Professionals

Professionals

Masau Takayanagi

Masau Takayanagi

(Counsel) Attorney

Japanese Patent Attorney since 1977

Expertise

Patent and technology licensing in life sciences

IP consultation and strategies in life sciences

Education

LL. B., Chuo University

Harvard Business School

Completed course, “Leadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech”

Career

Mitsubishi Kasei Kogyo (present, Mitsubishi Chemical)

General Manager, Intellectual Property Department, Mitsubishi-Pharma Corporation

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. Managing Officer, General Manager, IP Department

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. Managing Officer, General Manager, IP Department

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Toyama University

Visiting Professor, Hamamatsu Medical School

Memberships, Positions and Academic Activities

Deputy Chairman, IP Committee, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association

Member, "Committee on Facilitation of the Use of the Prior Use System", Institute of Intellectual Property

Member, "Committee on Appropriate Use of Intellectual Property", Institute of Intellectual Property

Member, "Study Group on Use and Protection of Intellectual Property in Life Sciences", Cabinet Office

President, Licensing Executives Society Japan