Mock Trial and Panel Discussion
1 A photo session took place.

2 Justice HAYASHI Michiharu of the Supreme Court delivered the opening address.

3 The Mock Case was explained.

4 Japanese judges, judicial research officials and attorneys-at-law conducted a mock trial.
Explanation by the narrator
One scene of the mock trial


The “presiding judge” directs the proceedings.

One “associate judge” listens carefully.
Another “associate judge” asks a question.


The “plaintiff's attorney” explains its allegations.
The “defendant's attorney” explains its allegations.


“Technical advisors” give explanations.


The “judicial research official” asks questions

5 Judges and attorneys-at-law in Japan, and judges from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany hold a panel discussion on the themes of Part 1 "International Comparison of Joint Patent Infringement " and Part 2 "Diversification of Proceedings in Civil Dispute Resolution Procedures and Current Challenges."
One scene of the Part 1 of the panel discussion
Moderator (Japanese judge)


Panelist (Japanese judge)
Panelist (Japanese judge)


Panelist (Judge from the U.S.)
Panelist (Judge from the U.K.)


Panelist (Judge from Germany)
A view in the hall


Panelist (Japanese attorney-at-law)
Moderator (Japanese attorney-at-law)


Panelist (the Chief Judge of the IP High Court)
Panelist (Japanese judge)


One scene of the Part 2 of the panel discussion

6 The Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court made a closing remark.
