FY2024 JPO/IPR Training Course on Academia-Industry Collaboration and Technology Transfer [In-person] (Program)

Term of Course

November 20 – November 29, 2024

Program (In-person)

Session 1.
Welcome Addresses
(Nov. 20 (Wed.), 10:00 - 10:10)

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

Session 2.
Visit to the JPO
(Nov. 20 (Wed.), 10:40 - 11:35)

International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 3.
APIC Orientation
(Nov. 20 (Wed.), 12:00 - 12:30)

APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Session 4.
IP Management
Finding and Improving Inventions / Becoming a Good Judge of Inventions (Including Exercises)
(Nov. 20 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. NAKAMURA Yasushi
President, SANNO PATENT ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Former Specially Appointed Professor, Planning Office, Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships, Tohoku University
Former IP Adviser, Sophia University

Session 5.
Industry-University Collaboration and Technology Transfer Policies
JPO's support policies for universities (including historical trends)
(Nov. 21 (Thu.), 10:00 - 11:30)

Ms. ISHIKAWA Kaoru
Deputy Director, Policy Planning and Research Division, JPO

Session 6.
Industry-Academia Collaboration (1)
Intellectual Property Management at Universities
(Nov. 21 (Thu.), 13:30 - 17:00)

Mr. HATORI Kenichi
Secretary General, University Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer, UNITT
Former Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Session 7.
The Meaning and Importance of Industry-Academia Collaboration
(Nov. 22 (Fri.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. SATA Yoichiro
Senior Presidential Advisor, Specially Designated Professor
Intellectual Property Strategy, Yamaguchi University

Session 8.
Industry-Academia Collaboration (2)
Strategic Use of Joint Research with Universities in Corporations
(Nov. 22 (Fri.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. NAKATOMI Ichiro
President, Avida Science, Inc.
Former President, LESI
Advisors for Oji Holdings and Tokyo University of Science

Session 9.
Technology Transfer (1)
University Venture Startups and Utilization of IP
(Nov. 25 (Mon.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. KAGAMI Shigeo
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation (TMI), Graduate School of Engineering
Deputy Director General, Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR), The University of Tokyo

Session 10.
Technology Transfer (2)
Role of Todai TLO (CASTI)
In-house Entrepreneurship Training Curriculum at the University of Tokyo Extension (Nov. 25 (Mon.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. YAMAMOTO Takafumi
Representative Director & President, UTokyo Extension Co.,Ltd

Session 11.
Technology Transfer (3)
Evaluating Intellectual Property Asset Value (Including Exercises)
(Nov. 26 (Tue.), 10:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. ISHII Yasuyuki
President, IP Economic Research Institute

Session 12.
Cooperation of Japanese companies and others with WIPO GREEN
(Nov. 27 (Wed.), 10:00 - 12:00)

Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)

Session 13.
Industry-Academia Collaboration (3)
Facility Visit (Case Studies)
Industry-Academia Collaboration Initiatives at Universities
(Nov. 27 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Center for Innovation Management, Institute of Science Tokyo

Session 14.
Technology Transfer (4)
Joint Research/Development and Licensing (Including Exercises)
(Nov. 28 (Thu.), 10:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. OKAMOTO Kiyohide
President, Intellectual Property Consultant, OKAMOTO IP Management

Session 15.
Overview Discussion (e.g. Problem-solving in your organisation)
(Nov. 29 (Fri.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. SATA Yoichiro
Senior Presidential Advisor, Specially Designated Professor
Intellectual Property Strategy, Yamaguchi University

Session 16.
Evaluation Session
(Nov. 29 (Fri.), 14:00 - 16:00)

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

Closing Ceremony
(Nov. 29 (Fri.), 16:20 - 17:00)

Ms. YOSHINO Sachiyo
Director, International Cooperation Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

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