IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting Held

September 25, 2025

On September 16, 2025, the IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting was held in Fuzhou, China. The meeting was hosted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), with WIPO as an observer (United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO) and WIPO attended online). Mr. NONAKA Matsuo, Director-General of the Trial and Appeal Department (TAD) of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), attended the meeting.

The IP5 trial and appeal departments introduced their trial and appeal systems, their operations, and updates on recent developments, respectively, at the meeting. They also exchanged opinions on improving the efficiency of operations and proceedings in the Trial and Appeal departments. The JPO introduced the digitalization of trial and appeal procedures and the revamped trial and appeal operation system.

On the following day, September 17, 2025, a user seminar hosted by the CNIPA was held, where representatives from each of the IP5 offices’ trial and appeal departments took the stage to introduce their respective initiatives. Users asked numerous questions, demonstrating huge interest in the trial and appeal systems of the IP5 offices.

IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting
From left to right: Mr. SEO Eulsoo, President of the IPTAB, KIPO;
Mr. NONAKA Matsuo, Director-General of the TAD, JPO;
Mr. GAO Shenghua, Director-General, Reexamination and Invalidation Department of the Patent Office, CNIPA;
Mr. Pascal GRYCZKA, Chair of a Technical Board, Boards of Appeal, EPO.

Mr. NONAKA Matsuo, Director-General of the TAD, JPO
Photo courtesy of CNIPA

User seminar

[Last updated 25 September 2025]