Graduated from Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
April, 1997
Worked for a leading general electrical manufacturer at Semiconductor Memory Development Center.
May, 2002
Worked for a domestic patent firm.
May, 2004
Joined the Japan Patent Office, Fourth Patent Examination Dept. (Information Processing division) until November 2010.
December, 2010
Participated in 64th legal training as judicial apprentice after having passed bar exam & completed requisite training in December 2011.
December, 2011
Registered as an attorney at law (Registration No. 45184).
January, 2012
Joined Shobayashi International Patent & Trademark Office in charge of contracts, intellectual property valuation, lawsuits, patent filing and prosecution.
January, 2012
Registered as a patent attorney (Registration No. 17948)
Qualifications & Affiliations
Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA); Tokyo Bar Association (as attorney at law)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (as patent attorney)
Expertise
Technical field: design and development of flash memory circuits
Fields examined: circuit technology of non-volatile memories (i.e., flash memories, ferroelectric memories, other new memories)
Specialty areas: electricity, electronics, patent examinations in general, and law in general
Profile
Upon completing research with respect to materials science and engineering at university, Yoshinori TAKANO worked for a leading general electrical manufacturer at the Semiconductor Memory Development Center, and devoted himself to design and development of flash memory circuits. He then accepted a position at a patent firm, and subsequently joined the Japan Patent Office where he was assigned to the Fourth Patent Examination Dept., mainly in charge of examinations on technologies relating to non-volatile memories. After he passed the bar exam, Yoshinori completed the required legal training as a judicial apprentice, and was registered as an attorney at law. Upon joining Shobayashi International Patent & Trademark Office, he was registered as a patent attorney, and since then has been in charge of contracts, intellectual property valuation, lawsuits, patent filing and prosecution. His goal is to become an attorney at law and patent attorney who could adequately respond to clients' needs and expectations.
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