PEOPLE BY QUALIFICATION

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)

Tomomi FUJITA
藤田 知美

Equity Partner of Innoventier LPC
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Takamatsu High School (Mar, 1999)
• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• Kitahama Partners / Assosiate (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

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

Gai MATSUSHITA
松下 外

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering Department of Computer Science (B.Eng. in Computer Science) (Mar, 2006)
• University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (J.D.) (Mar, 2009)
• Allen & Gledhill LLP / Foreign Associate (Feb, 2014 - Jan, 2015)
• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration) (May, 2016)
• Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP / Visiting Intern (Aug, 2016 - Nov, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2017 - Dec, 2018)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2019 - )

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

Akio MISHINA
三品 明生

Associate
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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Takeru MIZOGAMI
溝上 武尊

Associate
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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, International Transaction, Dispute Resolution
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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, M&A
Languages: Japanese, English

Ryosuke UEDA
上田 亮祐

Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kobe University Department of Law 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

Jun HIRANO
平野 潤

Counsel
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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Employment 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

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)
• Okayama Chuoh Law Office (formerly Omotemach Law Office) / Associate (Dec, 2012 - Mar, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Jul, 2017 - )
• Duke University School of Law / Visiting Scholar (Jul, 2018 - Jun, 2019)

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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
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

Koji MAEDA
前田 幸嗣

Junior 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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Shoji YOSHIDA
吉田 昌司

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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese

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)

Chiaki OTSUKA
大塚 千秋

Associate
Patent Attorney (Japan)

• Osaka Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering Industrial Management (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1995)
• Terasaki Electric Co., Ltd (Apr, 1995 - Mar, 2002)
• Asahi Patent Firm (Oct, 2008 - Oct, 2011)
• INTELIX Patent & Law Firm (Jan, 2012 - Mar, 2016)
• Kawakami & Associates (Apr, 2016 - Apr, 2017)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2017 - Aug, 2017)
• Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Sep, 2017 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese

Akio MISHINA
三品 明生

Associate
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 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Mitsuaki HINO
日野 光章

Associate
Patent Attorney (Japan)

• Kumamoto University Faculty of Engineering Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (B.Eng.) (Mar, 1996)
• Kumamoto University Graduate School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (M.Eng.) (Mar, 1998)
• Fujitsu Ltd. (Apr, 1998 - Feb, 2008)
• Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (Mar, 2008 - Feb, 2015)
• Socionext Inc. (Mar, 2015 - Nov, 2018)
• Innoventier IP Attorneys / Associate (Dec, 2018 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

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)

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

Gai MATSUSHITA
松下 外

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering Department of Computer Science (B.Eng. in Computer Science) (Mar, 2006)
• University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (J.D.) (Mar, 2009)
• Allen & Gledhill LLP / Foreign Associate (Feb, 2014 - Jan, 2015)
• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration) (May, 2016)
• Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP / Visiting Intern (Aug, 2016 - Nov, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2017 - Dec, 2018)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2019 - )

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

Azamat SHAKIROV
アザマト シャキロフ

Associate
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)

Practice Areas: Russian Law・Central Asian Law
Languages: Russian, Uzbek, English, Japanese

Azamat SHAKIROV
アザマト シャキロフ

Associate
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)

Practice Areas: Russian Law・Central Asian Law
Languages: Russian, Uzbek, English, Japanese