MOC for bilateral cooperation in the field of Industrial Property (IP) for capacity building, human resource development and awareness generation between India and Japan.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri 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.