FY2025 JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Patents [Hybrid] (Program)

Term of Course

• Online period: August 18 –September 10, 2025
• In-person period: September 25 – October 2, 2025

Program (In-person)

Session 1.
APIC Orientation (Video)

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

Session 2.
Guidance by Mentor (I)
Current Global Status of IPR
(LIVE：Aug. 18 (Mon.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. TANAKA Yoshitoshi
Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo

Session 3.
Introduction to the Japanese Intellectual Property Law System
(LIVE：Aug. 19 (Tue.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. NAKAGAWA Kiyomune
Head of Office, Patent Attorney, Nakagawa Patent Office

Session 4.
Patentability Requirements in Japan (I)
Novelty and Inventive Step (Case Study)
(LIVE：Aug. 20 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. HADATE Shoji
Patent Attorney, IPteller Patent Office

Session 5.
Assessment of IP Asset Values (I)
(LIVE：Aug. 21 (Thu.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. ISHII Yasuyuki
President, IP Economic Research Institute

Session 6.
Assessment of IP Asset Values (II)
Exercises
(LIVE：Aug. 22 (Fri.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. ISHII Yasuyuki
President, IP Economic Research Institute

Session 7.
Patent Examination Practice in Japan (Case Study)
(LIVE：Aug. 25 (Mon.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. SHIOZAKI Susumu
Vice President, Patent Attorney, KUZUWA & PARTNERS

Session 8.
Patentability Requirements in Japan (II)
Description Requirements of Patent Specification and Amendment (Case Study)
(LIVE：Aug. 26 (Tue.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. FUJII Yasuo
Partner and Patent Attorney, HARUKA Patent & Trademark Attorneys

Session 9.
Practical Office Action Response
(LIVE：Aug. 27 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Ms. SUGIMURA Junko
President, Patent Attorney, SUGIMURA, TAMURA & PARTNERS. International Patent & Trade Mark Office

Session 10.
Patent Licensing
(LIVE：Aug. 28 (Thu.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. ISHIKAWA Fumio
Representative, Global Business Knowledge Supply (GBKS)
Visiting Professor, RIKKYO UNIVERSITY

Session 11.
IP Strategy in Companies (Exercises)
(LIVE：Aug. 29 (Fri.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. BEKKU Tomonori
Intellectual Property Department, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Session 12.
Patent Management in Companies
(LIVE：Sep. 2 (Tue.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. KAMIYANAGI Masataka
President, Patent Attorney, Kamiyanagi IP Management

Session 13.
Case Study of Intellectual Property Utilization by SMEs (Exercises)
(LIVE：Sep. 3 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00 (JST) / Video of Live stream)

Mr. OZAKI Noriaki
Representative, S-factory
Visiting Professor, Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration, University of Tsukuba

Program (In-person period)

Session 14.
Welcome Addresses
(Sep. 25 (Thu.), 10:00 - 10:10)

International Cooperation Division, JPO APIC, JIPII

Session 15.
Visit to the JPO
(Sep. 25 (Thu.), 10:25 - 11:35)

International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 16.
APIC Orientation
(Sep. 25 (Thu.), 11:50 - 12:10)

APIC, JIPII

Session 17.
Patent Information Analysis (Utilization of GXTI)
(Sep. 25 (Thu.), 12:20 - 13:00)

Mr. NUKUI Shuichi
Assistant Director, IP Trend Research Section, Policy Planning and Research Division, JPO

Session 18.
Guidance by Mentor (II) What are the key issues we should address?
(As an example of problem solving, how industry-academia collaboration should be for IP creation)
(Sep. 25 (Thu.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. TANAKA Yoshitoshi
Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo

Session 19.
Mock License Negotiation
(Sep. 26 (Fri.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. FUTAMATA Toshifumi
Chairman, SEP Expert Group Japan
Mr. KIMURA Nobuaki
Patent Attorney, INFORT Patent Firm

Session 20.
Company Tour (Case Study)
IP Strategy in Companies
(Sep. 26 (Fri.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Panasonic Corporate Showroom, Panasonic Corporation

Session 21-1.
Patent Information Search (Basics: IP Search Methodology)
(Sep. 29 (Mon.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. WU Li
Group Leader, IP Research Institute, NGB Corporation
Mr. FURUKAWA Keiji
Group Leader, IP Research Institute, NGB Corporation

Session 21-2.
Patent Information Search (Exercise)
(Sep. 29 (Mon.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. WU Li
Group Leader, IP Research Institute, NGB Corporation
Mr. FURUKAWA Keiji
Group Leader, IP Research Institute, NGB Corporation

Session 22.
Claim Drafting Practice
(Sep. 30 (Tue.), 10:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. OKUYAMA Shoichi
Patent Attorney, OKUYAMA & SASAJIMA

Session 23.
Mock Trial of Patent Infringement
(Oct. 1 (Wed.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. MURATA Shinichi
Attorney at Law, Kaneko & Iwamatsu
Mr. YOSHIDA Naoki
Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Session 24.
Contract Drafting Practice
(Oct. 1 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00)

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

Session 25.
Guidance by Mentor (III)
Group Discussion and Group Presentation
(to resolve the issues set forth in (II))
(Oct. 2 (Thu.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. TANAKA Yoshitoshi
Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo

Session 26.
Overall Discussion
(Oct. 2 (Thu.), 14:00 - 15:00)

Mr. TANAKA Yoshitoshi
Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo

Session 27.
Evaluation Session
(Oct. 2 (Thu.), 15:15 - 16:15)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

Closing Ceremony
(Oct. 2 (Thu.), 16:30 - 17:00)

Mr. NITTA Minoru
Director, International Cooperation Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

[Last updated 11 March 2026]

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