The Directorate-General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) hosted a discussion forum last week (27 August) titled the Indonesia-Japan Pre IP Forum. The event was attended by our Nidya Kalangie.
According to the DGIP blog, the forum was one of a series of discussions to promote bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan in the field of intellectual property. Last week’s event was attended by representatives of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and JETRO. A memorandum of understanding was signed, which included the secondment of two JPO officers to the DGIP.
Japan has been helping the DGIP improve its infrastructure and technical abilities for some years now. JICA, for example, has been offering officers on secondment. Contributing to the improvement of technical expertise at the DGIP, and to improvements in infrastructure such as databases, ultimately benefits both foreign and domestic IP proprietors.