Chapter 2 第2章86• In October 2018, at the Japan-India Summit meeting, the leaders of the two countries concurred to start the Japan-India PPH pilot program in the 1st Quarter of FY2019.4) MexicoAs well as cooperation between the two nations, the JPO has deepened cooperative relations with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) through cooperation under international frameworks such as the Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperation (APEC). [Picture 13]• In February 2018, the Director General of IMPI attended the Japan Fund 30th Anniversary WIPO High Level Forum as a panelist on the topic of “New Issues concerning IP Policy for the Promotion of Innovation”.• A delegation group headed by the Director General of IMPI visited Japan in June 2018, and the Memorandum of Cooperation was revised in relation to cooperation on substantive examinations including the PPH, exchange of IP data between the two oices, and providing general public with information about each Oice’s national IP rights system in English. In addition, a Mexico IP Seminar was held.• In September 2018, oicers of the JPO visited the IMPI, and exchanged opinions with the objective of expanding cooperation between the two oices.5) AfricaAs well as providing support through the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the JPO is also building bilateral cooperative relationships with African countries. [Picture 14](ii) High Level Interactions• The Director General of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of Indonesia and the Director General of the Intellectual Property Oice of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) visited Japan and had talks with the JPO Commissioner in February 2018. The Assistant Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Oice of Singapore (IPOS) visited the JPO in May, and the Deputy Director General of the Intellectual Property Oice of the Philippines (IPOPHL) visited the JPO in July, for talks with the Deputy Commissioner. The Director General of the DGIP and the Deputy Director General of the IP Viet Nam also engaged in further talks with the JPO Deputy Commissioner in Geneva, in September 2018. Furthermore, oicials of the JPO visited Myanmar, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, for talks with the oicials of the IP oices.(iii) Dispatching JPO Experts to ASEAN IP Oices• The JPO dispatched experts to Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore, to continually provide timely and on-demand support.• In addition, the JPO dispatched examiners to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam to provide training courses and seminars on examination of patent, design, and trademark in 2018.3) IndiaThrough a deepening of cooperative relations in the eld of IP, the JPO is supporting the expansion of investments and business by Japanese companies in India, which is attracting attention as an emerging market.• In February 2018, the oice of Controller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks of India visited Japan to attend the Japan Fund 30th Anniversary WIPO High Level Forum as a panelist on the topic of “New Issues concerning IP Policy for the Promotion of Innovation”.• In August 2018, opinions were exchanged regarding the content of IT infrastructure development cooperation based on the action plan updated in 2017.• In August 2018, the JPO and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India held the 2nd JPO-DIPP Review Meeting with the aim of maintaining and enhancing cooperative relations. At the meeting, the two oices discussed the implementation of the Japan-India Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) demanded by industry, and after necessary coordination, adopted a joint statement in September of the same year. In the joint statement both sides agreed in principle to start the Japan-India PPH program on a pilot basis in the 1st Quarter of FY2019, and agreed to start the exchange of their s oicial gazette Gazettes/Journal.From left to right: Commissioner Munakata (JPO), Director General Margáin, (IMPI)左から、宗像長官、マーガイン長官Picture 13 写真13
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