IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting Held

June 24, 2022

On June 21, 2022, the IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting was held in the form of a videoconference, with the European Patent Office (EPO) as host. Mr. KATSURA Masanori, Director-General, and Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko, Executive Chief Administrative Judge, of the Trial and Appeal Department of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) attended the meeting which was held following last year's meeting.

At the meeting, the latest trends were introduced by the trial and appeal departments/boards of the IP5 Offices and WIPO, including efforts to prepare for the post-pandemic period, and information was exchanged on how to develop human resources for administrative judges at the IP5 Offices.

 

IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting

 

JPO’s Director-General KATSURA (Right)
JPO’s Executive Chief Administrative Judge TAMURA (Left)

 

[Last updated 24 June 2022]