Global Patent Office Heads Discuss IP Strategies for Innovative Economic Development
- Outcome of the 18th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting –

June 6, 2025

The IP5 Offices, which consist of the Patent Offices in Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the United States, held their 18th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting on May 28, 2025 in Tianjin, China. The meeting was hosted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), with WIPO as an observer. Mr. ONO Yota, JPO Commissioner, was in attendance at the meeting.

The IP5 discussion focused on strategies to promote the utilization and commercialization of intellectual property (IP) in order to effectively support innovative development of the economy, as well as cooperation by IP5 Offices. The meeting additionally explored future IP5 cooperation, acknowledging ongoing cooperation in the field of new emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (NET/AI).

A meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office with IP5 Industry was also held the same day, where views were exchanged on strengthening cooperation to promote economic growth through IP. The release of the booklet titled “The role of IP in Fostering the Growth of SMEs” (link below), which was compiled after last year’s IP5 Heads of Office Meeting, was also announced during the meeting; and the booklet was subsequently published on the IP5 website.

Group photo of the IP5 Heads of Office Meeting

From left to right: Mr. KIM Wan-ki, Commissioner of KIPO; Mr. António Campinos, President of EPO; Dr. SHEN Changyu, Commissioner of CNIPA; Mr. ONO, Commissioner of JPO; and Mr. ISOZUMI, Senior Director, PCT Services Department at WIPO. Photo courtesy of CNIPA.

Meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office with IP5 Industry

Links

• Booklet on "The role of IP in fostering the growth of SMEs"(External Link)

[Last updated 10 June 2025]