{"id":173260,"date":"2025-03-11T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?post_type=events&#038;p=173260"},"modified":"2025-03-12T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T08:25:08","slug":"conference-the-protection-of-fantasy-characters-exploring-manga-and-comics-anime-and-cartoons","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/events\/conference-the-protection-of-fantasy-characters-exploring-manga-and-comics-anime-and-cartoons\/","title":{"rendered":"[Conference] \u2018The Protection of Fantasy Characters: Exploring Manga and Comics, Anime and Cartoons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"880\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN-150x48.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/banniere-conference-event-EN-400x127.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Friday, March 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2025<br><\/strong>10am \u2013 1pm in Promenade Building (PA23) &amp; on Zoom<\/em><br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br><em><strong>Chair<\/strong>: Toshiko Takenaka, Professor of Technology Law, UW School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>10h00 \u201310h15<\/strong> > Junichiro Shibata, Vice President and Head Counsel at Universal Studios Japan, Business Models and IP licencing in manga and anime \/ Q&amp;A<\/li><li><strong>10h25 \u201310h40<\/strong> > Kosh iOkabe, Associate at TMI Associates, Japanese IP Laws and Recent Legal Battles Concerning Manga &amp; Anime Characters \/ Q&amp;A<\/li><li><strong>10h50 \u201311h05<\/strong> > Axel Munier, Partner at Bardehle Pagenberg, The multiple protections of fantasy characters. 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