Participation in the Sub-Regional Workshop on Enforcement in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)

October 31, 2023

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) participated in the Sub-Regional Workshop on Enforcement in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 2 and 3, 2023.

The workshop was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property(SAIP) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) with the aim of strengthening anti-counterfeiting measures in the GCC countries. The meeting was attended by officials from the enforcement agencies of the GCC countries.

And the efforts to combat counterfeit products in each country were shared.

During the panel discussion, examples of JPO's inter-agency cooperation and public-private partnerships on anti-counterfeiting measures were presented, and the form and necessity of cross-border inter-agency cooperation was discussed as the future of anti-counterfeiting measures.

The JPO will continue to deepen its cooperation with government agencies in other countries so as to work on international anti-counterfeiting measures.

Opening video message of the JPO Commissioner Mr. Hamano

Panel Discussion

[Last updated 31 October 2023]