Heads of Patent Offices in Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the U.S. Discuss the Role of Intellectual Property in Climate Change
- Outcome of 16th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting –

June 16, 2023

The IP5 Offices, which consist of the Patent Offices in Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the U.S., held their 16th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting on June 15, 2023, in Honolulu, USA, under the auspices of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as the host. Mr. HAMANO Koichi, JPO Commissioner, was one of the meeting participants.

At the meeting, the IP5 discussed the role of IP in addressing climate change, and how IP5 Offices cooperate in this area.

A comparative table summarizing the laws, examination criteria, and examination cases of the IP5 Offices has been approved as a product of the project led by JPO to collect existing materials on the examination practices of the IP5 Offices for AI-related inventions. In addition, the IP5 Offices have agreed to continuously discuss the detailing of the table.

In addition, a new IP5 vision for sustainable futures was also agreed upon.

On June 14, the day before the meeting, a meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office with IP5 Industry was held in order to exchange views on strengthening cooperation on climate change-related technologies.

Group photo of the IP5 Heads of Office
(From left to right: Mr. António Campinos, President of EPO,
Dr. Lisa Jorgensen Deputy Director General of WIPO, Dr. Kathi Vidal, Director of USPTO,
Dr. LEE In Sil, Commissioner of KIPO, Mr. Hamano of JPO, Dr. SHEN Changyu, Commissioner of CNIPA)

Photo of the meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office with IP5 Industry

[Last updated 16 June 2023]