Event summary

June 13, 2023

8:30 a.m. HT - 12:30 p.m. HT

Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

2552 Kalakaua Avenue

Honolulu, HI 96815

Add to Calendar2023-06-13 14:30:002023-06-13 14:30:00Sustainable innovation dialogue: Exploring the relationship between IP and climate change innovation This half-day interactive program brought together a diverse group of intellectual property (IP) stakeholders and government officials engaged in wide-ranging discussions on incentivizing, protecting, and commercializing climate-related innovations. The program featured leaders of the world’s five largest IP offices—the IP5—as well as representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), industry, and the local Hawaiian innovation community. It included sessions on: Perspectives on climate change from the IP5 offices, an in-depth discussion of the IP5 offices’ initiatives to encourage patent filings in climate technologies, streamline examination, and undertake eco-friendly efforts, such as paperless filing and energy efficiency. Perspectives on bringing climate-related innovation to market, where representatives of industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and local start-ups describe what it takes to bring climate change technologies from research to the marketplace. Perspectives on the challenges in climate-related innovation, a discussion of IP-related challenges faced by underrepresented groups and the specific needs of SMEs and startups in this space. Scheduled presenters were: Mr. Antonio Campinos, President of the European Patent Office Mr. Hamano Koichi, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office Dr. Lee Insil, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office Dr. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office This public program immediately preceded the 16th annual meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office, which was hosted by the USPTO in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 14. The IP5 offices—the European Patent Office, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the China National IP Administration, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)—are the five largest patent offices in the world. The theme for this year’s IP5 Heads of Office meeting was “Addressing climate change through an accessible and inclusive IP system,” with a focus on the importance of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. A video of this event is now available. Agenda Agenda subject to change Event will be held in Kona Moku Ballroom 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Welcome Remarks Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 8:35 – 8:40 a.m. Keynote Address The Honorable Mazie Hirono, United States Senator, Hawai’i (Pre-recording) 8:40 – 9:30 a.m. Session 1: IP5 Offices’ Perspectives on Climate Change Innovation Facilitator: Ms. Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General, Patents and Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization Presenters: Mr. António Campinos, President, European Patent Office Mr. Hamano Koichi, Commissioner, Japan Patent Office Dr. Lee Insil, Commissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office Dr. Shen Changyu, Commissioner, China National Intellectual Property Administration Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. Listening Session A Shifted Energy was created to enable widespread access to energy solutions. The company creates scalable solutions for low income residents, beginning with a low-cost control service for an asset which can be found in every home: water heaters. Shifted Energy has since expanded its analytical and control capabilities to cover a growing pool of assets and services while maintaining a consistent focus: enabling everyone to participate in the energy transition. Presenter: Mr. Forest Frizzell, CEO and Co-founder, Shifted Energy 9:40 – 10:30 a.m. Session 2: Stakeholder perspectives: Bringing climate-related innovation to the market Facilitator: Ms. Laura Sheridan, Head of Patent Policy, Google LLC Panelists: Mr. Forest Frizzell, CEO and Co-founder, Shifted Energy Mr. Donavan Kealoha, Managing Director, Startup Capital Ventures x SBI Ms. Han Guo, Intellectual Property Manager, GREE Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai Mr. Wayne MacKenzie, Technology Transfer Program Manager, Technology Partnership Office, NOAA Ms. Alexia Akbay, CEO Symbrosia Inc. 10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Session 2 Q&A 10:40 – 10:50 a.m. Coffee/Break 10:50 – 11:00 a.m. Listening Session B Mr. Olin Lagon, a Native Hawaiian social entrepreneur, has invented numerous technologies that have been used by millions internationally across multiple industries. He will share real world intellectual property insights on growing concepts to international deployments rooted in social ventures, including his latest venture that tackles the energy inequity in climate-related technologies. Presenter: Mr. Olin Kealoha Lagon, CTO and Co-Founder, Shifted Energy 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Session 3: Stakeholder perspectives: Challenges in climate-related innovation Facilitator: Mr. Wayne MacKenzie, Technology Transfer Program Manager, Technology Partnership Office, NOAA Panelists: Mr. Olin Kealoha Lagon, CTO and Co-Founder, Shifted Energy Mr. Steve Auerbach, Interim Director, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, University of Hawaii Ms. Danya Hakeem, Managing Director, Portfolio, Elemental Excelerator Ms. Ikuko Shimogawara, Expert of Technology Planning Division, Toshiba 11:50 a.m. – Noon Session 3 Q&A Noon – 12:30 p.m. Session 4: Final Takeaways Discussants: Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Mr. Brian Batzli, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association Mr. Dan Staudt, Immediate Past President, Intellectual Property Owners Association Additional information For more information, visit the registration page or contact Hollis.Robinson@uspto.gov in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs. This virtual program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA). The office advises the administration and other federal government departments and agencies on domestic and international IP legal and policy issues. It also provides technical assistance and training on IP-related matters to U.S. stakeholders and both U.S. and foreign government officials. Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa 2552 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 United States Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa 2552 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 United States Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & SpaAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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Sustainable innovation dialogue: Exploring the relationship between IP and climate change innovation

IP5-sustainable innovation event image showing windmill, wind turbines and solar panels in tropical settings.

This half-day interactive program brought together a diverse group of intellectual property (IP) stakeholders and government officials engaged in wide-ranging discussions on incentivizing, protecting, and commercializing climate-related innovations.

The program featured leaders of the world’s five largest IP offices—the IP5—as well as representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), industry, and the local Hawaiian innovation community. It included sessions on:

Perspectives on climate change from the IP5 offices, an in-depth discussion of the IP5 offices’ initiatives to encourage patent filings in climate technologies, streamline examination, and undertake eco-friendly efforts, such as paperless filing and energy efficiency.
Perspectives on bringing climate-related innovation to market, where representatives of industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and local start-ups describe what it takes to bring climate change technologies from research to the marketplace.
Perspectives on the challenges in climate-related innovation, a discussion of IP-related challenges faced by underrepresented groups and the specific needs of SMEs and startups in this space.

Scheduled presenters were:

Mr. Antonio Campinos, President of the European Patent Office
Mr. Hamano Koichi, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
Dr. Lee Insil, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office
Dr. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration
Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

This public program immediately preceded the 16th annual meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office, which was hosted by the USPTO in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 14. The IP5 offices—the European Patent Office, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the China National IP Administration, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)—are the five largest patent offices in the world. The theme for this year’s IP5 Heads of Office meeting was “Addressing climate change through an accessible and inclusive IP system,” with a focus on the importance of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

A video of this event is now available.

Agenda

Agenda subject to change

Event will be held in Kona Moku Ballroom

8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Welcome Remarks

Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

8:35 – 8:40 a.m. Keynote Address

The Honorable Mazie Hirono, United States Senator, Hawai’i (Pre-recording)

8:40 – 9:30 a.m. Session 1: IP5 Offices’ Perspectives on Climate Change Innovation

Facilitator:

Ms. Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General, Patents and Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization

Presenters:

Mr. António Campinos, President, European Patent Office
Mr. Hamano Koichi, Commissioner, Japan Patent Office
Dr. Lee Insil, Commissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office
Dr. Shen Changyu, Commissioner, China National Intellectual Property Administration
Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

9:30 – 9:40 a.m. Listening Session A

Shifted Energy was created to enable widespread access to energy solutions. The company creates scalable solutions for low income residents, beginning with a low-cost control service for an asset which can be found in every home: water heaters. Shifted Energy has since expanded its analytical and control capabilities to cover a growing pool of assets and services while maintaining a consistent focus: enabling everyone to participate in the energy transition.

Presenter:

Mr. Forest Frizzell, CEO and Co-founder, Shifted Energy

9:40 – 10:30 a.m. Session 2: Stakeholder perspectives: Bringing climate-related innovation to the market

Facilitator:

Ms. Laura Sheridan, Head of Patent Policy, Google LLC

Panelists:

Mr. Forest Frizzell, CEO and Co-founder, Shifted Energy
Mr. Donavan Kealoha, Managing Director, Startup Capital Ventures x SBI
Ms. Han Guo, Intellectual Property Manager, GREE Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai
Mr. Wayne MacKenzie, Technology Transfer Program Manager, Technology Partnership Office, NOAA
Ms. Alexia Akbay, CEO Symbrosia Inc.

10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Session 2 Q&A

10:40 – 10:50 a.m. Coffee/Break

10:50 – 11:00 a.m. Listening Session B

Mr. Olin Lagon, a Native Hawaiian social entrepreneur, has invented numerous technologies that have been used by millions internationally across multiple industries. He will share real world intellectual property insights on growing concepts to international deployments rooted in social ventures, including his latest venture that tackles the energy inequity in climate-related technologies.

Presenter:

Mr. Olin Kealoha Lagon, CTO and Co-Founder, Shifted Energy

11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Session 3: Stakeholder perspectives: Challenges in climate-related innovation

Facilitator:

Mr. Wayne MacKenzie, Technology Transfer Program Manager, Technology Partnership Office, NOAA

Panelists:

Mr. Olin Kealoha Lagon, CTO and Co-Founder, Shifted Energy
Mr. Steve Auerbach, Interim Director, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, University of Hawaii
Ms. Danya Hakeem, Managing Director, Portfolio, Elemental Excelerator
Ms. Ikuko Shimogawara, Expert of Technology Planning Division, Toshiba

11:50 a.m. – Noon Session 3 Q&A

Noon – 12:30 p.m. Session 4: Final Takeaways

Discussants:

Ms. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mr. Brian Batzli, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Mr. Dan Staudt, Immediate Past President, Intellectual Property Owners Association

Additional information

For more information, visit the registration page or contact Hollis.Robinson@uspto.gov in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.

This virtual program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA). The office advises the administration and other federal government departments and agencies on domestic and international IP legal and policy issues. It also provides technical assistance and training on IP-related matters to U.S. stakeholders and both U.S. and foreign government officials.

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