TOKYO, July 7 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: The Financial Service Agency finalized "the Partial Amendment to the Designation of a country or region under Articles 17-2 and 17-3 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, etc." after public consultation. SummaryJapan has imposed notification obligations (i.e. travel rule) on Cryptoasset Exchange Service Providers and Electronic Payment Instrument Exchange Service Pro...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The IP5 Deputy Heads of Office Meeting, hosted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO), was held online on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The meeting brought together the five patent offices of Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the United States, and was chaired by Mr. YASUDA Futoshi, Deputy Commissioner of the JPO. The Deputy Heads of the IP5 Offices held a lively discussion during the meeting, covering topics such as the results of working gr...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: On April 20, 2026, Commissioner KASAI Yasuyuki of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) conducted a bilateral meeting with Director General, Mr. Hermansyah Siregar, of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), Indonesia. During the meeting, lively discussions were held on strengthening cooperation between the JPO and the DGIP, as well as on requests from Japanese companies, among other topics. Both offices reaffirmed their ...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The IP5 Program Management Group (PMG) meeting hosted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) was held online on Friday, April 10, 2026, bringing together the five patent offices of Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the United States. The meeting included discussions on initiatives related to the roadmap for new emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (the IP5 NET/AI Roadmap). In addition, the JPO provided an overview of the 202...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Outcomes of the Seventh Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies and the Ninth Session of the UNESCAP Committee on Environment and Development 1. The "Seventh Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" (herein referred to as the "Strengthening Synergies Conference") and the Ninth Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission...
TOKYO, July 6 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) held an exchange of views with the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) of the United States on Monday, June 8, 2026. The meeting was opened with a greeting by Deputy Commissioner YASUDA. This was followed by an exchange of opinions on the examination of AI-related inventions and the utilization of AI in patent application practice. Group photo of the meeting participants A scene from the m...
TOKYO, July 6 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the world's first Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) in 2006, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) held the PPH 20th Anniversary Forum on June 12, 2026 in a hybrid format. The forum was a side event of the meeting of the Heads of the IP5 Offices, which consist of the Patent Offices in Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the United States, and IP5 Industry. In addition to the IP5 Offices,...
TOKYO, July 6 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: On June 12, 2026, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) hosted the 19th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting. The meeting brought together the five offices from Japan, Europe, Korea, China, and the United States. During the meeting, progress was reviewed on the roadmap for new emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (the IP5 NET/AI Roadmap), originally formulated at the 2021 IP5 Heads of Office Meeting. Recognizing the growing importance...
TOKYO, July 6 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) participated in the Five Trademark Offices (TM5)*1 Mid-Term Meeting, whose members include Japan, the United States, Europe, China, and Korea, which was held from May 26-28, 2026. During the meeting, participants discussed future goals and progress regarding the 11 cooperative projects that TM5 is promoting to harmonize trademark practices/procedures and improve trademark services, and also with respe...
TOKYO, July 5 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The members of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)* visited the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on April 13th. They held a meeting at this time with JPO Commissioner KASAI Yasuyuki, wherein both parties exchanged views on issues and initiatives regarding the patent and trademark systems. Working-level meetings were also held prior to this meeting in order to discuss views on recent topics of interest including AI ...