PARTNERS

Ayumu IIJIMA
飯島 歩

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)

Keiko KAWAKAMI
川上 桂子

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

Tomomi FUJITA
藤田 知美

Equity Partner of Innoventier LPC
Partner
Attorney at Law (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

Jun HIRANO
平野 潤

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• Tokiwa Law Office / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Sep, 2011)
• Hirano Law Office / Representative (Oct, 2011 - Nov, 2018)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Dec, 2018 - Dec, 2020)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2021 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Employment Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Tomomichi YOKOI
横井 知理

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

Takeshi KANDA
神田 雄

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

Koji MAEDA
前田 幸嗣

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

Shizu MACHINO
町野 静

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

Akio MISHINA
三品 明生

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

Takeru MIZOGAMI
溝上 武尊

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, 2022)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2024 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese, English