The JICA project will be implemented for 4 years from 2024-2027, the first two years will focus on the field of patents, the next two years will focus on the field of trademarks. To manage and implement the JICA project, Mr. Ogawa Akira, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work at the National Office of Intellectual Property for the first two years. The National Office of Intellectual Property also established a Project Management Board with Mr. Tran Le Hong, Deputy Director General, as Project Director and a Patent Working Group of 10 members headed by the Director of the Patent Examination Center.
Electronic components production at Youngbag ViiNa Company in Binh Xuyen Industrial Park, Vinh Phuc . Illustration photo: VNA
According to Mr. Ogawa Akira, the project plan to be implemented in 2025 includes: Improving the management method of patent application examination activities; developing regulations for examining patent applications related to new technologies in the fields of biology and medicine; improving skills in examining patent applications in the fields of biotechnology and medicine...
In order to improve the management method of patent application examination, JICA experts will coordinate with the Patent Working Group to conduct three surveys to analyze unreasonable points in the patent application processing process of the National Office of Intellectual Property and propose solutions to improve the process. Experts will conduct in-depth interviews in case of need to clarify the survey issues and propose solutions to improve the patent application processing process...
With the goal of developing regulations for examining patent applications related to new technologies in the fields of biology and medicine, the Patent Working Group continues to study the patent examination regulations of foreign intellectual property agencies such as Japan, the United States, Europe, China, Korea, etc. On that basis, in 2025, the Working Group will coordinate with JICA experts to propose the content and method of writing guidelines for examining patent applications in the fields of biotechnology and medicine in accordance with Vietnamese law; continue to implement related activities, ensuring the goal of improving skills in examining patent applications in the fields of biotechnology and medicine. It is expected that in the second quarter of 2025, the Working Group will complete and seek opinions from experts and relevant units to submit for approval the guidelines for examining patents in biotechnology and medicine.
Appreciating the efforts of JICA experts in coordinating the implementation of activities in the patent component, Mr. Tran Le Hong suggested that the Project should develop a plan for the entire phase and each year, strengthen the reporting mechanism and information sharing between the Project Management Board, the Working Group and experts as well as consider the participation of relevant entities in the Project activities on the basis of balancing resources so that the Project can achieve the set results.
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