FY2025 JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination (Basic Program) [In-person] (Program)

Term of Course

June 26 – July 3, 2025

Program (In-person)

Session 1. Welcome Addresses
(Jun. 26 (Thu.), 10:00 - 10:10)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC), Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII)

Session 2.
Courtesy Call on Executive Official of the JPO
(Jun. 26 (Thu.), 10:30 - 10:50)

Mr. KITAMURA Hiroki
Director-General, Patent Examination Department (Chemistry, Life Science and Material Science), JPO

Session 3.
Visit to the JPO
Introduction to the Patent Examination Office
(Jun. 26 (Thu.), 10:55 - 13:00)

Mr. UESHIMA Takuya
Examination Policy Planning Office, Administrative Affairs Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 4.
APIC Orientation
(Jun. 26 (Thu.), 14:30 - 15:10)

APIC, JIPII

Session 5.
Work Sharing and the IT Tools
(Jun. 26 (Thu.), 15:30 - 17:00)

Mr. MITANI Naoya
Specialist for Information Technology
Information Technology and Patent Information Management Office,
General Coordination Division, JPO

Session 6.
Country Report Presentations
(Jun. 27 (Fri.), 10:00 – 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. UESHIMA Takuya
Examination Policy Planning Office, Administrative Affairs Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

Session 7.
Basic Idea of Patent Examination - The Role of an IP Examiner –
(Jun. 30 (Mon.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. OGIYA Takao
Director General, APIC, JIPII

Session 8.
Patent Examination that Users (Applicants / Agents) Expect
(Jun. 30 (Mon.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. TAMURA Chikashi
Patent Attorney
SUGIMURA, TAMURA & PARTNERS. International Patent & Trade Mark Office

Session 9.
Patent Examination Guidelines (Industrial Applicability, Novelty, and Inventive Step) incl. Case Study
(Jul. 1 (Tue.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. HADATE Shoji
Patent Attorney, IPteller Patent Office

Session 10.
Patent Examination Guidelines (Requirements for Description and Claims Information) incl. Case Study
(Jul. 1 (Tue.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. HADATE Shoji
Patent Attorney, IPteller Patent Office

Session 11.
OJT with an Examiner (1) Information Search (incl. Search Exercise)
(Jul. 2 (Wed.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Dr. NOGUCHI Koichi
Patent Examiner
Optical Devices Division (Optical Control Sub-Division), JPO

Session 12.
OJT with an Examiner (2) Case Study (Patent Examination Practice 1)
(Jul. 2 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Dr. NOGUCHI Koichi
Patent Examiner
Optical Devices Division (Optical Control Sub-Division), JPO

Session 13.
OJT with an Examiner (3) Case Study (Patent Examination Practice 2)
(Jul. 3 (Thu.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Dr. NOGUCHI Koichi
Patent Examiner
Optical Devices Division (Optical Control Sub-Division), JPO

Session 14.
Overall Discussion
(Jul. 3 (Thu.), 14:00 - 15:00)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
Mr. OGIYA Takao
Director General, APIC, JIPII

Session 15.
Evaluation Session
(Jul. 3 (Thu.), 15:15 - 16:15)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

Closing Ceremony
(Jul. 3 (Thu.), 16:30 - 17:00)

Mr. HAKAMATA Tomohiro
Director, Regional Cooperation Office, International Cooperation Division, Policy Planning and Coordination Department, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

[Last updated 11 March 2026]

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