Action Plan 2023

This year, based on the slogan "Creating IP Vision for the World," we will continue to communicate its IP
vision to the world, focusing on the following three priority issues.
Three Priority Issues and Major Initiatives to Address Them
(1) Strengthening "Research and Advocacy," "Education and Training," "Information Dissemination," and"Globalization
In "research and proposal" activities, one of our main pillars, we will conduct activities from a more
multifaceted and global perspective, including addressing issues toward the realization of the SDGs and agreen society, as well as increasingly sophisticated technological fields such as AI, to encourage morediverse members to participate in expert committees and working groups. We will continue to develop
activities from a global perspective. In addition, this year, we have reflected the activity policies and topicalapproaches of the expert committees and working groups, as well as the thoughts and aspirations ofcommittee chairs and leaders, in our priority activity plan.
In "education and training," we aim to expand the target audience and training areas (content). Specifically,
we will increase the number of participants from divisions other than the IP and technology development
divisions (sales, planning, administration, etc.), and we will also consider expanding courses for acquiring
management skills and management-related knowledge.
In the area of "information dissemination," in order to enhance its information dissemination function, wewill begin considering a complete renewal of our website, and we will also digitalize “Intellectual Property
Management" magazine. In addition, we will promote the activation of various industrial groups anddistrict councils as venues for information sharing and dissemination.
From the perspective of strengthening our "global response," we will actively send representatives toWIPO, Industry Trilateral Meetings and IP5 Industry Meetings, as well as dispatch delegations and study
groups consisting of working group members abroad, We will promote overseas collaboration andnetworking, which has been stagnant due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and to enhance JIPA's presence.
(2) Development of activities to broaden the membership base
The significance of activities to broaden the membership base is to expand the association's communityof practice by increasing the number of members and the membership base participating in our core
activities. To this end, for example, we will fully implement the activities of the DE&I Study Group,
which was established last year, and actively send out messages inside and outside of JIPA, Also we newly
launch the Service Industry Study Group to promote participation in our activities by members from nonmanufacturing industries and other sectors. We will also more actively support the activities of JIPA

members with small IP division and the IP Issues Study Group. By setting up a platform creating afoundation for their activities that can respond to the diverse needs of our members, we will promote theparticipation of existing members in our activities and attract new members.
(3) Implementation of measures to improve member satisfaction
Considering the changing and diversifying needs of our members, we are restructuring our membershipmanagement system to accommodate various administrative procedures online and to strengthen support
functions for activities of expert committees, working groups, and industrial group. Furthermore, we willconduct the biennial status survey among our members this fiscal year. In this survey, we will conduct aquestionnaire to understand the needs of our members. We will reflect the results in various measures innear future. In addition, regarding the complete renewal of the website mentioned earlier, we willcontinue to consider the specifications from the viewpoint of improving member satisfaction.
None of these measures would be possible without the support of our members. JIPA celebrates its 85th
anniversary this year. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who have contributed toour activities over the years. We will continue to work with our members, always asking ourselves what
JIPA should be in this era of rapid technological progress, as the social and economic environment andpeople's sense of values change in various ways. Your understanding, cooperation, and active participationin our activities would be very much appreciated.
June 2023
Ikuko Shimogawara, President