Dr. Francis Gurry, the former Director General of WIPO, is among the foreign recipients of the Imperial Decorations

On 29 April 2021, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Spring Imperial Decorations. Dr. Francis Gurry, the former Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is among this year’s foreign recipients. He received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in acknowledgement of his contributions to strengthening the partnership between Japan and WIPO in the field of intellectual property (IP).

Overview

• Decoration: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
• Service: Contributed to strengthening the partnership between Japan and WIPO in the field of IP
• Name: Francis Gurry
• Major title: Former Director General of WIPO
• Nationality: Australia

Service of Dr. Francis Gurry

Dr. Gurry served as Director General of WIPO from October 2008 to September 2020. During his tenure, he made it easy to obtain and utilize IP rights in Japan by improving international IP systems continuously.

He also contributed to raising public awareness of protection of IP through public lectures on the importance of IP. He promoted assistance to developing countries in cooperation with Japan and contributed to further improving Japan’s international presence in the field of IP.

Conferment of Decoration: Dr. Francis Gurry, Former Director General of WIPO

On 22 July, a ceremony was held at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva for the conferment of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on Dr. Francis Gurry, the former Director General of the WIPO.

A ceremony for the conferment.

Link

• 2021 Spring Conferment of Decoration: Dr. Francis Gurry, Former DG of WIPO (29 April 2021) (External Link)
• Conferment of Decoration: Dr. Francis Gurry, Former Director General of WIPO (External Link)

[Last updated 19 August 2021]

Contact Information

International Organization Section International Policy Division Policy Planning and Coordination Department Japan Patent Office Tel: 81-3-3581-1101 (ex. 2567) Fax: 81-3-3581-0762