JPO Conducts JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent
Examination for Middle Eastern and African Countries

The JPO conducted the "JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination for Middle Eastern and African Countries" from September 10 - 18, 2025. A total of 18 trainees from 10 countries and two organizations completed the course, which was designed for patent examiners in Middle Eastern and African regions.

The purpose of this course was to enhance the patent examiners’ expertise in order to help facilitate prompt and accurate examinations in their respective countries. In addition to lectures given on patent examination guidelines and quality management, the course also included sessions conducted by JPO examiners that covered search exercises and case studies. Trainees’ understanding of patent examination practices deepened through these lectures, where they were also able to exchange information on patent examination practices in their respective countries during the discussion period.

Trainee comments regarding the course included the following:

"Through this training, I was able to deepen my understanding of what is necessary for innovation from the application stage to the patent acquisition stage,"

"I was able to learn about what other countries are doing, what is lacking in my own country, and how we can build cooperative relationships in the future."

Completion ceremony

[Last updated 19 March 2026]

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