Makoto Nakajima
Makoto Nakajima | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1952 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Makoto Nakajima (中嶋 誠, Nakajima Makoto, born January 2, 1952) was the commissioner of the Japan Patent Office[1] until he was succeeded by Masahiro Koezuka (肥塚 雅博).
Government service[edit]
Upon graduating from the University of Tokyo with a law degree, Nakajima began working in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in April 1974.[2] In May 1988, the Industrial Organization and Industrial Policy Bureau chief.[3] Later, Nakajima became the director of the Director of the Budget and Accounts Division for the Minister's Secretariat,[4] and eventually served as the director of the MITI's Kansai region branch.[5] In 2004, Nakajima served as the director-general of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, until his appointment as commissioner of the Japan Patent Office in 2005.
Japan Patent Office[edit]
While serving in the role of commissioner, Nakajima entered into new agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other patent offices for the Patent Prosecution Highway, a set of rules for fast-tracking patents by sharing information between patent offices in different countries.[1] He also reached a similar agreement with the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China.[6] Nakajima also took steps to increase efficiency and reduce duplication of work within the Japan Patent Office.[7]
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References[edit]
- 中嶋 誠(なかじま まこと) (in Japanese). Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- Asia Pulse Tender (25 July 2000). "Japan Govt Tender - Computer System". AsiaPulse News. AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved 7 August 2009.[dead link]
- "China, Japan and Korea will share patent search database". People's Daily. Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- Daily summary of Japanese press. Vol. 5. Embassy of the United States in Tokyo. 2005.
- Kyodo News (11 February 2002). "Japan's regional economies worsening: METI". Japan Weekly Monitor. AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved 7 August 2009.[dead link]
- Lawyers Weekly USA (29 May 2006). "U.S., Japan's new initiative - Patent Prosecution Highway". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- Osterwalder, Rainer (17 November 2005). "Trilateral patent offices set to improve mutual exploitation of their work". European Patent Office. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2009.