FY2025 JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination for Middle Eastern and African Countries [In-person] (Program)

Term of Course

September 10 – September 18, 2025

Program (In-person)

Session 1.
Welcome Addresses
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 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
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 10:30 - 10:50)

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

Session 3.
Visit to the JPO
Introduction to the Patent Examination Office
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 10:55 - 12:55)

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

Session 4.
APIC Orientation
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 14:20 - 14:50)

APIC, JIPII

Session 5.
JPO Business Management on Patent Examination
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 15:00 - 16:00)

Mr. WATANABE Shotaro
Assistant Director, Policy Planning and Research Section, Administrative Affairs Division, JPO

Session 6.
Quality Management of Patent Examination by the JPO
(Sep. 10 (Wed.), 16:10 - 16:40)

Ms. HAMADA Rinako
Assistant Director, Quality Management Section, Quality Management Office, Administrative Affairs Division, JPO

Session 7.
Work Sharing and the IT Tools
(Sep. 11 (Thu.), 10:00 - 11:30)

Mr. ITO Soma
Administrative Officer, International Information Technology Cooperation Section, Information Technology and Patent Information Management Office, General Coordination Division, JPO

Session 8.
Company Visit (Case Study) IP Strategy in a Private Company
(Sep. 11 (Thu.), 12:30 - 17:00)

Kanto Robot Center
YASKAWA Electric Corporation

Session 9.
Country Report Presentations
(Sep. 12 (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 10.
Patent Examination Guidelines 1
(Novelty & Inventive Step) (incl. Discussion)
(Sep. 16 (Tue.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. SEKI Yujiro
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney, Seki Yujiro Law Office

Session 11.
Patent Examination Guidelines 2
(Requirements for Description and Claims, Information, Amendments)
(Sep. 16 (Tue.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Mr. HADATE Shoji
Patent Attorney, IPteller Patent Office

Session 12.
Case Study and Search Exercise by Patent Examiner 1
Patent Information Retrieval
(Sep. 17 (Wed.), 10:00 - 13:00)

Mr. KITAMURA Manabu
Patent Examiner, Information-Processing Division, JPO

Session 13.
Case Study and Search Exercise by Patent Examiner 2
Guidance on Operational Patent Examination Implementations (1)
(Sep. 17 (Wed.), 14:00 - 17:00)

Patent Examiner, Measurement Division, JPO

Session 14.
Case Study and Search Exercise by Patent Examiner 3
Guidance on Operational Patent Examination Implementations (2)
(Sep. 18 (Thu.), 10:00 – 13:00)

Ms.HOSOMI Nariko
Patent Examiner, Measurement Division, JPO

Session 15.
Overall Discussion
(Sep. 18 (Thu.), 14:00 - 15:00)

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

Session 16.
Evaluation Session
(Sep. 18 (Thu.), 15:15 - 16:15)

International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC, JIPII

Closing Ceremony
(Sep. 18 (Thu.), 16:30 - 17:00)

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

[Last updated 19 March 2026]

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