JPO Participates in the Indo-Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Technology in the U.S.

August 10, 2023

“Indo-Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Technology” was held in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, on July 25-27, 2023. From the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko, Executive Chief Administrative Judge of the Trial and Appeal Department (TAD), participated in a panel discussion on the usefulness of the trial and appeal system.

Participants from the JPO also visited the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and exchanged opinions with Mr. Scott R. Boalick, the Chief Judge for the PTAB, et.al. on trial and appeal practice on both offices.

 

Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko, Executive Chief Administrative Judge of the TAD, JPO (second from left)

Attendees of the opinion exchange at the PTAB, photographed in the lobby of the USPTO Madison Building.
Mr. Scott R. Boalick (front row, second from left)
Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko (front row, second from right)

[Last updated 10 August 2023]