Office of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement: Patent Trilateral Activities

Since 1983, the Trilateral Offices, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office, have met to discuss areas of cooperation in sharing search tools, in seeking ways to benefit in the advances in information technology, in establishing international standards, and in comparing patent search/examination practices.

For further information, please visit  www.trilateral.net .