Innovation & Technology Cooperation webinar series 1: Trademarks in the metaverse, perspectives from Japan and Europe

Description

As technological developments leap forward, an interactive digital space or metaverse is being created. With people expected to spend more time in such spaces, goods and services that are now offered in the physical world also find their way to the digital one. In this context, the present webinar aims to discuss the use of trademarks in the metaverse, exploring when and how trademark law is applicable.

The webinar will focus on bringing both a Japanese and EU-perspective to the table, presenting what classes and goods are appropriate for goods and services in the metaverse, and when applying for a trademark in such classes makes sense in the first place.

Speakers: Yoko Sasaki (Patent Attorney, Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Law) and Marianna Kondás (IP Cooperation Specialist, EUIPO)