Commentary on Intellectual Property and Business Cases in the 21st Century.”(Co-Editors: Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP) and Akira Ojima) was published by the IIP. This book contains Mr. Koyama’s article entitled ‘Damage claims based on lawyers’malpractice handling patent cases and the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal courts: Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. _, 133 S. Ct. 1059 (2013).’
Please see the details of this book at:
http://www.iip.or.jp/publication/ronsyu_US.html (Japanese)
Mr. Takashi Koyama was the speaker at the following seminar.
Title: Negotiations regarding Intellectual Property in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Date: June 20, 2014
Speaker: Takashi Koyama
Place: Chiba City Business Support Center
Conference room No. 3, 13th floor, Qiball
4-5-1, Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Japan
Host： Chiba Industry Advancement Center
Please see the details of this seminar at:
http://www.ccjc-net.or.jp/contents_detail.php?frmId=1604 (Japanese)
May 10, 2014 - Mr. Takashi Koyama authored an article in the 'JCA Journal' (Vol. 61, No. 5, May 2014) titled "Document Production Procedure and the Scope of Privilege in Investment Treaty Arbitration" (Apotex Holdings Inc. and Apotex Inc. v. United States of America, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/1, Procedural Order on Document Production Regarding the Parties' Respective Claims to Privilege and Privilege Logs, July 5, 2013).
Mr. Takashi Koyama was be a panelist at the following panel discussion of the symposium.
Symposium: 12th JIPA IP Symposium
Panel Discussion I: The Current Situation and Challenges of Innovation and Intellectual Property Systems in the Countries with which Japan has Executed Economic Partnership Agreements
Date: February 24, 2014
Panelist: Takashi Koyama and others
Place: Tokyo International Forum
3 Chome-5-1 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/access/
Host： Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
Please see the details of this symposium at:
https://www.jipa.or.jp/form/13sympo.html (Japanese)
Mr. Takashi Koyama was the speaker at the following seminar.
Title: Negotiations regarding Intellectual Property in Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) of Japan
Date: November 28, 2013
Speaker: Takashi Koyama
Place: Institute of Intellectual Property
5th floor, Seiko Takebashi Kyodo Building, 3-11,
Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0054, Japan
Host： Institute of Intellectual Property
Please see the details of this seminar at:
http://www.iip.or.jp/seminar/131128.html
December 10, 2012 – Mr. Takashi Koyama authored an article in the 'JCA Journal' (Vol. 59, No. 12, December 2012) titled "Indirect Expropriation, Fair and Equitable Treatment Obligations, and Valuation Standards and Methods of Damages under CAFTA" (Railroad Development Corporation v. Republic of Guatemala, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/23, Award, June 29, 2012).
November 16, 2012 - Mr. Takashi Koyama authored an article in the 'Kokusai Shoji Homu' (International Business Law and Practice) (Vol. 40, No. 11, 2012) titled "Negotiations regarding Intellectual Property in Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) [9]".
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