Agreement on the enhancement of Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation at the Eleventh Japan-ASEAN Heads of IP Offices Meeting

August 4, 2021

On August 2, 2021, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the intellectual property (IP) offices of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States held the Eleventh Japan-ASEAN Heads of IP Offices Meeting via video conference.

At this meeting, participants agreed on the FY2021 Japan-ASEAN IP Rights Action Plan. Additionally, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) presented a full report of their study on patent examination practices of AI inventions at the individual IP offices of ASEAN Member States.

JPO will continue to promote further international cooperative initiatives with overseas IP offices.

Please refer to the press release titled “Enhancement of Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation (External link)” for information regarding the outcomes of the meeting.

 

Photo of the Japan-ASEAN Heads of IP Offices Meeting

[Last updated 12 August 2021]