In 2003 he was part of the Trilateral Examiner Exchange Programme with the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) and stayed in Tokyo collaborating with Japanese examiners also involved with photovoltaics.

• 2003年，在与日本专利局合作的三方审查员交换项目中，他是其中的一份子并和光伏方面的日本审查员一起呆在东京。