| Patent Attorney | Yasuhiro Ohtsuka, Ph.D. (Partner) |
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| Specialties | Patent, design and trademark practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts and Customs; legal opinions on infringement and validity; particular experience in image processing, mobile communications and Internet, information technologies (both hardware and software), semiconductors and electronic devices. |
| Education | M.S., The University of Tokyo, Electronic and Information Engineering Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Electronic Engineering (with emphasis on CMOS image sensors and image processing) |
| Career | Co-researcher in telecommunication systems at the Hattori Research Laboratory; Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in the field of Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science. Japanese Patent Attorney since 1999. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), The Imaging Society of Japan, Information and Communication Engineers |
| Publication(s) | Numerous academic papers published through academic associations, such as the IEEE; The Basics of Patents (co-author; published by Ohm); contributes CAFC reports to The Lawyers (monthly journal) |
| Patent Attorney | Yukimitsu Eikawa (Partner) |
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| Specialties | Patent and design practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts; legal opinions on infringement and validity; Particular experience in the area of semiconductor technology, semiconductor production equipment and computer hardware and software. |
| Education | B.S., Tokyo Agriculture and Technology University, Electrical Engineering |
| Career | Japanese Patent Attorney since 2004. Active in the patent field since 1995. Worked in the LSI Division of JFK Steel Corporation, designing microprocessors. Special expertise in semiconductor technology. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Institute of Intellectual Property |
| Publication(s) | The Basics of Patents (co-author; published by Ohm) |
| Patent Attorney | Shuji Kimura (Partner) |
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| Specialties | Patent, design and trademark practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts and Customs; legal opinions on infringement and validity; particular experience in Customs proceedings and also in the fields of automobile, industrial machinery, semiconductor production equipment, and amusement software fields. |
| Education | B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University |
| Career | Japanese Patent Attorney since 2000. Engineer, Tokyo R&D Corporation, specializing in electric power assisted steering systems. Actively handling Boards of Appeal and IP High Court cases. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), the Customs Intellectual Property Information Center (CIPIC) |
| Publication(s) | The Basics of Patentsico-author; published by Ohm); contributes CAFC reports to The Lawyers (monthly journal) |
| Patent Attorney Principal |
Yoshio Nishikawa |
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| Specialties | Patent practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts; legal opinions on infringement and validity in chemical, pharmaceutical and medical fields; particular experience in appeals before the Board of Appeal and IP High Court. |
| Education | B.S., Kyoto University, Polymer Chemistry M.S., Kyoto University, Polymer Chemistry |
| Career | Qualified as a Japanese Patent Attorney in 1983. Worked for the Japan Patent Office as a Patent Examiner in the fields of Polymers, Textiles and Paper Manufacturing Machinery, and also worked as a Board of Appeal Chief Examiner in various technical fields. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Society of Polymer Science, Japan |
| Publication(s) | Technical Revolution and Patent System (published by JPO) |
| Patent Attorney | Nobuyoshi Yarita |
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| Specialties | Patent and design practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts; legal opinions on infringement and validity; particular experience in the fields of image processing, and input and output devices for computers. |
| Education | B.S., Sophia University, Mechanics M.S., Sophia University, Mechanics |
| Career | Active in the patent field since 1997, Japanese Patent Attorney since 2010. Worked for Toshiba Corporation as a computer engineer for Space Robotics Systems. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers |
| Patent Attorney | Takahiro Ohto (Partner) |
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| Specialties | Patent, design and trademark practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts; legal opinions on infringement and validity; Particular experience in the fields of image processing, computing and telecommunications. |
| Education | B.S., University of Tokyo, Mathematical Informatics M.S., University of Tokyo, Mathematical Informatics |
| Career | Active in the patent field since 2007, Japanese Patent Attorney since 2009. Worked for IBM Japan Ltd. as Technical Sales Support Engineer for Storage Products. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
| Patent Attorney | Tomotake Ogawa |
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| Specialties | Patent and design practice before the Japan Patent Office and Intellectual Property High Court; litigation and preliminary injunction proceedings before courts; legal opinions on infringement and validity; particular experience in the fields of semiconductors and electronic circuits. |
| Education | B.S., University of Tohoku, Electronic Engineering M.S., University of Tohoku, Electronic Engineering |
| Career | Japanese Patent Attorney since 2013. Worked for Renesas Electronics Corporation as a semiconductor engineer, for design and development of semiconductor production platforms. |
| Membership(s) | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
| Patent Engineer | Katsuhiro Suzuki |
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| Specialties | Optical instruments. |
| Education | B.S., Sophia University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Career | Worked at a domestic patent law firm drafting patent applications for domestic and foreign filing. |
| Patent Engineer | Yoshimichi Fukasawa |
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| Specialties | Semiconductor device technology and high-frequency circuit technology |
| Education | B.S., Hosei University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering M.S., Hosei University, Electrical Engineering |
| Career | Worked for New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. as an engineer for researching millimeter-wave oscillators using Gunn diode and electronic devices using III-nitride semiconductor |
| Membership(s) | The Japan Society of Applied Physics |
| Patent Engineer | Hiroaki Tanaka, Ph.D. |
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| Specialties | Semiconductor processes and ultra clean technologies |
| Education | M.S., Tohoku University, Electronic Engineering Ph.D., Tohoku University, Electronic Engineering |
| Career | Worked for Tohoku University as an assistant professor |
| Membership(s) | The Electrochemical Society (ECS) |