Attorneys and Consultants
Senior Partner
Representative of Innoventier Group
Representative Partner of Innoventier LPC
Senior Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)
- Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Sep, 1992)
- Duke University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2001)
- Japan Patent Office Legislative Affairs Office / Legal Expert (Jul, 2002 - Jun, 2003)
- Innoventier LPC / Representative Partner (Apr, 2016 - Aug, 2017)
- Innoventier LPC / Senior Partner (Representative of Innoventier Group) (Sep, 2017 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese (native), English (fluent)
Representative of Innoventier IP Attorneys
Senior Partner
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Osaka University School of Engineering Science Information Technology (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1988)
- Bank of Japan Computer System Department (Apr, 1988 - Oct, 1992)
- Ikeuchi, Sato and Partners / Partner (Aug, 1998 - Mar, 2009)
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / Visiting Scholar (Apr, 2009 - Jun, 2009)
- INTELIX Patent & Law Firm / Partner (Jun, 2009 - Dec, 2015)
- Kawakami & Associates / Partner (Jan, 2016 - Apr, 2017)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Apr, 2017 - Aug, 2017)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Senior Partner (Representative) (Sep, 2017 - )
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Representative Partner (Nov, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Equity Partner of Innoventier LPC
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan), Attorney at Law (California)
- Takamatsu High School (Mar, 1999)
- Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
- Kitahama Partners / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Dec, 2011)
- Kitahama Partners / Partner (Jan, 2012 - Mar, 2016)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Apr, 2016 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, M&A, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 1993)
- Keio University Graduate School of Law (LL.M.) (Mar, 1996)
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Energy Science (Mar, 2011)
- Kitahama Partners (Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2016)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Apr, 2016 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan)
- Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
- YUASA AND HARA / asociate (Oct, 2006 - Jun, 2009)
- Japan Patent Office Legislative Affairs Office / Legal Expert (Jul, 2009 - Jun, 2010)
- YUASA AND HARA / Associate (Jul, 2010 - Feb, 2020)
- University of Southern California Law School (LL.M.) (May, 2011)
- Innoventier LPC / Assosiate (Mar, 2020 - )
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Cross-border Transactions, Employment Law, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese，English
Partner
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Osaka City University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2001)
- Aoyama & Partners / Patent Attorney (Trademark Group) (Jan, 2002 - Dec, 2006)
- Kamada Patent Office / Patent Attorney (Trademark Group) (Jan, 2007 - Feb, 2015)
- Saegusa & Partners / Patent Attorney (Trademark and Design Group) (Mar, 2015 - Aug, 2017)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Trademark and Design) (Sep, 2017 - Dec, 2018)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Junior Partner (Jan, 2019 - Oct, 2022)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Partner (Nov, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)
- Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2004)
- Keio University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2006)
- Kitahama Partners / Associate (Dec, 2007 - Oct, 2016)
- Duke University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2015)
- Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. / Visiting Attorney (Aug, 2015 - Mar, 2016)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Nov, 2016 - Dec, 2018)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2019 - )
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan)
- Osaka University School of Engineering Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Science (B.Eng.) (Mar, 2004)
- Osaka University Graduate School of Materials and Manufacturing Science (M.Eng.) (Mar, 2006)
- Osaka Gakuin University Graduate School of Law (J.D.) (Mar, 2014)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2019 - Dec, 2023)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2024 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Osaka University School of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
- Kyoto University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2018 - Dec, 2023)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2024 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese, English
Associates / Counsels
Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)
- University of Tokyo Faculty of Economics (BEc) (Mar, 1997)
- Nishimura ＆ Asahi. / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Dec, 2005)
- Nakamura & Partners / Associate (Jan, 2006 - Aug, 2017)
- New York University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2013)
- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Legal Theory LL.M.) (Sep, 2019)
- NEC Corporation (Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2021)
- Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Apr, 2021 - )
- Personal Information Protection Commission, Government of Japan. (Jan, 2023 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese,English
Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
- Supreme Court of Japan The Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan (Oct, 2004)
- City-Yuwa Partners / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Oct, 2009)
- Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Apr, 2016 - )
Practice Areas: Finance, Employment Law, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English
Associate
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Kyoto University Faculty of Agriculture (B. Agr.) (Mar, 1993)
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture (M. Agr.) (Mar, 1995)
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture (May, 2001)
- Kuwata Mitsuo Patent Firm (Mar, 2002 - Oct, 2006)
- NODA & SUGIMOTO (Dec, 2006 - Jan, 2024)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Feb, 2024 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese,English,German,Thai
Associate
Patent Attorney (Japan)
- Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1996)
- Fukami Patent Office, p.c. (Oct, 2000 - Sep, 2015)
- Nihon University Distance Learning Division Department of Law (LL.B.) (Sep, 2015)
- SunCrest Patent and Trademark Attorneys (Oct, 2015 - Jun, 2018)
- Sakamoto IP -Intellectual Property (Jun, 2018 - Dec, 2022)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Jan, 2023 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese,English
Associate
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Osaka University School of Engineering Science Chemistry (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1987)
- Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science Chemistry (M.Eng.) (Mar, 1989)
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Oct, 1995 - Sep, 2001)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Jan, 2022 - Oct, 2022)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Nov, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese,English
Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2009)
- Osaka City University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2011)
- Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Jul, 2017 - )
- Duke University School of Law / Visiting Scholar (Jul, 2018 - Jun, 2019)
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy, Employment Law
Languages: Japanese (native), English (fluent)
Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
- Kyoto University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
- Kyoto University Legal affairs office (Sep, 2015 - Nov, 2019)
- Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Dec, 2019 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Personal Information Protection, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese, English
Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)
- Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
- The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (LL.M., Concentration in Intellectual Property & Technology Law) (May, 2020)
- Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Nov, 2020 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Cross-border Transactions, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English
Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Chuo University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2012)
- Keio University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2014)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2019 - )
- Consumer Affairs Agency (Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2023)
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, M&A, Advertising Law
Languages: Japanese, English
Associate
Solicitor (England and Wales), Advocate (Russian Federation), Advocate (Uzbekistan)
- Tashkent State Institute of Law (LL.B.) (Jun, 2011)
- Nagoya University Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Jun, 2011)
- Osaka University Graduate School of Law and Politics (LL.M.) (Mar, 2015)
- Kitahama Partners / Paralegal (Jun, 2015 - Mar, 2016)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2016 - )
- Mineev & Partners (Jun, 2016 - Dec, 2017)
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP （London） (Dec, 2019 - Aug, 2020)
Practice Areas: Russian Law・Central Asian Law
Languages: Russian, Uzbek, English, Japanese
Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Kobe University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2015)
- Kobe University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2017)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2019 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English
Associate
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Osaka City University Department of Engineering Department of Applied Physics (B.Eng.) (Mar, 2008)
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Engineering Electronic Information System (M.Eng.) (Mar, 2010)
- Panasonic Corporation (Apr, 2010 - May, 2013)
- Miyazono Patent Office (Jun, 2013 - Apr, 2020)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (May, 2020 - Oct, 2022)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Nov, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese,English
Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)
- Tohoku University Faculty of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering (B.Eng.) (Sep, 2017)
- Sony Corporation (Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021)
- Nihon University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2022)
- Sony Group Corporation (Apr, 2021 - Sep, 2021)
- Sony Group Corporation (Oct, 2021 - Nov, 2022)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2024 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese,English
Of Counsel
Of Counsel
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)
- Shin Nippon Koki Co., Ltd. (Apr, 1967 - Mar, 1979)
- Yasuda & Okamoto Patent Attorneys / Vice President (Apr, 1979 - Feb, 2005)
- Fukami Patent Office, p.c. / Patent Attorney (Mar, 2005 - Mar, 2016)
- Innoventier LPC / Of Counsel (Apr, 2016 - Aug, 2017)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Of Counsel (Sep, 2017 - Oct, 2022)
- Innoventier IP Attorneys / Of Counsel (Nov, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese
Of Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan)
- University of Tokyo Faculty Of Engineering (B. Eng.) (Mar, 1983)
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Apr, 1983 - Oct, 2021)
- North Carolina State University College of Engineering (M.S.) (May, 1988)
- University of Tokyo School of Engineering (Ph.D.) (Jan, 1998)
- University of Washington School of Law (LL.M.) (Jun, 2005)
- Innoventier LPC / Of Counsel (Jul, 2024 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese,English
Senior Consultant
Representative of Global Business Knowledge Supply
Senior Consultant
※Not Licensed
- Gakushuin University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 1979)
- Institute of Intellectual Property / Chief Researcher (Jun, 2002 - May, 2004)
- Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. Legal Department / Chief Manager (Jun, 2009 - Dec, 2012)
- Institute of Intellectual Property / Manager of Global IP Strategy and Human Resources Development (Apr, 2013 - May, 2015)
- Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. Management Council / Manager (Legal and IP) (Apr, 2015 - Dec, 2016)
- Global Business Knowledge Supply / Representative (Jan, 2017 - )
- Innoventier LPC / Senior Consultant (Jan, 2017 - )
Languages: Japanese, English
Business Adviser (Russia and Central Asia)
Senior Consultant
※Not Licensed
- Moscow State University Faculty of Philology (Jun, 1979)
- Tokai University School of Humanities and Culture Department of International Studies (B.A.) (Mar, 1980)
- YUASA TRADING CO.,LTD. / Representative, Moscow Office (Apr, 1988 - Oct, 1988)
- KANEMATSU CORPORATION / Representative, Moscow Office (Apr, 1993 - May, 1996)
- KANEMATSU CORPORATION / Chief Representative, Tashkent Office (May, 1996 - Jun, 1997)
- Keian Corporation / Vice president (Oct, 1999 - Aug, 2004)
- KINTETSU WORLD EXPRESS, Inc. / General Manager, Moscow Office (May, 2006 - Jan, 2007)
- KINTETSU WORLD EXPRESS, Inc. / Chief Representative, St. Petersburg Office (Jan, 2007 - Dec, 2007)
- TAMA University. TAMA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. (MBA) (Sep, 2016)
- Japan External Trade Organization / Overseas Research Department Europe, Russia and CIS Division Advisor (Russia and Eurasia) (Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2018)
- Russian Central Asian Trade Advisor (Apr, 2018 - )
- Innoventier LPC / Senior Consultant (Sep, 2019 - )
Languages: Japanese, Russian, English
