East Meets West 2002

14:00-15:15

OPENING SESSION
(chair: L. Meyers, Principal Director Patent Information)

14:00-14:10

Welcome & opening speech
(C. Edfjäll, Vice-President DG 4, EPO)
[PDF, 75 KB]

14:10-14:20

Keynote speech
(L. Meyers, Principal Director Patent Information, EPO)
[PDF, 75 KB]

14:20-14:40

The JPO’s Industrial Property Digital Library
(K. Kadota, JPO)
[PDF, 2,6 MB]

14:40-15:00

Japio’s patent information services
(K. Kojima, Japio)
[PDF, 840 KB]

15:20-15:35

Questions & discussion

15:35-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-17:00

PRESENTATIONS FROM JAPANESE COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS
(chair: G. Vacek, EPO)

16:00-16:20

New search features in PATOLIS-e
(Y.Takashima/PATOLIS Corp.)
[PDF, 975 KB]

16:20-16:40

Latest developments in MT technologies and patent retrieval in multi-lingual environments
(T. Ishikawa, Tsukuba University)
[PDF, 270 KB]

16:40-17:00

Questions & discussion

17:00-18:00

USERS’ VIEWS
(chair: G. Vacek, EPO)

17:00-17:20

Unique features of Japanese patent documentation
(T. Kiriyama/Patent Documentation Group of Japan)
[PDF, 485 KB]

17:20-17:40

A European user’s tips and tricks for searching Japanese patent information
(Ch. Richardson, Siemens AG)
[PDF, 325 KB]

17:40-18:00

Questions & discussion

from 18:00 on      

departure of bus (Heurigen evening)

9:00-10:30

Workshops

Workshop A

Expert:

PATOLIS Corp. (Y. Takashima)

Workshop B

The JPO’s Industrial Property Digital Library

Expert:

Japio (K. Kojima)

Workshop D

The Japanese classifications systems FI and F-terms

Expert:

JPO (K. Kadota), EPO (A. Trepp)

10:30-11:00

Coffee break  

11:00-11:45

Discussion of workshop results & closing
(G. Vacek, EPO)