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Background of colaboration

Information about funding opportunities for R&D projects:


Name of the programme	Funding organisation	Countries	Research Actions	Limitations
Japanese Studies Overseas and Intellectual Exchange	Japan Foundation Overseas Office	Japan - other countries	Fellowships for Japanese studies scholars overseas and grant programs for collaborative research and dialogue projects carried out to contribute to solving the problems confronting the world.	Grant covers traveling expenses, honoraria and other expenses.
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	Japan	Grants-in-Aid are awarded to promote creative and pioneering research across a wide spectrum of scientific fields, ranging from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences. Grants are awarded to projects organized by individual researchers or research groups at Japanese universities or research institutes engaged in basic research, particularly research in critical fields attuned to advanced research trends.
Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	Japan	Program has been established to contribute to advancing the Humanities and Social Sciences in three areas: (1) Joint research that will yield breakthroughs through close linkages with other fields of science; (2) Joint research aimed at making societal contributions; (3) International joint research that contributes to advancing the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Partner search facilities:


Name	Description	Scope	Costs
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	There are many kinds of international collaboration programs that researchers can apply for.	Both national and international	Free of charge
Asian Research Network	Is going to cover cooperation in basic science and technology.	Currently cooperation between South Korea and Japan, is going to encompass other Asian partners including China, India, Singapore, and Vietnam	Free of charge

Resources of information:


Name	Description	Costs
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	There are many kinds of international collaboration programs that researchers can apply for.	Free of charge
Asian Research Network	The areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology are covered extensively but it will expand the scope of research to the whole gamut of basic science and technology.	Free of charge

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)	MEXT is responsible for promotion of basic research and information science technology, enhancing and equipping the research and development.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan on cooperation in science and technology	Under this Agreement, the Parties shall encourage, develop and facilitate cooperative activities in the areas of science and technology for peaceful purposes.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Copyright Act of 1970	no	-
Patents	Patent Act of 1959	yes	Japan Patent Office
Utility models	Utility Model Act of 1959	yes	Japan Patent Office
Trade marks	Trademark Act of 1959	yes	Japan Patent Office
(Industrial) designs	Designs Act of 1959	yes	Japan Patent Office
Geographical Indications	Trademark Act of 1959 Unfair Competition Prevention Act of 1993	yes	Japan Patent Office
Know How	Unfair Competition Prevention Act of 1993	no	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act of 1998	yes	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Law on the Circuit Layout of a Semiconductor Integrated Circuits of 1985	yes	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
The Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL)	IPDL offers public access to IP Gazettes of the Japan Patent Office free of charge through the Internet.	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs	Limitations of exclusive rights:	Use of the patented invention / utility model / industrial design for experimental or research purposes; A patent / utility model / industrial design right shall not be effective against vessels or aircrafts merely passing through Japan, or machines, apparatus, equipment or other products used therefor; products existing in Japan prior to the filing of the patent / utility model / industrial design application; Preparation of a medicine as is written in a prescription from a physician or a dentist.	Patent Act of 1959, Article 69, Utility Model Act of 1959, Article 26, Designs Act of 1959, Article 36
Patents/Utility models
Industrial Designs
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks	A trademark right shall have no effect on any of the following trademarks:	A trademark indicating one's own portrait, name, famous pseudonym, professional name, pen name or famous abbreviation thereof; A trademark indicating the common name, place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape (including shape of packages; the same shall apply in the following item), price, the method or time of production or use of the designated goods or goods similar thereto, or the common name, location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision of services similar to the designated goods; A trademark indicating the common name, location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision of the designated services or services similar thereto, or the common name, place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape, price, the method or time of production or use of goods similar to the designated services; A trademark customarily used for the designated goods or designated services or goods or services similar thereto; A trademark consisting solely of a three-dimensional shape of goods or their packaging which is indispensable for such goods or their packaging to properly function.	Trademark Act of 1959, Article 26
Copyright	Fair Use	Reproduction for the purposes of private use or education is allowed.	Copyright Act of 1970, Chapter 5

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
Japan Patent Office	Grants patents, rights to utility models, designs, trademarks.

IP treaties & agreements:


Berne Convention	introduces minimum standard of copyright protection	yes
Paris Convention	establishes minimum standards of industrial property protection	yes
TRIPS		yes
WIPO conventions		yes
PCT		yes
EPC		no
Madrid Protocol	allows registration of trademarks via international route	yes
Hague Convention		no
UPOV		yes

Ownership rules:


Default (statutory) regime for the ownership	Author / inventor / creator
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	Employer
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	None
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	None
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	None
Related law (name & link)	Copyright Act of 1970, Articles 14 and 15 Patent Act of 1959, Articles 29(1), 35 Utility Model Act of 1959, Articles 3(1), 11(3) Designs Act of 1959, Articles 3(1), 15(3)

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	None
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	None
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	None

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	None
Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by HEI for researcher	None

Form of commercialisation:


Form of commercialisation	Requirements regarding form of contract	Limitations for HEIs	HEIs Unit responsible for commercialisation	Related law (name & link)
Transfer / Licensing of copyright, patents, utility models, designs, trademarks	Written form; registration.	None	None	Copyright Act of 1970, Articles 26(2), 61, 63, 77 Patent Act of 1959, Articles 77, 78, 94, 98 Utility Model Act of 1959, Articles 18, 19, 26 Designs Act of 1959, Articles 27, 28, 36 Trademark Act of 1959, Articles 30, 31, 35

Revenue sharing:


Remuneration/ Participation in revenues	Statutory rules regarding remuneration	Statutory rules regarding revenue sharing	Internal HEIs rules regarding revenue sharing	Related law (name & link)
Patents, Utility models, Designs	Where the employee vests the right to obtain a patent or the patent right for an employee invention in the employer, etc., or grants an exclusive license therefor to the employer, etc., the said employee shall have the right to receive reasonable value. Where no provision setting forth the value exists, or where it is recognized that the amount of the value to be paid is unreasonable, the amount of the value shall be determined by taking into consideration the amount of profit to be received by the employer, etc. from the invention, the employer, etc.'s burden, contribution, and treatment of the employee, etc. and any other circumstances relating to the invention.	None	None	Patent Act of 1959, Article 35 Utility Model Act of 1959, Article 11(3) Designs Act of 1959, Article 15(3)

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Information not available