FY2025 IP Collegium Meeting

We held the IP Collegium Members’ Meeting in Tokyo as outlined below.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity for members to reunite and exchange diverse, practice-oriented perspectives. Participants shared updates on the legal landscape and the responses and challenges faced by governments and IP offices in their respective countries, deepening our understanding of the role of intellectual property in the AI era.
During the Q&A session, discussions focused on practical issues such as how to manage AI as a tool and how to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data. These exchanges highlighted important viewpoints for the future of AI and IP practice, making the meeting an insightful and forward-looking forum.

[Event Overview]
Theme: Application of AI in the Acquisition and Utilization of IPRs
Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026
Venue: Seminar Room, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII)
Participants: 31 members from 10 countries

The meeting was conducted according to the following program.
You may download the presentation materials by clicking on the titles of each lecture.

Time Title Speaker
13:30-13:40 Opening Address
 Kondo Masaharu, Chairman, JIPII

Editha Rivera Hechanova
Managing Partner, Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio
13:40-13:50 Introducing new member and General Assembly of IP Collegium
13:50-14:05 １　Artificial Intelligence and the Acquisition and Utilization of Intellectual Property Rights in Egypt: Legal and Policy Perspectives Noha Afifi
Manager, Center of Innovative Technology (CINTECH), Egypt- Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)
14:05-14:15 Q&A
14:15-14:30 ２　Application of AI in the Acquisition and Utilization of IPRs: Experience of INDIA Sanjaykumar Patel
Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP
14:30-14:40 Q&A
14:40-14:55 ３　Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Acquisition and Utilization of Intellectual Property Rights in Malaysia Mohd Ismi Aswaly Bin Hanimi
Senior Lecturer, Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education, Ministry of Higher Education
14:55-15:05 Q&A
15:05-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-15:45 ４　Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Acquisition and Utilization of IPRs: The Philippine Context Maria Gladys Cortes Vilchez
Senior Partner, Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio
15:45-15:55 Q&A
15:55-16:10 ５　Governing AI in Legal Practice: The Thai Experience from Courts and Professional Ethics Somchai Ratanachueskul
Independent Scholar
Associate Judge, Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC)
16:10-16:20 Q&A
16:20-16:35 ６　Application of AI in IPRs: Experience of Vietnam Vu Manh Hung
Managing Partner, Vu Gia & Partners
16:35-16:45 Q&A
16:45-17:00 ７　Application of AI in the Acquisition and Utilization of IPRs in Japan Okuyama Shoichi
Principal, Patent Attorney, Okuyama and Sasajima
17:00-17:30 ８　Overall Discussion
17:30-17:35 ９　Closing Address Iwai Yoshiyuki, Executive Counselor, JIII
MC&Moderator: Mr. Roberto Carapeto, Partner, Licks Attorneys


Mr. Kondo
President of IP Collegium
/ Chairman of JIPII

Ms. Hechanova
Vice President of IP Collegium
from the Philippines

Ms. Afifi from Egypt

Mr. Patel from India

Mr. Hanimi from Malaysia

Ms. Vilchez from the Philippines

Mr. Ratanachueskul from Thailand

Mr. Hung from Vietnam

Mr. Okuyama from Japan


　Overall Discussion

　Group photo of the meeting participants

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