Our Team
Partner Patent Attorney
Yukio FUSEFirm
Representative Establishing Partner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electricity, electronics, communications technologies, and machinery |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 1983 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work in 2004 Intellectual Property Analyst certified by the Association of Intellectual Property Education in 2024 |
| Educational Background | M.S., in Engineering, Shinshu University B.S., Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) -Software Committee, 1998-2004 -Director of Software Committee in 2003 International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Licensing Executive Society International (LESI) |
Mitsufumi MATSUMOTODeputy Representative Partner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, food science, Analysis apparatus, and biotechnology |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2010 |
| Educational Background | M.S., Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science B.S., Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science |
| Professional Experience | Developed raw materials for cosmetics, toothpaste, surfactants, etc. for a chemical manufacturer. |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) International Trademark Association (INTA) |
Toru KAWASAKIDeputy Representative Partner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electricity, electronics, communications technologies, computer, and machinery |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2006 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work in 2008 Class I Information Processing Engineer |
| Educational Background | M.S., Graduate School of Information Science,Nara Institute of Science and Technology B.S., School of Information and Mathematical Science, Faculty of Engineering,Kyoto University |
| Professional Experience | Designed circuits for a semiconductor manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
Yoshinobu YOSHIDADeputy Representative Partner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Analysis apparatus, semiconductor devices, and machinery |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2009 |
| Educational Background | M.S., in Physics, Graduate Course of Science, Tokyo University of Science B.S., Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science |
| Professional Experience | Analyzed and evaluated semiconductors for a contract analysis company |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
Michie OFUCHIEstablishing Partner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Synthetic chemistry, electrochemistry, general chemistry, machinery, Designs, and trademarks |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 1983 |
| Educational Background | M.S., in Engineering, Shinshu University B.S., Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University |
| Professional Experience | Intellectual property department for a chemical manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) Japan Trademark Association International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) |
Yasushi TAKEUCHIPartner Patent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Industrial machinery, machine control, plastic molding, and design |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2018 Intellectual Property Analyst certified by the Association of Intellectual Property Education in 2023 |
| Educational Background | B.S., Department of Polymeric Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University |
| Professional Experience | Development department and Intellectual property department for an industrial machinery manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) Japan Patent Attorneys Association Kanto Association Training Response Committee, 2020-2022 Japan Patent Attorneys Association Design Committee, 2022- |
Patent Attorney
Kazuki MIZUSHIMAPatent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electricity, electronics, communications technologies, computer, and machinery |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2005 Information Processing Engineer Network Engineer |
| Educational Background | B.S., Division of Environmental Information, Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University |
| Professional Experience | Built a system for a telecommunications company |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
Kohei NAITOPatent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electronic Devices, Machinery, and Inorganic Materials |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2007 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work in 2009 |
| Educational Background | M.S., Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University B.S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University |
| Professional Experience | Developed semiconductors for a semiconductor manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
Yayoi MARUYAMAPatent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Trademarks and designs |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2017 |
| Educational Background | B.S., Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) Japan Trademark Association |
Akira SHOJIPatent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electricity, electronics, communications technologies, and computer |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2004 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work Intellectual Property Analyst certified by the Association of Intellectual Property Education in 2023 |
| Educational Background | B.S., Department of Communication Systems, Faculty of Informatics and Engineering the University of Electro-Communications |
| Professional Experience | Designed and installed audio and video systems for an audio manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) -International Activity Center, from April, 2010 until present |
| Additional Activities | Worked for a major intellectual property law firm in the U.S., from 2007 to 2009, specializing in over 150 cases of U.S. patent prosecution, including handling with U.S. Patent Attorneys the filing of U.S. patent applications mainly for Japanese companies |
Ai TEJIMAPatent Attorney
| Specialized Fields | Electricity, electronics, communications technologies, and computer |
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| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2006 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work in 2007 Information Systems Security Administrator Class II Information Technology Engineer |
| Educational Background | B.S., Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Tsuda College |
| Professional Experience | Developed security systems for a software development manufacturer |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
Patent Engineer
T.N.Patent Engineer
| Specialized Fields | Chemistry, pharmacology, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and material science |
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| Qualifications | Certified Hazardous Material Handling Supervisor Operations chief of radiography with X-rays |
| Educational Background | Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree of doctoral program in Graduate School
of Life Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology M.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology B.S., Department of Polymer Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Professional Experience | Material analysis in a chemical manufacturer |
Takehiro NOSEPatent Engineer
| Specialized Fields | Electricity and electronics |
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| Qualifications | Class B Hazardous Materials Engineer's Licenses：Group 1 and Group 4 |
| Educational Background | M.S., Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology of School of Materials Science B.S., National Institute of Technology, Fukui College, Production System Engineering Course |
| Professional Experience | Designed circuits for an electrical manufacturer |
Toru KIMURAPatent Engineer
| Specialized Fields | General chemistry, physical chemistry, and interfacial chemistry |
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| Educational Background | M.S., Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science B.S., Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science |
| Professional Experience | Developed porous materials for a stationery material manufacturer |
Yukari MAENOPatent Engineer
| Specialized Fields | Material engineering, general chemistry, and machinery |
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| Qualifications | Certified Hazardous Material Handling Supervisor |
| Educational Background | M.S., Graduate School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology B.S., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology |
| Professional Experience | Research and development for aircraft components |
Adviser
Jun TAKAHASHIAttorney at Law
| Specialized Fields | Intellectual property rights in general |
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| Qualifications | Registered as attorney at Law in 1998 Registered as Patent Attorney in 2002 |
| Educational Background | Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court (Diploma, 1998) Tokyo University (studied natural science and economics) |
| Experience with legal matter | -《Patent litigation》 Liquid Crystal Molecule Case representing a German Company, Liquid
Crystal Display Case representing a French Company, Shower Head case, Table Case, etc -《Trade Mark》 On line Shop case, LED Lamp case, etc -《Patent Design》 A storage for shoes case, Plastic Dishes look like ceramics china dish case, etc -《Copyright》 Internet Game Guide Book Case, etc -《Unfair Competition》 Plastic Dishes look like ceramics china dish case, A Swivel Sweeper case, etc -《Licensing》 Lady Gaga Case, etc |
| Organizational Memberships | Tokyo Bar Association. Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Japan Association of Industrial Property Law Copyright Law Association of Japan Member of intellectual property institution committee (intellectual property center) from 2003 Member of study group regarding trade secret organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2003 Industrial Property Council in 2005 Teacher of the seminars regarding inventive step organized by Research Institute Economy, Trade and Industry from 2011 |
Administrative Manager
Shinya TAZAWAAdministrative Manager
| Qualifications | Registered as Patent Attorney in 2006 Additional Indication of Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Work in 2010 Network Specialist Class I Information Technology Engineer Class Ⅲ Chief Electrical Engineer The Examination of Copyright Proficiency for Practical Business Advanced grade Business Administration Certificate Intermediate grade The Japan Business Law Examination Grade 2 Certified |
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| Educational Background | M.S., in Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University B.S., Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University |
| Professional Experience | Analog circuit design department and intellectual property department for a semiconductor manufacturer. |
| Organizational Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
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