Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2024
- IP Dispute Resolution in Japan, the United States and Europe -" Held

October 28, 2024

"Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2024 - IP Dispute Resolution in Japan, the United States and Europe -" was held on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024. It was co-hosted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Supreme Court, the Intellectual Property High Court, the Ministry of Justice, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan.

This symposium has been held annually since 2017 with the aim of deepening mutual understanding of judicial systems for intellectual property in participating countries.

In the patent office part of the program on Friday, October 25, 2024, after the opening remarks by Mr. ONO Yota, Commissioner of the JPO, Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko, Director-General, Trial and Appeal Department (TAD), the JPO, Mr. Scott Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and Mr. Ingo Beckedorf, Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal, Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office (EPO), gave a lecture on the theme of "Recent Trends in Trial and Appeal Measures" and "Relationship between Patent office and Courts."

After that, a mock oral proceeding of trial for invalidation was held by TAD, the JPO.

In addition, a panel was held by three members: Mr. MORIFUJI Atsushi, Executive Chief Administrative Judge of the TAD, the JPO, Mr. Michael Tierney, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, PTAB, the USPTO, and Mr. Ingo Beckedorf, Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal, Boards of Appeal, the EPO. They discussed the theme of “Oral Proceedings” and “Determination on Novelty and Inventive Step”, based on a hypothetical case in the mock oral proceeding.

For more information on the symposium, please refer to the following official YouTube channel “The Supreme Court of Japan, Administrative Affairs Bureau.”

• YouTube channel "The Supreme Court of Japan, Administrative Affairs Bureau" (external link)
   

Opening Remarks by Mr. ONO Yota, Commissioner of the JPO

Presentation by Ms. TAMURA Kiyoko, Director-General, TAD, the JPO

Overseas guests (From left, Mr. Scott Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, PTAB, the USPTO, Mr. Michael Tierney, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, PTAB, the USPTO, Mr. Ingo Beckedorf, Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal, Boards of Appeal, the EPO)

Mock Oral Proceeding by members of Trial and Appeal Department, the JPO

Panel Discussion (From left, Mr. MORIFUJI Atsushi, Executive Chief Administrative Judge of the TAD, the JPO, Mr. Michael Tierney, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, PTAB, the USPTO, Mr. Ingo Beckedorf, Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal, Boards of Appeal, the EPO)

[Last updated 31 October 2024]