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The JPO holds bilateral meetings with partner offices in conjunction with the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO
July 23, 2025
Commissioner KASAI Yasuyuki and Deputy Commissioner YASUDA Futoshi met with representatives from IP offices and other related parties from over 20 countries and regions*1 as part of their participation in the 66th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO held in Geneva, Switzerland.
At this time, the JPO confirmed its continued cooperation on intellectual property administration with individual offices, with whom information on recent initiatives. The JPO also signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the INPI (France) in the field of intellectual property.
*1 Bilateral meetings with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Korea, Singapore, Australia, Chile, United Kingdom (UK), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Spain, Canada, Israel, Germany, Denmark, International Trademark Association (INTA), Thailand, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Indonesia, France, Egypt, United States of America (US), Brazil, Sweden, Vietnam and Mexico (listed in the order that meetings were held)
Meeting with Ms. Lisa Jorgenson,
Deputy Director General, WIPO
* Left to right, Mr. YASUDA and Ms. Jorgenson
Meeting with Dr. Kim, Commissioner, KIPO (Korea)
* Left to right: Dr. Kim and Mr. KASAI
Meeting with Mr. Tan Kong Hwee,
Chief Executive, IPOS (Singapore)
Meeting with Mr. Michael Schwager,
Director General, IP Australia (Australia)
Meeting with Mr. Esteban Figueroa Nágel,
Director General, INAPI (Chile)
Meeting with Mr. Adam Williams,
Chief Executive Officer and Comptroller General, IPO (UK)
Meeting with H.E. Abudulla Bin Touq Al Marri,
Minister of Economy and Tourism (UAE)
* Left to right: H.E. Ambassador,
Jamal Jama Ahmed Abdulla Al Musharakh, Mr. YASUDA,
and H.E. Al Marri.
Meeting with Ms. Elisa Rodriguez Ortiz,
Director, OEPM (Spain)
Meeting with Mr. Konstantinos Georgaras,
Chief Executive Officer, CIPO (Canada)
Meeting with Mr. Mordechay Sorek,
Commissioner, ILPO (Israel)
Meeting with Ms. Eva Schewior,
President, DPMA (Germany)
Meeting with Mr. Sune Stampe Sørensen,
Director General, DKPTO (Denmark)
Meeting with Mr. Etienne Sanz de Acedo, Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, INTA 2025 President (INTA)
* Left to right: Mr. Sanz de Acedo, Mr. YASUDA, Ms. Bradley
Meeting with Ms. Nusara Kanjanakul,
Director General, DIP (Thailand)
Meeting with Mr. Denis Bohoussou,
Director General, OAPI
Meeting with Ir. Razilu,
Director General, DGIP (Indonesia)
Meeting with Mr. Pascal Faure,
Director General, INPI (France)
Meeting with Dr. Hisham Azmy,
Chairman, EGIPA (Egypt)
Meeting with Ms. Coke Morgan Stewart,
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, USPTO (US)
Meeting with Mr. Júlio César Castelo Branco Reis Moreira,
President, INPI (Brazil)
Meeting with Ms. Anna Jardfelt,
Director General, PRV (Sweden)
Meeting with Mr. Daren Tang,
Director General, WIPO
Meeting with Mr. Tran Le Hong,
Deputy Director General, IP Viet Nam
Meeting with Ms. Itzi-Guari Hurtado,
Deputy Director General, IMPI (Mexico)
* Left to right: Mr. NITTA, Director, International Cooperation Division, and Ms. Hurtado
Meeting with Ms. Binying Wang,
Deputy Director General, WIPO
Meeting with Mr. Edward Kwakwa,
Assistant Director General, WIPO
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