Researcher overseas/invited business（FY2025）

The following is a list of invited researchers and overseas researchers who conducted research in fiscal 2025 commissioned by the Japan Patent Office. Each report will be available on the JPO's website. In the column "Invited" is a researcher invited to our institute from a foreign country and "Overseas" is a researcher dispatched to a foreign research institute.

Classification	Name/Affirication(at that time)	Research Theme	Research Period
Invited	Atilla KASAP Istanbul Bar Association, Lawyer admitted to Practice in Türkiye	Exploring Patent Pools as a Regulatory Tool for Managing AI-Related Patents and Building Trustworthy AI in Japan: A Comparative Study with the United States and the European Union	From May 27, 2025 until February 28, 2026
Invited	LI, Yan Associate Professor, Northwest University of Political Science and Law of China	Study on Trademark Issues about Repackaging Genuine Trademarked Goods	From July 31, 2025 until September 30, 2025
Invited	Cristiana SAPPA Professor, IESEG School of Management, France	How are trademarks used in alternative or on top of copyright to better preserve and value cultural heritage in the era of access to knowledge?	From August 25, 2025 until December 20, 2025
Overseas	Toshitaka KUDO Professor, Law School, Keio University [Foreign Institute: Faculty of Law, University of Montreal, Canada]	Utilization of ODR in Intellectual Property Disputes with the Perspective of AI Assistance	From April 1, 2025 until December 25, 2025
Overseas	Yuka AOYAGI Professor, Faculty of Law, Hosei University [Foreign Institute: European University Institute, Italy]	Reassessing the Essential Facilities Doctrine: A Critical Analysis of Recent Developments	From August 7, 2025 until February 28, 2026