OUR TEAM

Partners and Counsel:

Ryoichi TAKAOKA >>

Kiyoshi TOHDA >>

Sadamasa ONIZAWA >>


Senior Associate:

Satsuki ISHIMOTO (trademark/administration)


Advisor:

Michael A. Santone, Jr.


Associates:

Nao ODA (electrical fields)

Koki NAKAYAMA (mechanical fields)

Yumiko MORIE (trademark fields)

Akiyo IWAHORI, Ph.D. (biomedical fields)

Takaharu FUNATOMI (biomedical fields)

Yohei IMAIKE (electrochemical fields)

Chihiro HIGUCHI (software fields)


Technical Advisors:

Takahiro KOBAYASHI (chemical fields)

Natsue SUZUKI (biomedical fields)


Director of the ICPL:

Kumiko MURAKAMI

 Ryoichi TAKAOKA

Ryoichi TAKAOKA
Managing Partner, Japanese Patent Attorney

Education:
Tokyo University of Science - B.S., Electrical Engineering

Professional Affiliations:
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)
The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI)
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Technical Areas:
Digital Modulation/Communication
Electronic Devices
Internet Technologies
Computer Software

Publications:
SOFTWARE PATENTS WORLDWIDE
When Patent Rules Change - Nikkei BP, 2001
Handbook Series of International Patent Practices - Chuokeizai, 2002-2008

"Risks of Patent Infringement - Bringing New Products into the Japanese Market" at the AIPPI conference in Boston, 2008