Chapter 2 第2章88• In December 2018, in response to a request from INPI, the JPO held a workshop on the Madrid Protocol at the INPI.• In January 2019, INPI oicers visited Japan and held a Brazil IP Seminar.8) RussiaIn December 2016, the JPO and the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) deepened cooperative relations between the two oices by executing a Memorandum of Cooperation that includes the promotion of understanding of the two countries’ IP systems and the promotion of interaction with users by holding seminars to provide information, etc.• In October 2018, in accordance with the action plan concluded in 2017, the JPO attended the 22nd Annual Meeting of the ROSPATENT to introduce JPO initiatives.9) Sending Experts to and Accepting Trainees from Emerging and Developing CountriesThe JPO has been sending experts and accepting trainees in order to improve and strengthen the IP systems in emerging and developing countries.• In FY2018, the JPO invited examiners and other IP-related personnel from various countries (mainly the Asia-Pacic region) and conducted 23 training courses.• In 2018, as a follow-up to local training by the JPO’s international training instructors, training courses on patent examination practices were held in Japan in August for new examiners from VietNam, and in November for new examiners from Thailand.• In FY2018, experts were sent on a short-term basis to hold workshops, etc. for government oicials on utilizing the international application system, IT and enforcement, and on a long-term and on-going basis to Indonesia and Myanmar.10) International Training InstructorsThe JPO provides cooperation on the practical aspects of patent examination practices, mainly through its international training instructors, to examiners from emerging countries including India and ASEAN countries, in order to support the global expansion of business by Japanese companies to emerging and other countries. [Picture 16]• The international training instructors are comprised of 29 examiners (as of December 2018) with extensive practical experience in patent examinations.• In 2018, the JPO dispatched international training instructors to India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, VietNam, Malaysia, and Brazil, and provided training mainly for approx. 350 new and junior examiners.• In July 2018, JPO employees were dispatched to the “Training-the-Trainers Workshop on IP Enforcement for Police from ARIPO Member States” held in Zimbabwe, to share knowledge on enforcement.• In September 2018, the JPO and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa signed a Memorandum of Cooperation related to the sharing of knowledge on human resource development and accession to international treaties, etc.• In December 2018, the JPO dispatched employees to regional seminars related to PCT and PATENTSCOPE held in Rwanda, to share knowledge on PCT.6) Middle EastThe JPO is building cooperative relationships with the countries of the Middle East by strengthening support provided through wide-area IP oices as well as establishing bilateral ties, etc.• In July 2018, The JPO and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) exchanged opinions on initiatives in the eld of IP and future cooperation between the two countries.• In December 2018, the JPO and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Patent Oice signed a Memorandum of Cooperation related to the exchange of IP data and the acceleration of examinations.7) BrazilThe JPO continues to cooperate with Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in relation to human resource development and examinations. [Picture 15]• In March and September 2018, oicers from the two oices exchanged opinions with the objective of expanding the technical elds covered by the PPH.• In September 2018, the JPO dispatched international training instructors to Brazil to provide training courses on patent examination practices for INPI patent examiners.From the left to right: Deputy Commissioner Shimano (JPO), Executive Director Mauro Maia (INPI)左から、嶋野技監、マウロ・マイア副長官Picture 15 写真15
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