On February 23, 2012, the JPO hosted a seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). In the seminar, speakers from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R. China (SIPO), Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), and Japan Patent Office (JPO) made presentations from their respective viewpoints. About 200 IP experts from companies and patent attorneysf offices participated in this seminar.
Seminar details including the date, venue, program, and materials distributed are displayed below.
Date:February 23, 2012 (Thu)
Time:14:00-16:30
Venue:Sokairo Hall, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
http://www.grips.ac.jp/index.html( External link )
Program:
- 14:00-14:10Opening Remarks
Mr. Takashi Sakurai, Deputy Commissioner, JPO
- 14:10-14:40Overview of PPH and New Topics
Mr. Kosuke Minami, Director, Examination Policy Planning Office, JPO
Presentation Materials (PDF:385KB) Reference Materials (ZIP:694KB)
- 14:40-15:10The Benefits of the Patent Prosecution Highway
Mr. Charles Eloshway, Patent Attorney, USPTO
Mr. Mark Powell, International Patent Technical Cooperation on behalf of the Office of Policy and External Affairs, USPTO
Presentation Materials (PDF:323KB)
- 15:10-15:45Patent Prosecution Highway: Views from the SIPO
Ms. Yuan JIN, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division in Patent Affair Administration Department, SIPO
Presentation Materials (PDF:367KB)
- 15:45-16:25Patent Prosecution Highway: Usersf View
Mr. Kuniyuki Kajita, Vice-Chairperson, The 1st Patent Committee, JIPA
Presentation Materials (PDF:664KB)
- 16:25-16:30Closing Remarks
[Last updated 5 March 2012]
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