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Past Events (February 2008)

Monday, 18 February 2008

Symposium
'Law and Economics and Intellectual Property'

Opening Remarks: Geoffrey Manne, Microsoft Academic Relations Manager (Law and Economics)
Prof Takehiko Sugiyama (President of Hitotsubashi University)
Speakers: Prof Suzanne Scotchmer (UC Berkeley, Professor)
   “Digital Rights Management”
Prof Katsuya Tamai (Professor of the University of Tokyo)
  “Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights - From the Viewpoint of Law -”
Stephen Maurer (UC Berkeley)
  “Open Source”
Janet Hope (Australian National University ARC Fellow)
  “Open Source and Biotechnology”
Prof Shigeo Muto (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  “Patent Licensing using Game Theory”
Prof Sadao Nagaoka (Hitotsubashi University)
“Research Exemption”
Prof Reiko Aoki (Hitotsubashi University)
Closing Remark: Prof Susumu Yamauchi (Vice-president of Hitotsubashi University)
Time: 13:00-17:45
Venue: Josui Kaikan 2F Star Hall(2-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Language: Japanese and English (simultaneous translation)
Fee: Free, Seats are open to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis.
For details, please visit here.

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Seminar
'20 20 by 2020 - EU's climate action and renewable energy package'

Speaker: Artur Runge-Metzger
European Commission, Environment DG, Head of Unit of Climate Strategy, international negotiation and monitoring of EU action
Time: 16:30-18:00
Venue: Toranomon Pastoral Hotel, Shinkan, 4th Floor
Language: English (Japanese translation)
Fee: Free, seats are served on a first-come, first-served basis.
For details and registration, please contact EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation at seminar@eu-japan.gr.jp by email or on 03-3221-6226 by FAX.

Thursday, 6 February 2008

lecture by Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament
" The Lisbon Treaty and the Future of the European Union"

Speaker: Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering (President of the European Parliament)
Time: 10.00-11.30
Venue: Keio University Mita Campus, Old University Library 2F, Large Lecture Room
Language: Japanese and English (simultaneous translation provided)
Admission: Free of charge

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