ASSOCIATES / COUNSELS

Atsuko OWADA
小和田 敦子

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

Reiko MANABE
真鍋 怜子

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

Yuka KOBAYASHI
小林 由佳

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

Manami Niwa
丹羽 愛深

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

Yoshimichi KAJITANI
梶谷 美道

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

Yuki MURAKAMI
村上 友紀

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)

Mai HATANO
秦野 真衣

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

Reina KANEMURA
金村 玲奈

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

Koji MASUDA
増田 昂治

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

Azamat SHAKIROV
アザマト シャキロフ

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

Ryosuke UEDA
上田 亮祐

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

Yutaka TABATA
田端 豊

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

Masane KAWASAKI
川崎 眞実

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