Legal Department:SOEI Patent & Law Firm

[Japanese Attorney-at-Law]

■ Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautics), University of Tokyo, 1985
• Legal Training and Research Institute, 2007

■ Professional Carriers

• Mechanical engineer, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Research Institute, 1985-1988
• Reporter, Mainichi newspaper, 1988-1993
• Numerical analyst of nuclear power station, Affiliated Company of MHI, 1994-1996
• Patent Engineer, SOEI, 1996-2006
• Attorney-at-Law and Patent Attorney, SOEI, 2007-

■ Practice Areas

• Intellectual property (infringement litigation, invalidation trial before Japanese Patent Office, customs injunction, negotiation on license/ franchise/ joint development/ technology transfer agreements)
• Unfair business practice and Antimonopoly
• General civil dispute
• Corporate general
• Enforcement and provisional injunction

■ Membership

• Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
  Consumer Affairs Committee
  Steering Committee on Legal Counseling
• Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)
• Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)