Bilateral Recent Activities
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED WITH FOREIGN IP OFFICES
Recent bilateral and multilateral activities conducted with foreign Intellectual Property offices
| Month | S.No | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 1 | A delegation from DKPTO visited the O/o CGPDTM on 13th July 2026 to discuss areas of further cooperation. | - |
| June 2026 | 1 | A virtual WIPO-India IP Analytics Knowledge Sharing session was conducted on June 11, 2026. | - |
| 2 | Meeting of the CGPDTM with Japan Copyright Agency and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN was held during the sidelines of WIPO ACE in Geneva on June 4, 2026. | - | |
| 3 | An online exchange session regarding use of prior art search tools including AI tools between O/o CGPDTM and DKPTO was held on 10th June 2026. | - | |
| 4 | A virtual Information Sharing Session on Lisbon System was conducted by the o/o CGPDTM and USPTO on June 16, 2026. | - | |
| 5 | A virtual meeting was held with EUIPO on 30th June 2026 to frame the agenda for further bilateral cooperation. | - | |
| May 2026 | 1 | IP Dialogue: Delegation from PRV, Sweden (headed by Ms. Anna Jardfelt, Director General) visited the O/o CGPDTM and DPIIT on 12th May 2026 to discuss areas of further cooperation. | - |
| April 2026 | 1 | An online exchange on the “Role of Trademark registry after a mark has been registered” was conducted between officials of Trade Mark Office India and DKPTO on 8th April, 2026. | - |
| 2 | A virtual meeting between the O/o CGPDTM and EUIPO was held on 10th April, 2026 to discuss the action plan to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the offices. | - | |
| 3 | A virtual “USPTO-India Bilateral session on Trade Marks” with a special focus on the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (STLT) was conducted on April 15, 2026. | - | |
| 4 | IP Dialogue: Delegation from IPI, Switzerland visited India for a working group meeting between the O/o CGPDTM, DPIIT, India, and the IPI, Switzerland on 22-23 April 2026. The event also included a Stakeholders’ Roundtable attended by representatives from both sides | - | |
| 5 | A delegation from UKIPO visited the o/o CGPDTM on 29th April, 2026 to discuss areas of further cooperation. | - | |
| March 2026 | 1 | A virtual meeting was organized between the o/o CGPDTM and PRV on 18th March 2026 to exchange best practices in Training and Capacity Building. | - |
| 2 | National IP Conference and Awards 2026" was organized on 9th March 2026 at the Bharat Mandapam to celebrate innovation, creativity and excellence. Theme for this year was “IP for catalysing research by Youth and Women” and was attended by delegates from WIPO and other IP offices | - | |
| 3 | Meeting between the CGPDTM and Ms Natasha Chick, Director of Enforcement, UKIPO on 12th March, 2026 at the British High Commission, New Delhi. | - | |
| 4 | An online session on “Best Practices in the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Patent and Trademark Processes and Prosecution” was held with TIPO on 25th March, 2026. | - | |
| 5 | A virtual exchange on “Grace Period and Exceptions to Anticipation” was held between the CIPO and CGPDTM on 27th March 2026. | - | |
| February 2026 | 1 | A virtual meeting was organized between o/o CGPDTM and INPI, France on 2nd February 2026 to discuss the listing of various activities in Work Plan for 2026-28. | - |
| 2 | IPO-DKPTO QMS Exchange program from 16-20 Feb 2026 was organized at Patent Office Delhi. | ||
| 3 | A seminar on "AI-Enabled IP: Unlocking Value, Innovation, and Growth" was organized on 18th Feb 2026 at the o/o CGPDTM where Mr. Ken-iciro Natsume (ADG, WIPO) participated as a special guest. | - | |
| 4 | A virtual session of IP Manthan was conducted on 19th February 2026 in collaboration with the Swedish IP Office (PRV) on "Patentability of Computer Related Inventions in India and Sweden" | - | |
| 5 | A virtual session of IP Manthan was conducted on 26th February 2026 in collaboration with the European Union IP Office (EUIPO) on "Designs Filing and Examination in the EUIPO and India" | - | |
| 6 | The O/o CGPDTM in collaboration with WIPO organized a virtual two day online introductory training program on IP Analytics on 10th and 11th February 2026. | - | |
| January 2026 | 1 | On 9th January 2026, a bilateral exchange session on Computer-related Inventions was conducted with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. | |
| December 2025 | 1 | On 3rd December 2025, a seminar on "Key Automobile Technologies" was organized by the Office of CGPDTM at IPO Delhi with participants from Global Automobile leaders such as Toyota, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha. | |
| 2 | On 8th December 2025, a virtual meeting took place between O/o CGPDTM and INPI, France to review activities conducted as per the previous work plan and formulate the work plan for 2026-27. | ||
| 3 | On 9th December 2025, a joint interaction (roundtable) of IPO & JPO with Indian and Japanese industry was organized by O/o CGPDTM at IPO Delhi for discussing the concerns of Indian and Japanese Industry. | ||
| 4 | On 11th December 2025, a meeting was held between DPIIT, O/o CGPDTM and JPO to review the Action Plan 2023-25 and deduce new cooperation proposals at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. | ||
| 5 | On 18th December 2025, a meeting was held between DPIIT, O/o CGPDTM and DKPTO to review activities conducted in 2025 and formulate the activity calendar for 2026 at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. | ||
| November 2025 | 1 | On 21st November 2025, a virtual Knowledge Sharing session was organized with Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO). | |
| 2 | On 28th November 2025, an online exchange program on Patent filing and Examination Process in India and Italy was organized with Italian Patent & Trademark Office (UIBM). | ||
| October 2025 | 1 | From 6th to 19th October 2025, a QMS meeting was conducted with Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) at Indian Patent Office, Delhi. | - |
| 2 | On 13th October 2025, the DDG of Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO), Ms. Maria Skou paid a courtesy visit to the Office of CGPDTM. | - | |
| September 2025 | 1 | On 11th September 2025, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) and CGPDTM signed the Renewed Biennial Work Plan. | - |
| 2 | On 19th September 2025, the Trade Marks Registry conducted a meeting with IIPPF, JETRO and JPO to address stakeholder grievances. | - | |
| 3 | On 19th September 2025, officials from EUIPO visited O/o CGPDTM for a courtesy call with the TMR and International Affairs Division. | - | |
| August 2025 | 1 | Patent information exchange session between O/o CGPDTM and DKPTO on Computer-related inventions held on 22nd August 2025. | |
| 2 | On 26th August 2025, O/o CGPDTM and IPI, Swiss signed a new Work Plan to strengthen IP cooperation. | - | |
| June 2025 | 1 | Online session between O/o CGPDTM and INPI, France on IP Office IT systems and AI applications held on 5th June 2025. | - |
| 2 | Online session between O/o CGPDTM and PRV, Sweden on Best Practices related to TKDL held on 10th June 2025. | - | |
| 3 | Online session between O/o CGPDTM and JPO, Japan on AI utilization in Examination held on 13th June 2025. | ||
| 4 | Officials from MyIPO visited O/o CGPDTM on 30th June 2025 to gain insights into India's patent examination practices. | ||
| May 2025 | 1 | Online workshop between O/o CGPDTM and DKPTO regarding Madrid Protocol held on 26th May 2025. | |
| April 2025 | 1 | USPTO organized a Standard Essential Patent Symposium on 4-5 April 2025 in New Delhi. | |
| 2 | A QMS meeting was conducted with DKPTO from April 22 to April 25, 2025 at IPO Chennai. | - | |
| 3 | Copyright office officials virtually attended the USPTO event "Intellectual Property in Movies". | - |
