FY2023 JPO/IPR Training Course on Design Substantive Examination and Accession to the Hague Agreement [In-person] (Program)

Term of Course

January 16 – January 23, 2024

Program (In-person)

Session 1.
Welcome Addresses
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 10:00-10:10)

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

Session 2.
Outline of the JPO
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 10:10-10:30)

International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 3.
Visit to the JPO
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 10:40-11:40)

International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 4.
APIC Orientation
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 12:50-13:20)

APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

Session 5.
Outline of the Hague System/Role of the International Bureau
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 13:30-15:00)

Ms. VANWOUW Masami
Consultant, WIPO Japan Office

Session 6.
Role of the Applicant’s Contracting Party (Indirect Filing) and the Designated Contracting Party
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 15:10-16:40)

Ms. TAKEUCHI Itsuki
Specialist for Formality Examination (The Hague System),
Office for International Design Applications under
the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement and International Trademark Applications under the Madrid Protocol, Application Division, JPO

Session 7.
Courtesy Call on JPO Executive Official
(Jan. 16 (Tue.), 17:00-17:20)

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

Session 8.
Country Report Presentations
(Jan. 17 (Wed.), 10:00-13:00 / 14:00-17:00)

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

Session 9.
Outline of the Design System and Design Examination Practices sharing the Japanese Experience on Hague Agreement Affiliation
(Jan. 18 (Thu.), 10:00-13:00)

Mr. TAMAMUSHI Nobuaki
Design Division, JPO

Session 10.
Design Examination Standards (1)
(Jan. 18 (Thu.), 14:00-17:00)

Ms. HAMAMOTO Fumiko
Design Examination Standards Office, Design Division, JPO

Session 11.
Design Examination Standards (2)
(Jan. 19 (Fri.), 10:00-13:00)

Ms. HAMAMOTO Fumiko
Design Examination Standards Office, Design Division, JPO

Session 12.
Design Examination Practices Procedures for Examination under the Hague Agreement (Case Studies)
(Jan. 19 (Fri.), 14:00-17:00)

Ms. ITO Shoko
Design Policy Section, International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 13.
Design Infringement Litigation
(Jan. 22 (Mon.), 10:00-13:00)

Ms. KIMOTO Naomi
Patent Attorney, Director, General Manager
SUZUYE & SUZUYE

Session 14.
Advantages of the Hague System for Attorneys
(Jan. 22 (Mon.), 14:00-17:00)

Mr. URIMOTO Tadao
Patent Attorney,
SHOBAYASHI International Patent & Trademark Office

Session 15.
Overall Discussion
(Jan. 23 (Tue.), 10:00-13:00)

Mr. TAMAMUSHI Nobuaki
Design Division, JPO
Ms. ITO Shoko
Design Policy Section, International Cooperation Division, JPO

Session 16.
Evaluation Meeting
(Jan. 23 (Tue.), 14:00-16:00)

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

Closing Ceremony
(Jan. 23 (Tue.), 16:20-17:00)

Mr. SHIOZAWA Masakazu
Director, Regional Cooperation Office, International Cooperation Division, JPO
International Cooperation Division, JPO
APIC: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center, JIPII

[Last updated 24 April 2024]

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