On July 21, the 13th meeting of directors of the fifth Bureau of intellectual property cooperation between China, the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea was held. This is the first meeting of directors of the fifth Bureau of intellectual property cooperation in the history of the cooperation held by video conference. The meeting was presided over by Shen Changyu, director general of China's State Intellectual Property Office (cnipa), and attended by Antonio camponos, director general of the European Patent Office (EPO), MINXIU Sugi, director general of Japan's licensing office (JPO), park Yuanzhu, director general of South Korea's licensing office (KIPO), and Andre yanku, director general of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
At the meeting, novel coronavirus pneumonia was discussed by the five bureau directors, and the progress of the five bureaus in promoting cooperation in new technologies and artificial intelligence, strengthening the coordination of procedures and practices, enhancing the work sharing, improving the quality and efficiency of the review, and further improving the accessibility of patent information services were approved. Make. The director of the fifth bureau also stressed that through rapid action, the fifth Bureau has maintained business continuity and cooperation momentum, which shows the ability of the cooperation framework of the fifth bureau to respond quickly and improve continuously.

Shen Changyu, director of China's State Intellectual Property Office

    In view of the cooperation between the five bureaus during the epidemic period and in the "post epidemic era", Shen Changyu pointed out that ensuring the stable and efficient operation of business is a common challenge faced by all bureaus under the epidemic situation. The State Intellectual Property Office of China has taken a number of measures to ensure that global users can obtain high-quality patent protection in China, including providing various remedies and assistance for users, accelerating the digital transformation of external and internal business, and giving full play to the role of patent information in scientific research and innovation by providing online patent retrieval platform and patent information analysis report for technologies related to the epidemic Supporting role. He stressed that novel coronavirus pneumonia should continue to strengthen international cooperation in intellectual property protection as the world's five largest intellectual property office, and jointly respond to the challenges posed by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and create a good ecological environment for innovation and market players in all countries in the world. The five bureau should also strengthen the international cooperation in the field of intellectual property protection. In the "post epidemic era", we should continue to focus on how to make better use of emerging technologies to enhance the cooperation efficiency of the five bureaus, and enhance the role of the intellectual property system in coping with the global challenges brought by the epidemic and other emergencies. He also stressed the importance of industry's participation in the five Bureau cooperation and welcomed the industry's continued support for the five Bureau cooperation.

Antonio camponos, director of the European Patent Office

   Antonio camponos said that the video conference of the directors of the five Bureau cooperation is of historic significance, and he expects the five bureaus to jointly improve their digital capabilities and promote closer intellectual property exchanges and cooperation with new technologies.

Japan's licensing office (JPO) chief Makoto sugi (first from the right).

   Drogu MINXIU said that the five bureaus overcame the impact of the epidemic and held a video conference for directors, which sent a positive signal to the world that the five bureaus were fully promoting cooperation and innovation. We look forward to further strengthening cooperation with all parties to effectively respond to the epidemic.

Park Hara Ju, director of KIPO

    Park Yuanzhu said that the video conference has conducted fruitful communication and discussion in an innovative way and is an important wind vane for the public all over the world. It is believed that all parties can work together to realize the original intention and vision of the five Bureau cooperation.

Andre Janku, director of USPTO

    Andre Janku said that the video conference had a significant effect on communication and fruitful discussions. The five bureaus shoulder the important task of playing the role of intellectual property rights and effectively responding to the epidemic situation, and need to further strengthen cooperation, encourage innovation, and turn crisis into opportunity.

Francis gorui, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

   Francis gorui, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), attended the meeting as an observer and affirmed the effectiveness of the video conference of the five Bureau Co directors.

Gan Shaoning, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office of China

    Gan Shaoning, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office of China, attended the meeting and briefed the meeting on the work of the five bureaus in promoting cooperation in the field of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, strengthening coordination of procedures and practices, strengthening work sharing, improving the quality and efficiency of review, and further improving the accessibility of specialized information services in the past year.
At the meeting, the fifth Bureau adopted the joint statement of the directors of the fifth Bureau of intellectual property cooperation of China, the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea in 2020. In the joint statement, the directors of the five bureaux stressed that the intellectual property system has been making significant contributions to human health and social and economic development all over the world. In the face of crisis, intellectual property plays a key role in promoting economic recovery and creating jobs. The joint statement reiterated the joint commitment of the five bureaux to "provide better services to users and the public, so as to enhance the role of intellectual property rights in stimulating innovation and promoting social and economic development", and will continue to take measures and share best practices in responding to the epidemic and encouraging innovation, so as to support innovators and the international intellectual property community to contribute to economic and social recovery, We will promote the development of the five Bureau cooperation projects, and promote the development of the international patent environment towards a more efficient, low-cost and user-friendly direction.
The meeting confirmed that Japan's chartered office will host the next meeting of directors of the five Bureau cooperation in 2021.
It is reported that the cooperation between the five intellectual property bureaus of China, the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea started in 2007, aiming to jointly improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property examination. According to the latest statistics, in 2019, the five bureaus handled about 85% of the global patent applications and 93% of the PCT international patent applications. Since the beginning of this year, the five bureaus have taken a series of effective measures to ensure business operation, reduce the impact of the epidemic, and timely informed the industry from five countries and regions of the relevant measures and work progress, which has been appreciated by the industry.