Japan Patent Office

Japan Patent Office

特許庁 Tokkyochō
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Headquarters in 2012
Agency overview
Formed	18 April 1885
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan 100-8915
Agency executives	Koichi Hamano, Commissioner Masanori Katsura, Deputy Commissioner
Parent department	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Website	www.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

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]