Attorneys

Patent Attorneys

- Managing Partner -

Masaaki IIDA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Trademark, Litigation

Education: Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tokyo

Career: Employed at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2001
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2006
Committee Member of Japan Amusement Machine Patent association (2017-)

Member of: AIPPI JTA

- Senior Partner -

Masaki GOTOH

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Contract, Litigation

Education: Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nihon University

Career: Qualified as patent attorney in1972
Contract attorney for Grunecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhausser Law Firm (Germany)
Completed a short program at Washington University
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2004

- Partner -

Jun SUDOH

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Material, Design, Litigation

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ritsumeikan University

Career: Employed at IHI Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2005
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2010
Participation in a seminar at MewburnEllis LLP in UK

- Partner -

Kenji MURASE

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Mechanical engineering, Control engineering, Trademark

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University

Career: Employed at Bridgestone Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2006
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2011

- Junior Partner -

Naoshi KURODA

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Software, Image processing

Education: Obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Applied Physics from The University of Tsukuba

Career: Employed at Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Employed at Tohoku University
Qualified as patent attorney in 2011

- Junior Partner -

Yasushi KAMIYA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yokohama National University

Career: Employed at Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2014

- Junior Partner -

Kei TAKEDA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tokai University

Career: Employed at Panasonic Corp.
Qualified as patent attorney in 2008

- Junior Partner -

Kazutoshi OZAWA

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Communication engineering, Control engineering, Contract

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Science and Technology from Keio University

Career: Employed at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2013
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2017

- Junior Partner -

Tetsuo YOSHIDA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical System Engineering from Gunma University

Career: Employed at Takata Corporation
Employed at Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Employed at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
Qualified as patent attorney in 2012

- Junior Partner -

Hiroyuki KANNO

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering, Patent search

Education: Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Yokohama National University

Career: Employed at Nissan Diesel Motor Co.Ltd.（UD Trucks Corp.）
Employed at Japan Patent Office as a Examiner
Qualified as patent attorney in 2013

- Junior Partner -

Shoichi TAKAYAMA

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Control engineering, Software, Chemistry

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Waseda University

Career: Employed at an IP law firm in Tokyo
Qualified as patent attorney in 2014
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2016

- Junior Partner -

Norihiro AKIOKA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Image processing, Design

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Engineering from The Yokohama National University

Career: Employed at NTN Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2014
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2016
Registered as the Small and Medium sized Enterprise Consultant in 2022

Member of: LES JAPAN

- Junior Partner -

Shinichi UEDA

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Communication engineering, Software, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University

Career: Employed at Panasonic Corp.
Qualified as patent attorney in 2012
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2017

Member of: AIPPI

- Associate -

Teruhiko KATOH

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University

Career: Employed at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2009

- Associate -

Kenichi SAEKI

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Patent search

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sophia University

Career: Employed at SMC Co.Ltd.
Employed at Japan Patent Office as a Examiner
Qualified as patent attorney in 2014

- Associate -

Shinji ASADA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Control engineering, Contract

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University

Career: Employed at JFE Steel Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2012
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2015

- Associate -

Takahiro DEGUCHI

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Image processing, Software

Education: Obtained a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University

Career: Employed at Waseda University
Employed at Tokyo University of Science
Qualified as patent attorney in 2007
Employed at an IP law firm in Tokyo

- Associate -

Koichi TAKAHASHI

Fields of specialization: Software, Control engineering, Communication engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Saitama University

Career: Employed at a patent firm in Tokyo
Qualified as patent attorney in 2005
Registered as a specified infringement litigation representative in 2016

- Associate -

Kenji SAITOH

Fields of specialization: Control engineering, Software, Material

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Pure and Applied Sciences from The University of Tsukuba

Career: Employed at FUJIFILM Corporation
Qualified as patent attorney in 2017

- Associate -

Yu　IMAMURA

Fields of specialization: Mechanical engineering, Electrical and Electronic engineering, Control engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Tokyo University of Science
Obtained a Master's degree in Materials Engineering from Tokyo Denki University

Career: Employed at an IP law firm in Tokyo
Qualified as patent attorney in 2009 (registered in 2017)

Member of: APPA

- Associate -

Hideyuki SAEKI

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Communication engineering, Control engineering,
Mechanical engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Tokyo Denki University

Career: Employed at KANADEN CORPORATION
Qualified as patent attorney in 2015
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2017

- Associate -

Masaaki UEKI

Fields of specialization: Electrical and Electronic engineering, Control engineering, Mechanical engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Tokyo University of Science
Obtained a Master's degree in physics from The University of Tokyo

Career: Qualified as patent attorney in 2020
Registered as specific infringement litigation representation in 2023

- Associate -

Takefumi FUJIHARA

Fields of specialization: Chemistry, Food Science, Mechanical engineering

Education: Obtained a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry from Keio University

Career: Employed at Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd (Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd)
Qualified as patent attorney in 2013

Chinese Patent Attorneys

Tan Suyuan

Fields of specialization: Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering, Control engineering, Communication engineering

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Saitama University

Career: Employed at Tamron Co., Ltd.
Employed at an IP law firm in China
Employed at an IP law firm in Tokyo
Qualified as Chinese patent attorney in 2014
Scheduled as Japanese patent attorney in 2023

Wang Xue

Fields of specialization: Biotechnology, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

Career: Employed at Kao（China）Research & Development Center
Employed at Cognizant Technology Solutions
Employed at an IP law firm in Tokyo
Qualified as Chinese Patent Attorney in 2017

Alliance Lawyer

Name: Masakazu TAKAMI

Education: Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Kyoto University
Obtained a Master's degree in Geophysics from The University of Tokyo

Career: Employed at IHI Corporation
Qualified as Lawyer in 2001
Affiliate Professor in Professional graduate school at Tokyo University of Science (2010-2013)