IMAMURA TETSUYA    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Information and Communication    Position   Professor
Research Period	2020/04～
Research Topic	Comprehensive Study on the Geographical Indication Protection System - Focusing on both intrinsic and extrinsic issues of the system
Research Type	KAKENHI Research
Research Program Type	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
KAKENHI Grant No.	20K01430
KAKENHI Category	New fields of law
Responsibility	Representative Researcher
Details	This study examines the legal issues concerning the protection of "geographical indications" by examining (1) issues intrinsic to the Geographical Indications Act (intrinsic issues), (2) legal issues at the intersection of the Trademark Act and other domestic systems (inter-institutional analysis), and (3) the relationship with international legal norms (including comparative law studies), with the aim of establishing a systematic understanding of the protection system for geographical indications. To realize the purpose of this research, this research will (1) develop the theory of geographical indication protection and examine the theory of requirements and procedures, (2) analyze inter-institutionalism with other national legal systems, and (3) conduct comparative law studies of international trends and national laws.