1st Symposium
Date: October 28-30, 1987
Theme: Legal Protection of Computer Software
1. How to Protect New Technology and Creation
2. Scope of Protection of Computer Programs
3. Characteristics of Interface, Protocol and Programming Language and Legal
Protection
2nd Symposium
Date: November 7-8, 1989
Theme: Legal Protection of Interfaces
1. User Interface
2. Communication Protocol
3. Operating System Related Interface
3rd Symposium
Date: December 9-10, 1991
Theme: Law's Lag Behind Fast Advancing Software
1. Current Trends Regarding the Legal Protection for Computer Programs-What
is happening in Europe, U.S., and Japan?-
2. Legal Aspects of Advancing Software Technology-How to protect advanced computer
systems and their output?-
3. International Trends in Patent Protection for Program-related Inventions-How
can we harmonize patent and copyright protection?-
4th Symposium
Date: November 10-11, 1998
Theme:
1. Computer Software and Patent Law-Patentability and Scope of Protection-
2. Multimedia Environment and Copyright Law-Discussion Focused on Legal Issues
Relating to Multimedia Software-
5th Symposium
Date: November 29-30, 1995
Theme: Problems of Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Information
Networks
1. Present Status of Deliberations of Each Country; Views of the Private Sectors
in Japan
2. Panel Discussions on the Main Issues of Deliberations from Each Country
i. Copyrights in a Network Environment
ii. Protection of Non-Original Databases
iii. Copyright Clearances
6th Symposium
Date: November 13-14, 1997
Theme: A Balance between Protection and Exploitation of Digital
1. Current Development in Database Protection
-Developments with Regard to the Sui Generis Protection in Each Country-
2. Balance Between Protection and Exploitation of Information
3. Intellectual Property Infringement Issues in Cyberspace
7th Symposium
Date: December 1-2, 1998
Theme: Software Business and Intellectual Property Issues in Asia - Software
Development Agreements and Exclusive Distribution Agreements -
8th Symposium
Date: Tuesday, November 30 and Wednesday, December 1, 1999
Theme: Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property Rights
1. Electronic Commerce and Contractual Issues -Current Situations of Japan,
US and Europe
2. Electronic Commerce and Copyright Issues -Current Situations of Japan, US
and Europe-
3. Electronic Commerce and Patent Issues -Hypothetical Case Study on the Scope
of Protection