Japan Patent Office

Japan Patent Office
特許庁
Tokkyochō
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Headquarters in 2012
Agency overview
Formed18 April 1885
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
Headquarters3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan 100-8915
Agency executives
  • Koichi Hamano, Commissioner
  • Masanori Katsura, Deputy Commissioner
Parent departmentMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Websitewww.jpo.go.jp/e/index.html

35°40′15.56″N 139°44′45.15″E / 35.6709889°N 139.7458750°E / 35.6709889; 139.7458750

Entrance to the Japan Patent Office

The Japan Patent Office (特許庁, Tokkyochō, JPO) is a Japanese governmental agency in charge of industrial property right affairs, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japan Patent Office is located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo and is one of the world's largest patent offices. The Japan Patent Office's mission is to promote the growth of the Japanese economy and industry by administering the laws relating to patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. Copyright affairs are administered by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

The current Commissioner of the JPO is Koichi Hamano.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Principal Officers of the JPO | Japan Patent Office". www.jpo.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ "濱野長官就任御挨拶文 | 経済産業省 特許庁". www.jpo.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-09-19.