VOL.207 SEPTEMBER 2025
THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC CULTURE OF JAPAN [POLICY RELATED NEWS] Holding of the Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / Tokyo 2025 (JSIP2025)

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The venue of last year’s symposium (JSIP2024)
Photo: Japan Patent Office

The Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property / TOKYO 2025 (JSIP2025) will be held in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, on October 23 and 24, 2025, focusing on judicial decisions related to intellectual property (IP) disputes and recent IP topics. Pre-registration is required to participate in the symposium, which will also be available to online viewers via live Internet streaming. The following is an overview of the symposium and information on how to participate.

The Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property (JSIP), which started in 2017, is now in its ninth year, under the joint sponsorship of the Supreme Court of Japan, the Intellectual Property High Court (IPHC), the Ministry of Justice, the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan. The symposium, which brings together trial examiners and other legal professionals from Europe, the United States (the US), and Asian countries, offers updates on the IP judicial system in Japan as well as the systems and procedures in other countries / regions around the world. This rich and varied program consistently attracts a large number of participants each year.

Last year, the symposium was divided into two parts: the Court Part, held on the first day, and the Patent Office Part, held on the second day. On the first day, judges from Japan, the US and Europe conducted mock trials on the theme “Cases Where Patent Validity is Disputed in Patent Infringement Litigation,” followed by a panel discussion featuring participants in the mock trials. On the second day, officials from the patent offices of Japan, the US and Europe delivered presentations on current trends in patent trials in their respective countries / regions. These were followed by mock oral proceedings conducted by JPO, which were very well received by the participants.

TAMURA Kiyoko, former Director-General of the Trial and Appeal Department at the JPO (left), and Ingo Beckedorf, Chair of the Legal Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) (right) deliver presentations at last year’s symposium (JSIP2024).
Photos: Japan Patent Office

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the IPHC. To mark this milestone, the symposium will bring together judges and trial examiners etc. from Europe, the US, China, the Republic of Korea and ASEAN¹ countries for discussions on IP disputes and other events under the theme “Evolving Approaches to IP Dispute Resolution: Marking the 20th Anniversary of the IPHC”, drawing on the latest information in this field. (For more details, see the program attached afterwards.)

On the first day, October 23, the program will feature a plenary session and a part led by the Ministry of Justice. The plenary session will include some presentations and a panel discussion. Honda Tomonari, Chief Judge of the IPHC, and Nonaka Matsuo, Director-General of the Trial and Appeal Department at the JPO, will deliver presentations on “Twenty Years of the IPHC and IP Administration”. The panel discussion will focus on “International Trends in IP Fields and the Role of Specialized IP Courts”. The part led by the Ministry of Justice will feature a panel discussion about “Sharing Experiences on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Cases in ASEAN Countries and Japan”.

The program for the second day, October 24, will consist of two parts, one led by the patent offices and the other by the courts. Both parts will be conducted in a panel discussion format. The patent office part will discuss trial-related IP administration in each country / region, while the part led by the courts will explore “IP Justice in a Rapidly Changing Society”.

With this two-day program, the symposium is expected to provide a valuable opportunity not only for lawyers and patent attorneys practicing in the field of IP law but also for industry representatives and researchers to deepen their understanding of the IP legal systems of each country / region.

• 1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Established in 1967, ASEAN currently comprises ten Member States: Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Laos. Country names have been abbreviated.

◆だいやまーくHow to participate (on-site participation, viewing of the live Internet stream)

Pre-registration is required through the designated website, which is scheduled to open in early September 2025.
[https://jsip-tokyo.go.jp/2025/en]
Participation is free of charge.

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Venue: Auditorium “CREO,” Bar Associations Building, 1-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Venue capacity: 250 people (tentative)
Pre-registration is required for either on-site attendance or viewing the simultaneous Internet stream.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Japanese for all events in the program.
Tablet devices will be available for rent for participants who wish to view the materials at the venue.

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