Tokyo IP Firm -Attorneys-


	Attorneys: Akira Shimoda: He is a registered patent attorney (Registration No. 11024). He was born in Tokyo in 1950 and was educated at Yokohama National University and received a doctorate in chemistry from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1979. He has worked as an engineer for Honda Motor Company (1979-1984) and Dow Chemical Japan (1984-1997). Dr. Shimoda was a guest professor in Yokohama National University from 2001 to 2004 and has served as a director in Yokohama Venture Club since 2001. He handles all phases of prosecution in Patent in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utility, Design and Trademarks. He is also a retired mountain climber and enjoys walking around Japanese mountains and sometimes Himalayas. Ken-ichiro Akao: He is a registered patent attorney (Registration No. 11302). He was born in Kanagawa in 1967, was educated at Kyoto University and received Masters degree in chemistry in 1991. He worked in Kawasaki-Steel Company as an engineer from 1991 to1997. Mr. Akao has been a guest assistant professor at Tokyo University of agriculture and technology since 2003. He is a member of Evaluation of Intellectual Property in Japan Patent Attorneys Association. He handles all phases of prosecution in Patent in Materials, Chemistry, Semiconductor, Physics, and Software, Design and Trademarks. He enjoys windsurfing and skiing in holidays. Hisato Koyama: He is a registered patent attorney (Registration No. 10213). He was born in Niigata in 1960, was educated at Science University of Tokyo and Yamagata University. He specialized in electronics at the Science University of Tokyo, specialized in jurisprudence at the Yamagata University. Mr.Koyama joined in Tokyo IP Firm in 2005 after experienced working for some patent firms in Tokyo. He handles all phases of prosecution in Patent in Electronics, Software, Electric Communication Engineering, Mechatronics, and Mechanics, Design and Trademarks. Kou-ichi Miyagawa: He is a registered patent attorney (Registration No. 10637) and is in partnership with Tokyo IP Firm. He was born in Kanagawa in 1961 and was educated at Waseda University. His industrial experience includes positions at Nissan Motors and Yamatake-Honeywell. He handles all phases of prosecution in Patent in Machines, Mechatronics, Electronics and Software. Fumitaka Furukawa: He is a lawyer of Tokyo Green Law Office, registered at Tokyo Bar Society. Mr. Furukawa serves as an advisor to Tokyo IP Firm. He was born in Kanagawa in 1950 and was educated at Yokohama National University.