Professionals

Information Processing

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  Yasuhiro Ohtsuka

  Patent Attorney, Managing Partner

  Patent prosecution, appeal proceedings, oppositions, invalidation actions, and litigation in the technical fields of information processing, image processing, user interfaces, telecommunications, mechatronics, toys, and gaming

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  Jiro Takayanagi

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution, appeal proceedings, oppositions, invalidation actions, and litigation in the technical fields of mobile communications, IoT, information processing, analog and digital circuits, security encryption, electrophotography, factory automation, fuel cells, e-commerce and financial systems

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  Yukimitsu Eikawa

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution, appeal proceedings, oppositions, invalidation actions and litigation in the technical fields of semiconductor devices, semiconductor production equipment, optical instruments, computer hardware and digital and analogue circuits.

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  Osamu Shimoyama

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution in the technical fields of electronics and software with specific experience in image and document processing, control and application software, digital communication and autonomous driving technologies. Opinion work relating to patent validity and infringement

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  Kiyohito Ejima

  Patent Attorney, Principal

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the fields of telecommunications, digital circuits, networks, semiconductor devices; legal opinions on patent validity and infringement.

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  Yasuhiro Sakata

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the technical fields of telecommunications (LTE. WiFi, 5G), networks, image processing and information processing

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  Takashi Sakamoto

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patents prosecution and litigation in the technical fields of telecommunications (3G, LTE, 5G, WiFi), electrophotography, image processing, and optical recording devices.

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  Takahiro Ohto

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the technical fields of communications, semiconductor devices, machine learning, automated driving, medical devices, smartphones, and network printing

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  Koji Maeda

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the technical fields of telecommunications (3G, 4G, 5G, WiFi), signal processing and source coding.

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  Haruhito Yoshida

  Patent Attorney

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the technical fields of telecommunications (3G, 4G, 5G, WiFi), signal processing, image processing, information processing, electrophotography, and office equipment

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  Hajime Tatsukawa

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent application and litigation in the fields of telecommunications (3G, 4G, 5G), image processing, security, and software

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  Junya Ohde

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the fields of telecommunications and networks as well as information processing including software and artificial intelligence

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  Tomofumi Kinoshita

  Patent Attorney, Partner

  Patent prosecution, appeal proceedings, oppositions, invalidation actions, and litigation in the technical fields of medicine, chemistry, and medical devices as well as image processing, and AI related technologies

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  Yasumasa Kusunoki

  Patent Attorney

  Patent prosecution and litigation in the fields of image processing, security, artificial intelligence, office devices, automobiles, and toys and gaming

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  Toshio Sato

  Patent Engineer

  Information processing and image processing

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  Susumu Takahashi

  Patent Engineer

  Information processing, communication, and image processing technologies in general

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  Miharu Hayashi

  Patent Engineer

  Image processing and optical systems

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  Keishiro Kotera

  Patent Engineer

  Fields of technologies related to XR (AR, VR, MR), AI, electronic games (software), and computer graphics

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  Hidetaka Takahashi

  Patent Engineer

  Speech signal processing such as speech coding, noise removal, and speech recognition; technologies related to automotive control; the field of semiconductor production equipment

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  Hideto Yoshitake

  Patent Engineer

  Technologies related to communication and broadcasting (modulation and encoding); technologies related to geographic information (GPS and SLAM); technologies related to imaging and image processing

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  Eiji Hokimoto

  Patent Engineer

  Technologies related to data processing; fields related to communication devices

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  Kei Iwamoto

  Patent Engineer

  Communication technologies (LTE, 5G and WiFi), electrical circuits, and signal processing and related-technologies

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  Hitoshi Minami

  Patent Engineer

  Computers and image processing

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  Steve Allison

  Technical & International Support

  Software and related fields

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  Arissa Sato

  Technical & International Support
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  Kazu Imai

  Patent Engineer

  Studied genetic engineering; research on functions of mutant plants; biosynthesis of proteins or enzymes and mutation mechanisms thereof

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