Chapter 2 第2章989) Cooperation in the Area of IP Judicial SystemsOn October 31 and November 1, the JPO held the Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2018 to facilitate mutual understanding in the area of IP judicial systems among participating countries, to provide information to users, etc. [Picture 17]• The Symposium was co-hosted by the JPO, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Intellectual Property High Court, the Ministry of Justice, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the IP Lawyers Network Japan• Approximately 900 IP-related persons including lawyers, patent attorneys, and people involved in IP from the industry participated.• Judges and lawyers from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France held mock trials with a focus on patent validity issues in patent infringement litigation.• Speeches on the subject of “The Latest Situation of Trials and Appeals of Each Oice” and “Introduction to Trial and Appeal System for Patent Invalidation of Each Oice” were given, followed by panel discussions on “Trial and Appeal Procedures for Patent Invalidation” and “Whether or Not Claims Can Be Corrected/Amended in a Trial for Invalidation/IPR/Opposition” by the administrative judges from the JPO, the EPO and the USPTO.10) Initiatives on Anti-Counterfeiting MeasuresThe JPO is implementing the following initiatives as measures against counterfeit goods:• Responding to each inquiry from the police and customs concerning infringements of industrial property rights in order to crack down on counterfeit goods in Japan.• Strengthening cooperation with enforcement agencies, such as by sending experts on patents, designs, and trademarks to act as instructors in IP training for customs oicers in order to strengthen the enforcement of IP rights.• Annually implementing the “Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign”, which publicizes the importance of IP rights and the harmful eects of counterfeit goods, to further improve consumer awareness. [Figure 2-2-10]7) International Cooperation in the Field of Trials and AppealsThe JPO promotes international cooperation in order to deepen mutual understanding by exchanging information about trials and appeals with IP oices in the other countries and regions.• In February, the JPO exchanged views with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) in Japan;• In March, the JPO held discussions with the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and attended the PTAB Bar Association in the United States;• In April, the JPO attended the IPTAB (Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board) 2018 IP International Symposium in South Korea;• In May, the JPO exchanged views with the Intellectual Property Oice of Singapore (IPOS) in Japan;• In June, the JPO attended the 9th JPO-KIPO Trial and Appeal Experts Meeting and the Japan-Korea-China IP User Seminar in South Korea;• In July, the JPO attended the MyIPO-JPO IP Commercialization Forum in Malaysia;• In July, the JPO attended the trial and appeal seminar in Cambodia;• In September, the JPO attended the 6th JPO-KIPO-CNIPA Joint Experts Group for Trial and Appeal (JEGTA), the 4th JPO-KIPO-CNIPA Administrative Judge Exchange Program, Japan-South Korea-China IP User Seminar, and the 4th JPO-CNIPA Trial and Appeal Expert Meeting (TAEM) in China;• In October, the JPO held the Heads Meeting of Trilateral Patent Oice’s Boards of Appeal in Japan;• In November, the JPO attended the JPO-EUIPO Trial and Appeal Experts Meeting for Trademark in Spain; and• In December, the JPO exchanged views with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Oice (TIPO) in Japan.8) Strengthening of cooperation with the USPTO in the eld of design examinationIn June, 2018, the JPO and the USPTO signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in the area of industrial design examination with a view to further strengthen their cooperative relationship in this eld. In the MOC, both Oices agreed to regularly hold design examination meetings to enhance mutual understanding of substantive examination practices and to explore common tools for assisting more eective and harmonized practices of design examination.
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