Attorneys and Consultants at Innoventier LPC
Member of Innoventier IP AttorneysSenior 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)
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
Equity Partner of Innoventier LPC
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
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 (Withdrawal with Research Guidance Approval) (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 - Dec, 2021)
- Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2022 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Cross-border Transactions, AI & Data＆IT, Dispute Resolution
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, Personal Information Protection
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
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
Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan)
- Kyoto University Faculty of Agriculture (B. Agr.) (Mar, 2009)
- Saitama Prefectural Police (Apr, 2009 - Dec, 2013)
- Eikoh, P.C. (Jan, 2014 - Mar, 2025)
- Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2025 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, 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)
- King's College London (LL.M., Distinction) (Dec, 2025)
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)
- 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)
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1988)
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (M.Eng.) (Mar, 1990)
- TOSHIBA CORPORATION / Intellectual Property Specialist of Research＆Development Center (Apr, 1990 - Mar, 1998)
- TOSHIBA CORPORATION / Section Chief (Information Communication Technology Group) of Intellectual Property Department of Research＆Development Center (Apr, 1998 - Jul, 2000)
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP （Palo Alto） / Technical Specialist, US Patent Agent (Jan, 2001 - May, 2002)
- OHNO & PARTNERS / Associate, Patent Attorney (Jul, 2002 - Dec, 2003)
- OHNO & PARTNERS / Partner, Patent Attorney (Jan, 2004 - Jan, 2018)
- TANITA CORPORATION / Associate General Manager of Legal and Intellectual Property Department, Strategic Alliance Advisor of Business Strategy HQ (Feb, 2018 - Oct, 2018)
- TANITA CORPORATION / Director of Legal and Intellectual Property Department (Nov, 2018 - Oct, 2025)
- Innoventier LPC / Of Counsel (Jan, 2026 - )
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Consulting
Languages: Japanese,English
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
