SIPO Commissioner Tian Lipu hosted his counterpart of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Yoshiyuki Iwai in the 18th meeting between the heads of the two offices on October 18.SIPO-JPO cooperation on IPR is already a long history since the establishment of SIPO in 1981. Such cooperation has yielded substantial results by constantly raising the level and deepening exchange between the two sides, according to Tian. Yoshiyuki Iwai said that the exchange facilitated the cooperation between SIPO and JPO, and relevant IPR policy made by China has promoted the patent exchanges.

After sharing comments on relevant polices, the two sides signed the Joint Statement of Intent on Patent Examination Cooperation and the minutes of meeting. According to the Statement, the pilot project "Patent Prosecution Highway" will be launched in November 1, 2011.

 

(China IP News)

2011-10-28

2011-10-28