This booklet is a report of JAGDA IP Seminar 2017 “Creation and Legal Protection of the Symbol Mark” held in November 2017. It introduces how symbol marks are created by citing specific examples, and considers what the resemblance of symbol marks are. It also raises questions about competition regulations of Tokyo 2020 Olympics emblem design in the context of intellectual property.

[Contents]
Part 1: Creation and Protection of Symbol Mark
· “Intellectual Property Rights of Symbol Mark” by Kunitoshi Oka (JAGDA corporate lawyer)
· “Symbol Mark and Logotype: Visualising Unvisible Values” Kenya Hara (graphic designer)

Part 2: Originality of Symbol Mark
· “Designers’ Ideas are Questioned” by Motoo Nakanishi (president, PAOS Group)
· “Criterion of Trademark Registration” by Koji Takahashi (Trademark Division, Japan Patent Office)

Part 3: Panel Discussion “Current State and Challenges of Symbol Marks”
Panelists: Kunitoshi Oka, Kenya Hara, Motoo Nakanishi, Koji Takahashi
Moderators: Shintaro Ajioka, Tomoko Fujisaki (JAGDA Copyright Protection Committee)

Reccommendation: JAGDA’s Policy on Rights Description in Competition Regulations

Published: September 2019
Edited by: JAGDA Copyright Protection Committee
Designed by: Shintaro Ajioka and Yoshiharu Osaki
h188 x w127 mm, 188 pages, b/w (partly with colour)

Price: 500 Yen
Available at JAGDA Online Shop