{"id":10880,"date":"2022-07-25T18:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T09:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en\/?page_id=10880"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:50:23","slug":"chemical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/chemical\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Attorney chemical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patent Attorney Chemical <\/span><\/h2><\/div> <\/div>
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Yoichi Inoue<\/span>
Patent Attorney<\/span>
\nDirector of Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"

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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Katsuhiko Shimomura\n\n
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner<\/span>
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 1998<\/span>
\nKatsuhiko Shimomura principally handles domestic and overseas patent prosecution, appraisals and offers strategic counseling to a wide range of clients. He has over 10 years of corporate intellectual property experience and over 7 years of experience as an inventor.<\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, he served as a trainee at the US patent firm in Alexandria, Virginia and passed the US Patent Bar Exam in 2003. He also gained substantial experience in strategy planning and intellectual property management at the IP Department of a chemical manufacturing company.\n

\n<\/span>Professional career<\/span>
\nInvolved with research and development of optical devices, intellectual property strategy, and management at a general chemical manufacturer<\/span>
\nTrainee at a U.S. patent firm (2002-2004, passed the US Patent Bar Exam in 2003 (recognition expired))\n

\n<\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nInorganic material, Polymer, Optics, Physical chemistry, Semiconductors, Composite material, Optical devices\n

\n<\/span>Qualifications<\/span>
\nSupplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel<\/span>
\nthe US Patent Bar Exam in 2003<\/span>
\nTOEIC (score: 955)<\/span>
\nTOEFL (CBT) (score: 263)\n

\n<\/span>Major seminars<\/span>
\nVast experience as a lecturer for in-house patent education while working at a chemical manufacturing company\n

\n<\/span>Publications<\/span>
\n(with Tsurumi, Ohba et al.), \u201cPreparation of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Film by Hydrothermal Method\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, Vol. 30, pp. 2174-2177, 1991<\/span>
\nHeld patents include US Patent 5430754, and Japanese Published Unexamined Application Nos. 06-224508, 06-316498, 07-106684, and 09-064471<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Mikio Kameoka\n\n
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner<\/span>
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3> \"\"

Patent Attorney since:2000<\/span>
\nMikio Kameoka is a patent attorney and a Lawsuit Counsel with more than 18 years of experience in domestic and international patent prosecution. He specializes in organic, polymer and inorganic chemistry.\n

\n<\/span>Professional career<\/span>
\nTonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., 1997 \u2013 2000\n

\n<\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nPetrochemistry, Organic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Inorganic materials, Textile materials, Chemical engineering\n

\n<\/span>Qualifications<\/span>
\nSupplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel since: 2007<\/span>
\nPollution Control Manager (Water Class I)<\/span>
\nHigh-pressure Gas Production Safety Manager (Class A)<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Yuichiro Asano, Ph.D.\n\n
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner<\/span>
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"

Patent Attorney since :2002<\/span>
\nYuichiro Asano is a patent attorney who specializes in nucleonics, separation and analytic chemistry,<\/span> welding and bonding engineering, metal engineering, inorganic materials chemistry, and electrical<\/span> chemistry.Prior to joining Asamura, Dr. Asano gained extensive experience at a laboratory where he conducted research<\/span> on metal joining used in diffusion bonding under strict guidance of Head Research Officer Osamu Ohashi from National Research Institute of Metals (NIMS). At a graduate school, Dr. Asano conducted research on the development of a new reprocessing method for nuclear fuel in order to dispose the radioactive waste safely and<\/span> efficiently.\n\n<\/span><\/span>
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Professional career<\/span><\/span>
\nResearcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors,<\/span>
\nHikari Patent Office (former Taniyama Patent Office)\n

\n<\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nInorganic materials chemistry, The nuclear fuel cycle, actinide chemistry, and nuclear engineering focusing on radioactive waste separation, Metal engineering, Separation and analytical chemistry, Welding\/joint engineering, Electrochemistry, Chemical engineering\n

\n<\/span>Publications<\/span>
\n(with Mikio Kataoka, Yukihiro Ikeda et al.),\u201cKinetic Studies on Dissolution of UO2 Powders in Acid Solutions by Using Cerium (IV) or Chlorine Dioxide as Oxidants\u201d J. Nuclear. Sci. Technol., 33, 152-156, 1996<\/span>
\n(with Yukihiro Ikeda et al.),\u201cStudy on a Nuclear-Fuel Reprocessing System Based on the Precipitation Method in Mild Aqueous-Solutions\u201d, Nucl. Technol., 120, 198-210, 1997<\/span>
\n(with Osamu Ohashi),\u201cEffect of Heat Treatment in Vacuum Prior to Bonding on Diffusion Bonding of<\/span> Titanium, Copper and SUS304 Stainless Steel\u201d, J. Japan Inst. Metals, Vol. 61, No.8 (1997) pp.744-749<\/span><\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Mari Yuge\n\n
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner<\/span>
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"

Patent Attorney since:2004<\/span>
\nMari Yuge is a patent attorney who focuses her practice on domestic and international patent prosecution, patent term extension applications, establishment of rights, oppositions, appraisals and trials.<\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, Mari was involved in clinical development of new drugs and handling safety<\/span> data at a Japanese pharmaceutical company. She also gained additional experience in equity research.\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Professional career<\/span>
\nInvolved in the clinical development of new drug and handling safety data at a Japanese pharmaceutical company<\/span><\/span>
\nInvolved in the equity research at a Japanese securities company<\/span><\/span>
\nPatent Attorney since: 2004\n

\n<\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nPharmaceuticals, Organic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Biochemistry, Food, Cosmetics, Fragrance\n

\n<\/span>Qualifications<\/span>
\nEIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency (Grade Pre-1)<\/span>
\nPharmacist<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Hisashi Kanamori\n\n
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner<\/span>
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3> \"\"

Patent Attorney since: 1999<\/span>
\nHisashi Kanamori is a patent attorney and a Lawsuit Counsel who focuses his practice on domestic and international patent prosecution, invalidation trials, litigation before district court, appraisals and client counseling on intellectual property in Japan as well as overseas. He is a member of a case study group and is in charge of preparing summaries of decisions related to inventions in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields as well as decisions related to litigation procedures.<\/span><\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, he worked at Toranomon hospital where he gained considerable experience examining diagnostic products and analysis equipment. Hisashi is a member of the Biolife Science Committee and a member of the Patent Committee of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), where he conducts research on patent prosecution in life sciences.\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nClinical chemistry, Biotechnology, Medicine, Diagnostic drugs, Regenerative medicine, Agriculture<\/span>
\nForestry, and fisheries technology, Cosmetics, Organic chemistry, Nanotechnology materials<\/span>, enewable energy related technologies\n

\n<\/span>Qualfications<\/span>
\nSupplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel: 2005\n

\n<\/span>Seminars<\/span>
\n\u201cTrilateral Comparative Research of Written Description Requirements\u201d in Nagoya<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Makoto Tatsuzuki<\/span>
Patent Attorney, Senior Partner
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3> \"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since: 2010<\/span>
\nMakoto Tatsuzuki\u2019s practice covers domestic and international patent prosecution in the field of chemistry, particularly pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry, high polymer chemistry, and chemical engineering.<\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, Makoto gained considerable experience at a pharmaceutical company working on drug discovery research for lead compounds. He has been a member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) since 2010 and holds MSc in Applied Chemistry from Waseda University.\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Professional career<\/span>
\nWorked a research position in a pharmaceutical company several years\n

\n<\/span>Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nMedicine, Organic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Hironobu Mizuno<\/span>
\nPatent Attorney, Senior Partner
Chemical Department<\/span><\/h3>\"\"<\/a>

Patent Attorney since:2012<\/span>
\nBefore joining Asamura, Hironobu Mizuno worked at a general chemical corporation where he spent twelve years in its research lab, then about nine years in its Intellectual Property Department, followed by about nine months spent in the International Law Research Office at an external location. During this period, he worked in the following areas.<\/span><\/span>
\nAt the research lab, he carried out research and development for recording media for optical discs, and<\/span> was involved in starting up mass production at plants in Japan and overseas. In addition, he also conducted research on the liquid phase growth of gallium nitride and silicon negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.<\/span><\/span>
\nIn the Intellectual Property Department, he was involved with invention discovery, patent applications, design applications, interim processing and other rights work, as well as analysis and assessment of other firms\u2019 patents, and rights judgments for infringement judgments and invalidation, etc., targeting a wide range of technical fields (compound semiconductors, semiconductor lasers, white LEDs, silicon for solar cells, organic devices, functional color materials, functional polymers, bio-chips, biopolymers, biological rhythms, etc.).<\/span><\/span>
\nIn the International Law Research Office, he worked on international comparative studies of industrial<\/span> property rights systems for the Patent Office, prepared proposals, ran committees, surveyed published information,<\/span> conducted hearings for organizations (state organs, law offices, private companies, etc.) both in Japan and overseas (Africa, the United States, China, and Korea), and prepared reports.\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Professional career<\/span>
\nApril 1992 Joined Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation (now Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, assigned to the General Research Office<\/span>
\nJuly 2004 Assigned to the Intellectual Property Department of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation<\/span>
\n(July 2013 to March 2014 International IP Legislation Research Office, International Association for<\/span> the Protection of Intellectual Property of Japan (AIPPI\uff65 JAPAN))<\/span><\/span>
\nJune 2014 Left Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation\n

\n<\/span>Qualifications<\/span>
\nSupplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsels<\/span>\n
Class A Hazardous Material Officer\n

\nPublications<\/span>\n\n
\u201cA Novel Photo-Induced Patterned Film Formation of Organic Pigments Using Tris(2,2\u2032-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) and Surfactant with Ferrocenyl Moiety\u201d, Chemistry Letters. 1992, vol.21, no.5, p.751-754
\n\u201cExtension of Linear-Velocity Margin in Phase-Change Optical Recording with Variable-Pulse Compensatio n\u201d, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1997, vol.36, Part 1, no.1B, p. 514-519\n\n

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Japan (AIPPI\uff65 JAPAN) Research Report on intellectual property rights system operational reality in African countries and intellectual property activities by major countries outside the region, Feb. 201P<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Akinori Ota<\/span>
\nPatent Attorney, Partner<\/span>
\nChemical Department<\/span><\/h3><\/a>


Patent Attorney: since 2003<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Akinori Ota is a highly experienced patent<\/span>attorney with more than 20 years\u2019 experience who covers all facets of<\/span> <\/span>patent <\/span><\/span><\/span>application and prosecution work in the chemical field. \n
Majored in chemical <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>engineering and has <\/span>experience in various<\/span><\/span> technical fields with a focus on chemistry.\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Professional career\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>April 1995 \u2013 September 2001 Japan Tobacco Inc.\n<\/span><\/span>November 2001 \u2013 August 2014 Wakaba International Patent Firm\n<\/span><\/span>September 2014 \u2013 August 2024 Sonderhoff & Einsel Law & Patent Firm\n

\n<\/span>Specialty<\/span>
\nInorganic materials, polymers, alloys, chemical engineering, petrochemistry, batteries, semiconductors.\n

\n<\/span>Languages:<\/span> Japanese, English\n

\n<\/span><\/span>Memberships:<\/span>
\nJapan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), from 2003<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Yusuke Kimura<\/span>
Patent Attorney, Associate<\/span>
\nChemical Department<\/span><\/h3><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

Patent Attorney: since 2021<\/span><\/span>
Yusuke Kimura is a patent attorney who covers all facets of patent application and prosecution work in the chemical field focusing on life sciences, information provision, and opposition proceedings. Majored in pharmacy and has experience working as a pharmacist in the medical field.

Education<\/span><\/span>
\nMarch 2014 \u2013 The Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama\n<\/span>\n

Professional career<\/span><\/span>
\nApril 2014 \u2013 Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital Pharmacy Department<\/span>
\nAugust 2021 \u2013 Siks & Co. Patent firm<\/span>

Specialty<\/span>
\nLife Sciences (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Food, Cosmetics, etc.)<\/span>

Languages:<\/span><\/span> Japanese, English<\/span>

Memberships:<\/span>
\nJapan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), from 2021<\/span><\/h4><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Yukihiro Ikeda<\/span>
Patent Attorney, Advisor<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><\/span>
\nChemical Department<\/span><\/h3> \"\"<\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

Patent Attorney since: 1992<\/span>
\nYukihiro Ikeda is a patent attorney who focuses her practice on domestic and international patent prosecution, patent term extension applications, establishment of rights, oppositions, appraisals and trials.<\/span>
\nPrior to joining Asamura, he was involved in the research project run by the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry on conducting polymer materials. During this project, he researched materials such as polyacetylene, polythiazyl, and polyacene and performed physical properties evaluations, for which he also received patents in Japan and the US.<\/span>
\nAt the university, he examined structural determination methods as alternatives to X-ray crystallographic analysis. His undergraduate research was on finding the most stable position of a clathrate compound comprised of paracyclophane (host molecule) and an aromatic series guest molecule.<\/span>

Key Areas of Expertise<\/span>
\nPharmaceuticals, including pharmaceutical compositions, formulations, dosage forms, and natural medicine<\/span>
\nImmunizations, Microbes, Biogenetic materials, Protein engineering materials, food (sweets), fat, Functional high polymers and resins, Organic and inorganic materials capable of controlling electron functionality, Organic EL materials, Electrode materials,<\/span> Lubricant agents, Lubricant oils, paints, pigments, compacts, zeolite, hydrogel, cellulose, composite materials, transition metal oxides, Compound semiconductors, catalytic agents, thin films, micro \u2013 particles, crystals<\/span><\/span>

Qualifications<\/span>
\nPharmacist<\/span>

Publications<\/span>
\nChem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1518 (1983); Synthetic Metals, 21, 235 (1987); J. Polymer Sci.: Polymer Letters Ed., 21, 989<\/span><\/p> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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