Mr. OTA Yoshitaka, Director of IPR Department of JETRO Beijing
Director of Intellectual Property Rights Department of JETRO Beijing
Mr. OTA Yoshitaka joined the Japan Patent Office in 2002 as a patent examiner in Division II of Patent Examination (for transportation, machinery for manufacturing and living) – covering automotive technologies, MEMS, lighting devices, electronic cigarettes, etc. He was also engaged in international cooperation, IT system building and guidelines drafting for patent examinations as well as patent classifications across the divisions of patent planning, ICT central command and other divisions. He has been the director of Intellectual Property Rights Department of JETRO Beijing since July 2022.