{"id":10872,"date":"2022-07-25T18:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T09:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en\/?page_id=10872"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T01:31:46","slug":"directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Attorney directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yoshiteru Mizumoto<\/span>
Patent Attorney<\/span>
\nDirector of Mechanical and Electrical Department<\/span><\/h3> \"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 2005
\nYoshiteru Mizumoto is a fully qualified patent attorney and Director of the Mechanical and Electrical Department, with more than 15 years\u2019 experience in the profession. His practice involves domestic and overseas patent prosecution, Office actions, appeals and litigation.
\nIn addition to patent prosecution, Yoshiteru advises on appraisals to determine whether products infringe patents and occasionally teams up with Asamura lawyers to handle invalidation trials.
\nYoshiteru has been involved in revising examinations for patent applications serving as a Chairman of the Second and Fifth Patent Committees.\n

\nKey Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nGeneral machinery, Measuring devices, Coordinate measuring machines, Packaging containers, engines, actuators, machine tools, stents, hospital waste processing devices, fluid separation devices, degasifiers, radiation therapy equipment, implants, rackets, transfer valves, cardboard, cultivation beds, packaging bands, etc.\n

Qualifications<\/span>
\nFAA Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine Land
\nSingle-engine aircraft takeoff
\nAirworthiness Division of Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism\n

Multi-Engine Landing<\/span>
\nAirworthiness Division of Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
\nEIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency (Grade Pre-1)\n

Publications<\/span>
\n\u201cIntellectual Property These Days, 9: Misappropriate Submissions for Patents in China\u201d FB Lecture Series, Senken Shimbun, 23 July 2013\u201c<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Yoichi Inoue<\/span>
Patent Attorney<\/span>
\nDirector of Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 2002<\/span>
\nYoichi Inoue is a Director of Chemical Department and an experienced patent attorney who specializes in <\/span>biology, agricultural chemicals, medical treatment, and medicine.<\/span><\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, Yoichi was involved in the research and development of new pesticides at a biological research laboratory. Fluent in English, he has visited numerous patent firms in the US and Europe and represented ASAMURA IP P.C. at various IP summits. He was also an interpreter for the seminar on European patents sponsored by the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Yoichi is currently mastering Chinese to strengthen the relationship between Asamura and Chinese IP firms.\n\n<\/span><\/span>

Qualifications<\/span><\/span>
\nUnited Nations Associations Test of English, Special A class<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Kazutaka Otsuka<\/span>
\nPatent Attorney<\/span>
\nDirector of Trademark and Design<\/span><\/h3>\"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 2004<\/span>
\nSupplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel: 2009<\/span>
\nKazutaka Otsuka is an experienced patent attorney and a Lawsuit Counsel who focuses his practice on domestic and international trademark and design prosecution. He incorporates global policies for intellectual property<\/span> protection in his daily work related to IP rights acquisition and client counseling.<\/span><\/span>
<\/span><\/span>As a member of a patent attorney group, Mr. Otsuka was involved in the management of the Intellectual<\/span> Property Foreign Training Department for four years, starting in 2006. In 2011 and 2012, he was a member of the<\/span> Trademark Committee, a special committee of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA). In the<\/span> Japan Trademark Association, an association made up of corporate intellectual property professionals and<\/span> lawyers, he is a member of the judicial decision research group and has been involved in the management of the<\/span> group since 2012.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAt law school, Kazutaka was a member of the Corporate Law seminar, where he immersed himself in a study of corporate law, particularly intellectual property rights law and product liability law.\n<\/span>\n

\nKey Areas of Expertise<\/span><\/span>
\nExaminations, consultations, and procedural support for trademark and design rights acquisition (foreign and domestic), dispute support, legal advice, consultations and other types of support for license transfer agreements, negotiations, unfair competition, and copyrights\n

\n<\/span>Seminars<\/span>
\nIntroductory Seminar for Overseas Trademark Applications, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation<\/span>
\nPoints to Note For Working on Foreign Trademarks that Differ from Japanese Trademarks, ASAMURA IP P.C. 120th Anniversary Seminar<\/span>
\nBasic Work for Trademarks Related to International Registration Systems Based on the Madrid Agreement, Japan Patent Attorneys Association Ongoing Training<\/span>
\nTrademark Strategies for Building a Service Brand, Samurai Incubate, Inc.,\n<\/span>\n\n

\nPublications<\/span><\/span>\n
\u201cLook and Learn! Introduction to Foreign Patent Applications\u201d Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, 2010
\n\u201cTrademark Law Practice Seen From the Latest Rulings II\u201d Seirin Shoin, 2012\n
\u201cAnalysis of Important Precedents and Brand Strategy Promotion Legal Practice of Trademarks\u201d (editor), Chuokeizai -sha Holdings, Inc., 2023<\/span>
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Yasuaki Yamaguchi<\/span>
\nPatent Attorney<\/span>
\n\ufeffDirector of IP Administration Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 1990<\/span>
\nYasuaki Yamaguchi is a Director of IP Administration Department and a member of Trademark & Design Dept. (concurrent )  who works with a wide range of clients, from venture corporations to government departments and NPOs. He focuses his practice on domestic and international patent, utility models and design prosecution. He also has a considerable experience in trademark rights, searches, appraisals, invalidations trials, license and unfair<\/span> competition.<\/span><\/span>
\nYasuaki is an active member of the case study club, where he analyzes the most recent cases and shares his knowledge with colleagues and clients.\n\n
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\nIndustry:<\/span>
\nAmusements, including arcade games, play equipment, and portable game devices<\/span>
\nBusiness models, Brokerage, Life insurance companies, Networking, Home facilities, including sanitary ware, bidets, unit baths, and system kitchens, Quake-absorbing structures, Image processing, ETC, Road facility management for traffic signals and traffic signs, Injection molding, Screen printing, Fuel batteries (SOFC), Designs for electrical tools, small-sized heaters, home facilities, fans for air<\/span> conditioning, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, test devices, routers, and modems\n\n\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Major seminars<\/span>
\nLife Sciences Intellectual Patent Investigations, Overseas Systems, etc., the Kanto Bureau of Economy,<\/span> Trade and Industry, 2006<\/span><\/span>
\nIndustrial Design Promotion Seminar, the Intellectual Property for SME Venture Corporations, 2008<\/span>
\nCopyright, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Kanto Branch Office Intellectual Property Seminar,<\/span> 2010<\/span><\/span>
\nCopyright, Fujisawa City Citizens\u2019 Activity Promotion Center, Fujisawa NPO Caf\u00e9, 2011<\/span>
\nCopyright, Yokohama City Kanazawa Ward Citizens\u2019 Activity Center, 2012\n
Lecturer at Japan Patent Attorneys Association (Valuation Practice of Patent Attorneys \u2013 Patent Edition), 2022
Lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design, Introduction to Copyrights and Designs, 2023\n

\n<\/span>Publications<\/span>
\n\u201cCopyright of the Animated Cartoon\u201d<\/span>
\n\u201cRegistration Systems for Copyrights in Foreign Countries\u201d<\/span>
\nPatent column in the magazine Invention and Q&A, issued by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)<\/span><\/span>
\n\u201cDefeat the Competitor! Really Strong Patent Practice: Correspondence of Dispute, Know-hows of the<\/span> Patent Strategy Development, and Case Studies\u201d JOHOKIKO Co., Ltd., May 2016<\/span><\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Directors Yoshiteru MizumotoPatent Attorney Director of Mechanical and Electrical Department Patent Attorney since: 2005 Yoshiteru Mizumoto is a fully qualified patent attorney and Director of the Mechanical and Electrical Department, with more than 15 years\u2019 experience in the profession. His practice involves domestic and overseas patent prosecution, Office actions, appeals and litigation. In addition to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"pro\/page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10872"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12406,"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10872\/revisions\/12406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}