Japan Patent Attorneys Association
| Formation | 1915 |
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| Type | Professional Association |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
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President
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Fumio FURUYA |
| Website | http://www.jpaa.or.jp |
The Japan Patent Attorneys Association (日本弁理士会 Nihon Benrishi Kai?) (JPAA), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is the only one national, professional bar association of Japanese patent attorneys (Benrishi) with approximately 10,000 members.
The Japanese Patent Attorney System was established on July 1, 1899, fourteen years after the Patent Law System was organized by Korekiyo Takahashi in 1885. In 1899, the number of registered Patent Attorneys was 138. Since then, the number of Patent Attorneys has increased gradually and, in 2012, reached 9300.
The organization for Patent Attorneys, namely the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), was founded in 1915. Since its founding, the JPAA has played an important role in improving Japan's industrial property rights system. The JPAA has also been a leader in promoting better understanding of various issues relating to intellectual property (IP). For example, the JPAA has hosted a number of seminars and lectures focusing on IP issues on such wide-ranging topics as international treaties, domestic and international laws and new and advanced technologies.
Nobuchika Sugimura was the first chairman of the JPAA.
Ordinarily, to become a Patent Attorney, one must pass the examination given annually by the Japan Patent Office. The examination consists of a three-step screening method: first a multiple-choice examination, then an essay writing examination, and finally an oral examination. The examination consists of several mandatory subjects such as industrial property laws and treaties as well as optional subjects such as communication engineering, organic chemistry, and other natural sciences.
A person who has passed the examination or who holds another national qualification for becoming a Patent Attorney must register himself or herself with the JPAA to practice as a Patent Attorney. In other words, all Patent Attorneys are required by law to register with the JPAA. The JPAA oversees and regulates the activities of its members, for example by requiring each JPAA member to abide by the code of ethics (which is prescribed by the law) that sets the standard regulating the members' conduct.
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