Announcement of "Chinese Font Seminar" for Chinese National Standard (GB18030-2022)

Event

Fontworks, jointly with Chinese font maker HOUSEI Co., Ltd. and Mei Lun International Law Office, has developed the latest version of the Chinese National Standards (GB18030-2022) and the Copyright Policy on Chinese Fonts, Recently We will hold an online seminar on March 3, 2023 (Friday).
*Same content as the seminar held on Friday, January 27

From August 1, 2023, the latest version of the Chinese National Standard (GB18030-2022) will be applied. As a result, some products distributed in China that display characters must comply with GB18030-2022.

In the first half of the seminar, we have invited Mr. Shingo Mori, a lawyer from Meirin International Law Office, to explain the concept of copyright regarding Chinese fonts using recent court precedents.
In the second half of the seminar, HOUSEI Co., Ltd. will explain the outline of GB18030-2022 and the changes and notes of the new version.
There will also be time for Q&A on the day.

This is important information related to customers who already have or are planning to do business in Mainland China.
We look forward to your participation.

Seminar overview

Seminar name The latest version of the Chinese font seminar Towards compliance with the Chinese national standard (GB18030-2022)
theme ・Considerations on copyright regarding Chinese fonts, recent court precedents, etc.
・About the latest version of Chinese national standard (GB18030-2022)
Date and time Friday, March 3, 2023 15:00-17:40
(Please see the timetable for details)
Holding format Online seminar (participation method: Teams)
Entry fee free
Capacity 300 (first-come-first-served basis)
How to apply Advance reservation system
*Due to restrictions on the number of participants, please refrain from participating with other people in the same industry or related parties.
*The URL for attending the seminar will be sent to the email address you entered in the application form by the time the seminar is held.
Application deadline Until 23:59 on Wednesday, March 1, 2023
*If the capacity is reached, the application will be closed even before the application deadline. Please note
Organizer Fontworks Inc.
Cooperation HOUSEI Co., Ltd.
Meirin International Law Office

timetable

15:00-15:10 Explanation of this seminar
15:10-16:10 Lecture by Mei Lun International Law Firm "Considerations on Copyright regarding Chinese Fonts, Recent Judicial Precedents, etc."
16:10-16:20 Question-and-answer session
break 10 minutes
16:30-17:00 Lecture by HOUSEI Co., Ltd. "Chinese character code set (GB18030-2022)"
17:00-17:30 Question-and-answer session
17:30-17:40 Regarding our future response