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- 2020/10/30
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「Art, Culture and Artists Support during Corona Crisis: What We Can Do」
Kotto Dori Law Office（Kotto Dori Law Office for the Arts）
Kotto Dori Law Office holds "Kotto Dori Link", a study session by mid-career and young practitioners as well as academics. This time, we introduce a part of it. September 2020, the 14th session of Kotto Dori Link was held. The theme is "Art, Culture and Artists Support during Corona Crisis: What We Can Do". It was the first Zoom online event, but it was as successful as ever.
Full Text (Japanese) - 2020/10/30
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「How to Write an Effective Brief: From the Perspective of a Former Judge」
Terauchi Kosuke（Kotto Dori Law Office for the Arts）
What is an effective brief in a trial?
The hint is to understand the judge, who will read the brief.
As a former judge, the writer tries to answer this question in this column based on the unknown reality of the judge’s actual work.Full Text (Japanese) - 2020/10/29
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「Five Things that an Attorney Does in a Civil Lawsuit
- Advices Before Consulting to an Attorney- (Part 1)」Matsuzawa Kuninori（Kotto Dori Law Office for the Arts）
What do attorneys do in civil lawsuit?
What are they trying to achieve through the procedure of civil litigation? Moreover, what is the purpose of civil litigation?
For people or corporate legal departments who are thinking about hiring litigation attorneys for the first time, I have prepared "Five Things Attorneys Do in Civil Lawsuits".
The first part is a basic introduction. The second part will be more in-depth, so please look forward to it!Full Text (Japanese) - 2020/09/29
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「An Overview of the Revision of the Copyright Law in 2020-Right before Enforcement」
Hashimoto Ayuko（Kotto Dori Law Office for the Arts）
The "Act for Partial Revision of the Copyright Act and the Act on Special Provisions for Registration of Program Works" was enacted on June 5, 2020 and promulgated on June 12, 2020. The amendments cover a wide range of topics, some of which will come into effect on October 1, 2020. With the enforcement date just around the corner, I would like to summarize the main points of the amendment in order to give you an overall view of the amendment. The following is a summary of the main points of the amendment.Full Text (Japanese) - 2020/08/27
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「The Right and Problems for Designers to Name Their Brands after Their Own Names: Regarding the ideal interpretation of Article 4, Paragraph 1, Item 8 of the Trademark Law」
Nakagawa Ryutaro（Kotto Dori Law Office for the Arts）
In fashion industry, there are many brands bearing the designer's name, both domestically and internationally. However, in Japan, the situation is now in full swing where the trademark law prevents new brands from using the designer's name as the brand name. In this column, I would like to find a clue to the solution of this problem while critically introducing the latest IP High Court decision that appeared in the year 2020 as breaking news.Full Text (Japanese)
