MOU was signed between the Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to start a new patent examination cooperation

A signing ceremony was held on 28 August 2017 between the Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to start a new patent examination cooperation initiative called the Patent Prosecution Highway Plus (PPH+). BruIPO was represented by Awang Haji Mohammad Azmi bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, Permanent Secretary (Industry) at the Prime Minister’s Office in his capacity as Registrar of BruIPO, whilst the JPO was represented by its Deputy Commissioner Mr Kunihiko Shimano. The ceremony was witnessed by His Excellency Mr Motohiko Kato, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Brunei Darussalam and Yang Mulia Dato Seri Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, in his capacity as Acting Minister of Energy and Industry at the Prime Minister’s Office.

About PPH Plus: Japan Patent Office press release