JPO: The 11th Japan-China-Korea Design Forum – Design protection in the global economy and Web 3.0 –

1. Announcement

Topic 1: Expansion of global economic initiatives

With the globalization of business, user needs are increasing in the area of obtaining design rights in countries around the world. Accordingly, the number of contracting parties of the Hague Agreement has been gradually increasing. China joined on May 5, 2022, completing the accession of the three member countries of Japan, China, and Korea. In this forum, member offices will introduce the latest developments in their countries with respect to the Hague system, as well as the design laws, regulations, and practices etc. within their respective jurisdictions that users must consider when filing international applications simultaneously in the three member countries.

Topic 2: Description of design creation and protection in Web 3.0

The wave of Web 3.0 innovation has led to more active design creation in two-dimensional images and digital space. In this forum, the three member offices will introduce their existing design protections in images and digital space, as well as existing legal issues in their jurisdictions. Business enterprises in Japan, China, and Korea will also discuss the creation of such designs, their activities for design protection, and their expectations for the other member offices.

* The Japan-China-Korea Design Forum has been hosted by the three member countries on a rotating basis since 2010, based on an agreement reached at the 9th TRIPO Heads Meeting in 2009. The purpose of this forum is to deepen mutual understanding of design systems in each member country, and to discuss how design protection should contribute to the utilization of design.

2. Information

Registration

Please click on the link below to register your participation.

Registration for the 11th Japan-China-Korea Design Forum （External site）

3. Program

4. Speakers

Information on speakers will be added later.

5. Presentation materials

Information on presentation materials will be uploaded later.

6. Related Links

Japan Patent Office

China National Intellectual Property Administration （CNIPA） （External site）

Korean Intellectual Property Office （KIPO） （External site）

Source: jpo.go.jp

Editor: IPR Daily-Selly