Researcher overseas/invited business（FY2012）

The following is a list of invited researchers, research fellows and dispatched researchers who conducted research in fiscal 2012 commissioned by the Japan Patent Office. In the column "Invited" is a researcher invited from a foreign country, "Overseas" is a researcher dispatched to a foreign research institute, and "Fellow" is a researcher engaged in research at our institute.

Classification	Name/Affirication (at that time)	Research Theme	Report
Invited	Nguyen Thi PHUONG Deputy Director, National Institute of Patent and Technology Exploitation (NIPTEX), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Vietnam	Japanese Experience for Promoting Patent Exploitation and Transfer of Technology to Industry and Development of Suitable System of Patent Exploitation for Universities and Industries in Japan and Vietnam in the Future	summary
Invited	Yann Henri BASIRE Doctor in Private Law, Associate Professor at the University of Orleans (France) and Lecturer at the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg (France)	Why are the Trademarks Protected? A Comparative Approach to the Questions of the Trademark Functions in Europe and Japan	summary
Invited	Asako Wechs HATANAKA Ph.D. Candidate, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg, France	What Liability for Internet Service Provider Faced with Trade Mark Infringement on Internet Auction Site and Shopping Mall? : Comparison between Europe, France, Germany and Japan	summary
Invited	Stella PADOVANI Attorney at Law, Italian and European Trademark Attorney before IPTO and OHIM, Jacobacci & Partners, IP Law and Consulting Firm, Italy	Designs – the Underestimated Weapon against Product Piracy	summary
Invited	YANG Guangming President of Intellectual Property Tribunal, No.5 Intermediate People’s Court of Chongqing, P. R. China	A Comparative Study on Court Systems and Mechanisms for Settling Disputes over Intellectual Property in China and Japan – Establishing Specialized Intellectual Property Courts in China	summary
Overseas	Takeshi MAEDA	How to Control the Quality of Patent Using Nonobviousness Requirement	summary
Overseas	Isamu YAMAUCHI	On the Efficiency of Patent Examination Process for Economic Growth	summary
Fellow	Risa IDE Research Fellow, Institute of Intellectual Property	Studies on the Ideal Trademark Act for the Development of Regional Brands	summary
Fellow	Yusuke INAMI Research Fellow, Institute of Intellectual Property	Research Study on an Ideal Patent Purchase System to Complement the Patent System	summary
Fellow	Ikumi SATO Research Fellow, Institute of Intellectual Property	Study on Governing Law on Security Rights in Intellectual Property	summary
Fellow	Miyuki TSUYUKI Research Fellow, Institute of Intellectual Property	Study on Constructing a Theory Toward Solving Diversified Indirect Infringements	summary
Fellow	Satoshi TSURUOKA Research Fellow, Institute of Intellectual Property	Industrial Property Rights Policy in Modern Japan – From 1894 to 1911 –	summary