JPO provided patent examination training program for IPOPHL in the field of agricultural biotechnology

March 24, 2022

The Global Patent Academy (GPA) of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) provided the “Training on Substantive Examination in the Field of Agricultural Biotechnology” to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) online on March 7,9,11,15 and 17, 2022.

A GPA instructor with extensive experience in patent examination in the field of agricultural biotechnology served as a lecturer, and 45 patent examiners of the IPOPHL participated in the training.

Mr. Rowel S. Barba, Director General of the IPOPHL said in his opening remarks, "As the global market for agricultural biotechnology expands, we expect to see an increase in patent applications in this field. We appreciate JPO's support in sharing its expertise of examination practice in this important field. We look forward to having more trainings in the months and years ahead”.

The JPO continues to provide trainings on the patent examination practices to examiners in Philippines and other emerging countries. Through such efforts, examination systems in each country will be fully developed and strengthened.

JPO/GPA Training

 

Opening remarks from Mr. Rowel S. Barba, Director General of the IPOPHL

Closing remarks from Mr. NAKAMAKI Toshiaki, Director-General of the Patent Examination Department (Chemistry, Life Science and Material Science) of the JPO

The lecturer and participants 1

The lecturer and participants 2

 

[Last updated 24 March 2022]