PA343115 Intellectual Property Law 1

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Professional degree course) Division of Law School Program for Law Practice Professionals

Lecture Code PA343115 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 知的財産法１

Subject Name
（Katakana）チテキザイサンホウ１

Subject Name in
English Intellectual Property Law 1

Instructor ITAKURA SHUICHI

Instructor
(Katakana) イタクラ　シュウイチ

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri5-6

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)

Handouts for each session will be distributed in advance through TKC.
Students must prepare by studying the relevant textbook sections indicated in the handouts.
Classes will combine lectures and interactive Q&A, assuming prior preparation.
To assess understanding and logical reasoning, two written short tests (report format) will be administered via TKC.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Law

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Goals
The objective of this course is to enable students to acquire fundamental knowledge of copyright law and to understand and explain major issues by focusing on judicial standards developed in case law.
Overview
Intellectual property law is a collective term encompassing the Patent Act, Utility Model Act, Design Act, Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and related statutes. It is a body of law designed to protect information—namely, intellectual property—as its subject matter.
In this course, students will analyze and examine major topics in copyright law, including:

the characteristics of intellectual property,
the structure of intellectual property law,
the purpose of the Copyright Act,
works of authorship,
authors and employee-created works,
copyrights,
limitations on copyrights,
moral rights of authors,
neighboring rights, and
legal remedies for copyright infringement, including deemed infringements.

Class Schedule 1. Outline of Intellectual Property Law
2. Object of Copy right (1)
3. Object of copy right (2) : Linguistic copy rights, musical copy right
4. Object of copy right (3) : Building copy right
5. Subject of copy right : Author, joint author
6. Copy right (1)
7. Copy right (2)
8. Copy right (2)
9.Limitation of copy right (1)
10. Limitation of copy right (2)
11. Limitation of copy right (3)
12. Limitation of copy right (4)
13. Author's moral right
14.　Rights neighboring on copyright
15. Copyright infringement dispute

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 1) The following texts will be used in this course:
   Ryū Takabayashi, *Standard Copyright Law* [6th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2025);
   Yoshiyuki Tamura, Hiroshi Okumura, Yasuto Komada, and Tatsuhiko Ueno (eds.),
   *Selected Precedents on Copyright Law* [7th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2025).

2) As a reference, Nobuhiro Nakayama, *Copyright Law* [4th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2023) is recommended.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc.

(More Details) Text，Resume，PC and so on

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please check on TKC for more information.

Requirements

Grading Method We will conduct an essay question twice (10% each, 20% in total) and final exam (80%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Please check on TKC for more information.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Professional degree course) Division of Law School Program for Law Practice Professionals
Lecture Code	PA343115	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	知的財産法１
Subject Name （Katakana）	チテキザイサンホウ１
Subject Name in English	Intellectual Property Law 1
Instructor	ITAKURA SHUICHI
Instructor (Katakana)	イタクラ　シュウイチ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Fri5-6
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
Handouts for each session will be distributed in advance through TKC. Students must prepare by studying the relevant textbook sections indicated in the handouts. Classes will combine lectures and interactive Q&A, assuming prior preparation. To assess understanding and logical reasoning, two written short tests (report format) will be administered via TKC.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Law
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Goals The objective of this course is to enable students to acquire fundamental knowledge of copyright law and to understand and explain major issues by focusing on judicial standards developed in case law. Overview Intellectual property law is a collective term encompassing the Patent Act, Utility Model Act, Design Act, Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and related statutes. It is a body of law designed to protect information—namely, intellectual property—as its subject matter. In this course, students will analyze and examine major topics in copyright law, including: the characteristics of intellectual property, the structure of intellectual property law, the purpose of the Copyright Act, works of authorship, authors and employee-created works, copyrights, limitations on copyrights, moral rights of authors, neighboring rights, and legal remedies for copyright infringement, including deemed infringements.
Class Schedule	1. Outline of Intellectual Property Law 2. Object of Copy right (1) 3. Object of copy right (2) : Linguistic copy rights, musical copy right 4. Object of copy right (3) : Building copy right 5. Subject of copy right : Author, joint author 6. Copy right (1) 7. Copy right (2) 8. Copy right (2) 9.Limitation of copy right (1) 10. Limitation of copy right (2) 11. Limitation of copy right (3) 12. Limitation of copy right (4) 13. Author's moral right 14.　Rights neighboring on copyright 15. Copyright infringement dispute
Text/Reference Books,etc.	1) The following texts will be used in this course: Ryū Takabayashi, Standard Copyright Law [6th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2025); Yoshiyuki Tamura, Hiroshi Okumura, Yasuto Komada, and Tatsuhiko Ueno (eds.), Selected Precedents on Copyright Law [7th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2025). 2) As a reference, Nobuhiro Nakayama, Copyright Law [4th ed.] (Yuhikaku, 2023) is recommended.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Text，Resume，PC and so on
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please check on TKC for more information.
Requirements
Grading Method	We will conduct an essay question twice (10% each, 20% in total) and final exam (80%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Please check on TKC for more information.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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