AIPLA Visits the JPO for Opinion Exchange

April 11, 2025

The members of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)* visited the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on April 9th and held a meeting with JPO Commissioner ONO Yota, wherein both parties exchanged views on recent topics of interest including AI technology in relation to the patent system, as well as trademark protection within virtual environments.

Working-level meetings were also held prior to this meeting in order to discuss issues and initiatives with regard to the patent and trademark systems in both the U.S. and Japan.

Meeting with JPO Commissioner ONO

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  Mr. YASUDA, JPO Deputy Commissioner

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  Mr. ONO, JPO Commissioner

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  Mr. MOROTA, JPO Director-General, Trademark and Customer Relations Department

Working-level meeting

* The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)：A national bar association with about 14,000 members, comprised mainly of lawyers specializing in intellectual property in the United States.

[Last updated 11 April 2025]