Attorneys
FormerMasayuki SHOBAYASHI
Position
President
Expertise
Trademark, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Biochemical
Chair & PatentKazuko SHOBAYASHI
Position
Attorney
Expertise
Open＆Closed, Strategies, Trade Secrets, Measures Against, Counterfeit Products, Standards・Certification, Public Relations
ChiefKazuyoshi HAYASHI
Position
President & Patent Attorney
Expertise
Polymers, Food Products
Deputy directorTakuya SAITO
Position
Executive Vice President & Senior Partner Patent Attorney
Expertise
Advises on ICT/software-related inventions, business models, IP strategy, IP economic value assessment, contract negotiation support, etc.
Deputy directorHiroaki HOSHINO
Position
Executive Vice President & Partner Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Control Systems, Machines
Deputy directorRyuta KATO
Position
Executive Vice President & Partner Patent Attorney
Expertise
Chemistry
Koichi MINAMI
Position
Advisor
Expertise
General machinery (gears, transmissions, transmission controls, torque converters, transmission belts, shock absorbers, fixing devices, valves, seals), production machinery (cutting, grinding/polishing, blasting)
Tetsuo SHIBA
Position
Senior Partner Patent Attorney
Expertise
Examination in the Fields of Business Machinery (Printers etc.), Exposure & Development Technology, Optical Devices, and Applied Optics. Appeals and Proceedings in the Field of General Machinery.
Yuichi NIIYAMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering
Mitsuru IWAIKE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Precision Machinery
Elizabeth PARTRIDGE
Position
Patent Attorney (New Zealand and Australia) Solicitor (New Zealand)
Expertise
Patent prosecution - chemical and pharmaceutical patents / Patent disputes and enforcement
Kazuhiro SUGANUMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Control Systems, Electric and Electronic Equipment
Tomoko OKANO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Absorbent articles, Sanitary protection, Packaging, Daily necessities, Machines
Ai HAMANO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Chemistry, Biotechnology
Akinobu ABE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic chemistry, polymers and their applications, precious metal catalysts, biotechnology
Kunihiko WAKABAYASHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Inventions relating to machinery, casting, fuel cells, and computer programs.
Seiichi AKAGAWA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Computer-related technologies and Applications and Appeals against Decisions and Inter-parties Appeals (Invalidation Appeals, Judgments, etc.) in this field
Akihiro KITAMURA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Examination, Appeal Examination, and Litigation in the fields relating to metal, metal processing, surface treatment, semiconductor manufacturing, and separation treatment
Tadao URIMOTO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Design examinations, and Appeal examinations in general
Kazuhiro KOSUGE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Automobile and transport machinery, medical machinery, home electrical appliances, and optical instruments; General Examinations, Appeals, and Judicial cases
Nobuhiro SAKIMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Electronic devices, power semiconductors, wiring processes for semiconductors, manufacturing apparatus for compound semiconductors, electronic devices and semiconductors, and patent examinations in general
Yoshifumi Tsurumoto
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Matters related to value assessment, strategic planning, contracts, disputes, and patent filings
Yoshio NISHIYAMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic chemistry, macromolecules
Yoshitaka FUKUDA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Chemical and materials (organic compounds, UV curable resins 〈optical disks, optical fibers, various hard coating materials, UV inks, adhesives, nanoimprinting, etc.〉)
Yoshihiro EGUCHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Telecommunication (telephone exchange devices, image processing, memory testing, transmitters, receivers, transmission circuits, computer user interfaces, mobile communications)
Akira OHNO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic chemistry (in particular, organometallic chemistry, drug discovery chemistry, and process chemistry)
Hiromichi HASEGAWA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Biotechnology (assays and related kits and apparatuses, microorganisms, etc.), organic chemistry (low-molecular organic synthesis, resistant materials, optical materials, optical films, etc.)
Kumiko MOTOKI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
In charge of matters relating to prosecution of applications in the areas of physics and machinery
Eiji HAYASHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Handling trademark registrations; prosecuting application through examination and appeal examination stages
Makoto KANEKO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Machinery, Control Systems, and Mechatronics in general
Junko HAGIUDA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Software, IT
Hiroki KISHITAKE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Organic Chemistry
Noritsugu CHUMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Application filing, prosecutions, appeals, expert opinions, contentious cases, litigation, etc. in relation to office furniture, building components, commodities, etc.
Junya KATO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Physics, Electric Engineering, and Control
Rie MASUDA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry
Kiyoshi KURUMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Disputes in the field of infringement lawsuits relating to connectors. Patent filing in the field of inorganic materials (especially metallic materials), structure of vehicle tires, semiconductors, material processing, surface treatment, batteries, catalysts, and connectors.
Hitoshi NISHIMURA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Semiconductor memory, logic circuits, encoding/decoding (data compression/ decompression), electronic watermarking, pachinko/pachislo, cameras, lens systems, eyeglasses/contact lenses, optical films (polarizing films, compensation films, etc.), liquid crystal devices, organic electroluminescence devices, developing materials for electrophotography, photoresists, LEDs, semiconductor lasers, etc.
Masakazu HIGUMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Mechanical engineering, structural engineering, control engineering
Taku TAKEISHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Patent filing and examination in the field of inorganic chemistry, especially ceramic and metallic engineering.
Ken-ichi FUJINAKA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Printed circuit boards, circuit board inspection equipment, wastewater treatment equipment, batteries, biosensors, hot-blast stoves, cardboard boxes, etc.
Katsuro MORIBAYASHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Shafts/axes, pistons, pressure vessels, gear wheels, transmissions, packaging machines, containers, fibers, paper manufacturing, automatic controls, electrical enclosures, semiconductors, optical equipment, exposure apparatuses, nanophysics, electronic games, physical analysis, medical diagnosis, medical machines, organic EL, gaming machines, etc.
Hiroyasu NUKUSHINA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Design examinations, and Appeal examinations in general
Noriyuki MORIKAWA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Main drug discovery research:Development of anti-cancer drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, therapeuticagents for diabetes, and bone metabolism improving agents based on newmechanisms/Analysis and identification of the mechanisms of actions of newimmunosuppressant drugs/Search for new disease markers and drug target molecules using clinicalsamples
Masayuki MUKAE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic and Polymeric Materials
Hidefumi YOSHIDA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Dispute cases: Infringement litigations and license negotiations related to liquid crystal display modes. Applications: Energy storage systems, refrigeration systems, device arrangement on semiconductor substrates, LED substrate structures, wireless power transmission systems, hook structures, medical forceps, liquid crystal display modes.
Sho KASAHARA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Software,IT(Camera, Display, Medical machinery, Business model, AI)
Sanji MIYAGI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Storage systems, production planning systems, electrocardiographic devices, sterilization devices, automatic door systems, manufacturing methods for heat-generating plate materials, and antennasfor RFID
Toshio TANIYAMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Examination and appeal procedures in the fields of measurement, business machines, and optical films
Soutaro KITAHAMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Machinery, and electronics
Naoyoshi TAKIGUCHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Examinations, trial and appeal examinations with respect to plastic molding, organic chemistry, food products, and medical preparations
Yoshihiro KIMURA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Conflict-related: Search, expert opinion Application-related: Liquid crystal displays, organic EL displays, lithium-ion batteries, electronic materials,and electrical appliances
Takahisa HOSOI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Application-related: Organic chemistry Search-related: Power supply and demand systems, power generation equipment
Masayuki SAKAI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Drafting and prosecuting domestic and foreign applications, expert opinions, lawsuits against appeal/trial decisions, infringement lawsuits etc. in relation to electronic circuits, household electric appliances, software, etc.
Akihiro OGINO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Application-related: Inorganic materials (dielectrics, piezoelectrics, phosphors), batteries
Tomohiro MIYAZAKI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Application-related: Plating, ceramics, carbon materials, phosphors, secondary batteries, and copperfoil
Shoji TORINO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Electrophotographic technology in general (copier mechanisms and toner, photoreceptor materials,etc.), carbon nanotubes, motors, speakers, automotive electrical components, paints, road paints, and metal surface treatment
Nobuhiro HIGUCHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic EL displays (panels, circuits, compounds), optical films, ophthalmic lenses (intraocular lenses, contacts, eye glasses), semiconductor test (circuits, devices, probes), meters (electricity, gas, water work, and vehicle meters), lawsuits against appeal/trial decisions, infringement lawsuits, and invalidation appeals
Michiko SHIGA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Trademarks, Chinese trademarks, countermeasures against Chinese misappropriated applications, countermeasures against trademark infringement and copyright
Sunao SATO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Handling trademark registrations; prosecuting application through examination and appeal examination stages
Keiichi YANAGAWA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Industrial Chemistry
Atsuko SAKUMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, plant breeders’ rights, contracts
Mari KUBOTA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Design examination in general
Tsutomu IGARASHI
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
AI, security, information field including fintech, image recognition, electronics parts, semiconductorimplementation, batteries, and cables Appeal related matters: appeal against a rejection, opposition, trial for patent invalidation, trial forcorrection, advisory opinion, and courtroom litigation
Toru AKITOMO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Trademark prosecution
Yukihiro YOSHIDA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Mechanical engineering, Control engineering
Koichiro ASANO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Communication Technology, Video Coding, Game-Related Invention, Medical Device Control, AI
Hiroshi ONOMOTO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Inorganic material, Biomaterial
Keiko KOHAMA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Mechanical engineering, Structural engineering
Megumi SATO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Design, Trademarks
Hisashi WATANABE
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Mechanical engineering, Electronics engineering, Control engineering
Masami SAKURADA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Patent examination of Organic compounds, Dyes, Pigments, Inks, Coatings, Liquid crystal compounds, Luminescent materials, Color-changing substance, Adhesives, Cosmetics, Fragrances, and Pesticides.
Taku SAKAMOTO
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Trademarks, Copyrights
Hidenori MORIOKA
Position
Patent Attorney
Expertise
Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Software,Semiconductors
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