FY2024 JPO/IPR Training Course on Design Substantive Examination and Accession to the Hague Agreement [In-person] (Program)

Term of Course

July 5 – July 12, 2024

Program (In-person)

Session 1.
Welcome Addresses
(July 5 (Fri.), 10:00-10:10)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Session 2.
Visit to the JPO
(July 5 (Fri.), 10:10-11:30)

International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 3.
APIC Orientation
(July 5 (Fri.), 11:50-12:20)

APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Session 4.
Outline of the Hague System/Role of the International Bureau
(July 5 (Fri.), 14:00-15:30)

Ms. VANWOUW Masami
Consultant, WIPO Japan Office

Session 5.
Role of the Applicant's Contracting Party (Indirect Filing) and the Designated Contracting Party
(July 5 (Fri.), 15:40-17:10)

Ms. TAKEUCHI Itsuki
Formality Examiner, Office for International Design Applications under the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement,
Application Division, JPO

Session 6.
Country Report Presentations
(July 8 (Mon.), 10:00-13:00 / 14:00-17:00)

Design Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Session 7.
Sharing Japan's Experience of Accession to the Hague Agreement
(July 9 (Tue.), 10:00-13:00)

Mr. HARAKAWA Hiroshi
Design Division, JPO

Session 8.
Design Examination Standards (1)
(July 9 (Tue.), 14:00-17:00)

Ms. KIMURA Minako, Ms. HASU Haruko
Design Examination Standards Office, Design Division, JPO

Session 9.
Design Examination Standards (2)
(July 10 (Wed.), 10:00-13:00)

Ms. KIMURA Minako, Ms. HASU Haruko
Design Examination Standards Office, Design Division, JPO

Session 10.
Design Examination PracticesProcedures for Examination under the Hague Agreement (Case Studies)
(July 10 (Wed.), 14:00-17:00)

Ms. ISHIKAWA Amano
Deputy Director/Design Examiner, International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 11.
Courtesy Call on JPO Executive Official
(July 10 (Wed.), 17:20-17:40)

Mr. NONAKA Matsuo
Director-General, Patent and Design Examination Department (Physics, Optics, Social Infrastructure and Design), JPO

Session 12.
Design Infringement Litigation
(July 11 (Thu.), 10:00-13:00)

Ms. KIMOTO Naomi
Patent Attorney, Director, General Manager, SUZUYE & SUZUYE

Session 13.
Advantages of the Hague System for Attorneys
(July 11 (Thu.), 14:00-17:00)

Mr. URIMOTO Tadao
Patent Attorney, SHOBAYASHI International Patent & Trademark Office

Session 14.
Overview of the Design System and Design Examination Practices / Overall Discussion
(July 12 (Fri.), 10:00-13:00)

Mr. OMAGARI Kosuke
Director for Design Examination Planning, Design Division, JPO
Ms. ISHIKAWA Amano
Deputy Director/Design Examiner, International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 15.
Evaluation Meeting
(July 12 (Fri.), 14:00-16:00)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Closing Ceremony
(July 12 (Fri.), 16:20-17:00)

Mr. HAKAMATA Tomohiro
Director, Regional Cooperation Office, International Cooperation Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

[Last updated 21 October 2024]

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