Cabinet nod for MoC between DIPP, Japan Patent Office

. Source: PIB, Government of India. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. The purpose of MoC is to establish a framework for bilateral cooperation in the field of Industrial Property (IP), with emphasis on capacity building, human resource development and awareness generation. The Offices will implement a biennial Action Plan comprising cooperation projects and activities principally, but not exclusively in the following areas: • Information sharing on IP Protection Systems and Practices. • Cooperation in the area of examination, including utilization of the examiner-exchange program. • Cooperation in the scheme of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. • Assistance in developing IP infrastructure. • Capacity building in the use of IT infrastructure. • Information provision and awareness building for the general public.    

June 24, 2015 | 4:21 pm IST.