WIPO Assemblies 2024 Begins

July 11, 2024

A delegation from Japan including Mr. ONO Yota, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), and Mr. YASUDA Futoshi, Deputy Commissioner of the JPO, is attending the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) being held in Geneva, Switzerland, which began on July 9. At the opening session, JPO Commissioner ONO delivered a General Statement¹ on behalf of Japan.

In his speech, JPO Commissioner ONO mentioned that, with regard to initiatives to support developing countries through the Funds-In-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global (FIT Japan IP Global), which Japan has been making for more than 30 years, the JPO and WIPO agreed this year to strengthen cooperation in supporting SMEs, start-ups, and entrepreneurs in developing countries through the FIT Japan IP Global.

In addition, based on the recognition of the importance of IP in achieving the SDGs, JPO Commissioner ONO stated that the JPO is contributing, together with WIPO and other global stakeholders, to increasing success stories of WIPO GREEN technology matching. He also expressed the JPO’s proactive participation in the Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty (DLT) scheduled for November this year.

Moreover, JPO Commissioner ONO stated that Japan plans together with WIPO to highlight the importance of IP, along with ideas for further making use of IP toward achieving the SDGs at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

The meetings will run through July 17, and discussions will be conducted on the various reports, budgets, and activities of the respective committees.

¹ The General Statement by JPO Commissioner ONO (PDF:120KB) can be accessed by clicking here.

JPO Commissioner ONO (Second from right) delivering a General Statement from Japan
at the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

The Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Related link

• Commissioner Hamano of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Director General Tang of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) signed the "Cooperation Statement in the field of support for SMEs, Start-ups and Entrepreneurs"
• International Cooperation in association with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• Funds-In-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global (FIT Japan IP Global) (External link)
• WIPO GREEN (External link)

[Last updated 11 July 2024]