A seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) took place at Tokyo

On February 23, 2012, the JPO hosted a seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). In the seminar, speakers from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R. China (SIPO), Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), and Japan Patent Office (JPO) made presentations from their respective viewpoints. About 200 IP experts from companies and patent attorneysf offices participated in this seminar.

Seminar details including the date, venue, program, and materials distributed are displayed below.

Date:February 23, 2012 (Thu)

Time:14:00-16:30

Venue:Sokairo Hall, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

http://www.grips.ac.jp/index.html

Program:

14:00-14:10Opening Remarks

Mr. Takashi Sakurai, Deputy Commissioner, JPO

14:10-14:40Overview of PPH and New Topics

Mr. Kosuke Minami, Director, Examination Policy Planning Office, JPO

Presentation Materials <PDF 385KB>  Reference Materials <ZIP 694KB>

14:40-15:10The Benefits of the Patent Prosecution Highway

Mr. Charles Eloshway, Patent Attorney, USPTO

Mr. Mark Powell, International Patent Technical Cooperation on behalf of the Office of Policy and External Affairs, USPTO

Presentation Materials <PDF 323KB>

15:10-15:45Patent Prosecution Highway: Views from the SIPO

Ms. Yuan JIN, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division in Patent Affair Administration Department, SIPO

Presentation Materials <PDF 367KB>

15:45-16:25Patent Prosecution Highway: Usersf View

Mr. Kuniyuki Kajita, Vice-Chairperson, The 1st Patent Committee, JIPA

Presentation Materials <PDF 664KB>

16:25-16:30Closing Remarks

-Japanese page

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[Last updated 5 March 2012]