Partners
Kenji SUGIMURA
Managing Partner
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Business Management, Global Operations
Koji SUGIMURA
Managing Partner
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Officers and Executives
Kazuyuki TOMITA
Executive Director of Patent Prosecution
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Reiko BABA
COO
Executive Director of Business Management
Office Management, Public Relations
Takayoshi KAWAI
Executive Director of Global Operations
Patent Attorney
Global Operations
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Tatsuya SAWADA
Executive Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
U.S. Patent Agent
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Tetsuo TSUKANAKA
Executive Technical Officer
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Of Counsel, Counsel
Gaku OKAMOTO
Of Counsel
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Minoru TANABE
Counsel
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Directors
Akihito OKURA
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Eric Kunio MORTON
Director
U.S. Patent Attorney
Attorney at Law (California)
Chemical and Material
Haruo AWANO, Ph.D.
Senior Director
Patent Attorney
Advanced Science and Physics
Hayato MAEDA
Director
Patent Attorney
Prosecution Legal Formality
Hisaya KADOTA
Director
Patent Attorney
Trademarks and Designs
Hitomi YUKI
Director
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Keisuke KAWAHARA
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Kenichi NAKAYAMA
Senior Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Attorney at Law (NY & CA)
Trademarks and Designs
Kenichi SHIMOJI
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Advanced Science and Physics
Kenichiro KATAOKA
Director
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Koji KAKINUMA
Director
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Kyoichi SAITO
Director
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Makoto FUKUO
Director
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Masakazu SHIMIZU
Director
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Nobuyuki ICHIEDA, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Sahoko ITO
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Shin TSUBOUCHI
Director
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Stephen SCOTT, Ph.D.
Director
Patent Attorney (UK, European)
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Takuhiro FUKAZU
Director
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Attorney at Law (California)
Legal
Tatsuya TANAKA
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Toshio FUKUI
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Yamato OKANO
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
former U.S. Patent Agent
with limited recognition
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Yasuyuki KOMATSU
Director
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Yuko MURAMATSU
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Trademarks and Designs
Yuro YOSHIZAWA
Director
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Yusuke YAMAGUCHI
Deputy Director
Patent Attorney
Advanced Science and Physics
Yuta TERASHIMA
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Kengo YOSHIDA
Director
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Advanced Science and Physics
Takaoki HARADA
Director
Patent Attorney
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Managers
Akiyoshi IROBE
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Daisuke HASHIMOTO
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Eitetsu BOKU
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Trademarks and Designs
Hidetoshi KINEHARA
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Kazushige UTSUMI
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Kengo SAKO
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Kiyoshi MANOH
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Masaki KATO, Ph.D.
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Mitsukuni TERADA
Senior Manager
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Reia ITO
Manager
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Shingo KITAMURA
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Toshiki SUZUKI
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Tsuyoshi FUJIMOTO
Senior Manager
Patent Attorney
Trademarks and Designs
Attorneys at Law
Emi TAKAHASHI
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Hirotaka KOMAKI
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Madoka WATANABE
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Yumiko OKU
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Shigeki MISAWA
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Shin TOKII
Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney
Legal
Patent Attorneys
Akiko KOUSAKA
Patent Attorney
Global Operations
Akiko MIZUMA
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Haruka NAGAMINE
Patent Attorney
Trademarks and Designs
Hiromitsu KISHI
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Kaori OSHIMA
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Katsumi TAKAIRA
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Keita TSUJI
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Ken MAKITA, Ph.D.
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Koutaro SAKAMOTO
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Makoto UEHARA
Patent Attorney
Advanced Science and Physics
Makoto YAMAZAKI
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Masaaki ISHIKAWA, Ph.D.
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Global Operations
Masanori KIMURA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Masatoshi IMAI
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Masayo KAYAMA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Mikio NAKATA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Miku SHIOKAWA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Miyuki TAKAKURA
Patent Attorney
Advanced Science and Physics
Mutsumi TANAKA
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Naohisa FUKUMURA
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Legal
Naoki MATSUMURA, Ph.D.
Patent Attorney
Global Operations
Naoki YASHIRO
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Naotoshi KINOSHITA
Patent Attorney (IP Litigator)
Chemical and Material
Rentaro ICHIKAWA
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Ryo MORIMOTO
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Sayako SATOMI
Patent Attorney
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Shinobu GOHARA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Shiori SAITO
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Tadashi IOKAWA
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Takao INOUE
Patent Attorney
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Takuho MIZUGUCHI
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Takuya NAGAKUBO
Patent Attorney
Global Operations
Yoichi SASADA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Yu OYAMA
Patent Attorney
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Yuta KANAZAWA
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Yuki SUZUKI
Patent Attorney
U.S. Patent Agent
(with limited recognition)
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Arata IWASAKI
Patent Attorney
Attorney at Law (California)
Electric, Communication, Information, and Optics
Hajime SUZUKI
Patent Attorney
Chemical and Material
Ken KAROUJI
Patent Attorney
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Science
Natsuki YOKOYAMA
Patent Attorney
Construction, Technological, and Mechanical
Tomono KOBIYAMA
Patent Attorney
Trademarks and Designs