Opening remarks
Remarks from the JPO commissioner
Remarks from the WIPO director general
INFORMATION
- Date
- October 4 (Sat.), 2025
- Time
- 10AM–5:30PM (GMT+9)(TBD)
- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio, EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Persons who received invitation in advance, please come to the venue. - Host
- Host:
Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Joint Host:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The forum will be streamed live from the EXPO venue, the Theme Weeks Studio.
Please be sure to watch.
SPEAKERS (planned)
KASAI Yasuyuki
Commissioner, Japan Patent Office（JPO）
Daren Tang
Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization（WIPO）
Alexandre Dantas Rodrigues
Director, Patents, Computer Programs, and Integrated Circuit Topographies, National Institute of Industrial Property（INPI-Br）
Konstantinos Georgaras
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Wang Xiaoyun
First-level Inspector, Personnel and Education Department, Patent Office, China National Intellectual Property Administration（CNIPA）
António Campinos
President, European Patent Office (EPO)
Pascal Faure
Director General, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-Fr)
Eva Schewior
President, German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
KIM Wan Ki
Commissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office（KIPO)
Xaysomphet Norasingh
Director General, Department of Intellectual Property（DIP), Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos
Brigitte M. Da Costa-Villaluz
Director General, The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines（IPOPHL)
YAMAMOTO Masafumi
Senior Associated Officer, Daikin Industries, Ltd., the Japan Ambassador of WIPO GREEN
PROGRAM (planned)
Part 1
EXPO 2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD Ceremony
This exciting award ceremony will be held in collaboration with WIPO, honoring companies that leverage IP to design a better future in the field of the environment and beyond.
Part 2
WIPO GREEN Roundtable
This dynamic roundtable discussion will showcase successful environmental technology transfers, including those facilitated through WIPO GREEN. This discussion follows the launch of the Green Technology Book* EXPO Special Edition. We will also discuss existing challenges with respect to matching, explore the roles of government and industry, and discuss green IP policies.
*https://www.wipo.int/web/green-technology-book/
Part 3
Women & Youth Roundtable
This engaging roundtable discussion will focus on enhancing the roles of women and youth within the IP ecosystem.
RELATED EVENT
On October 7 and 8, WIPO will host a two-day event titled “WIPO GREEN: Connect, Expand, and Deploy,” at the UN Pavilion in the EXPO 2025.
Speakers from startups, large corporations, and other organizations will be invited to share the appeal of WIPO GREEN and introduce examples of the development and application of various green technologies. The event is free of charge and open to everyone and no reservation is needed, so please join them.
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