Experience and Achievements

2015
Concurrently works at Mukunoki Sogo Law Office.
2008
Joined PRIMEWORKS. Responsible for legal affairs (including litigation, licensing, and negotiation).
2004 - 2008
After registering as an attorney (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association), worked at a major law and patent firm. Responsible for intellectual property dispute resolution (including litigation, license negotiation, expert opinions, etc.), invalidation trials, general corporate legal affairs (such as contract review, litigation, and negotiation), general civil cases, and criminal cases.
2003 - 2004
Judicial Legal Training
1996 -2003
Served as an Examiner in the Applied Optics Division, Examination Department 1, at the Japan Patent Office (JPO). Primarily engaged in the examination of applications related to optical materials, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and similar technologies.
1996
B.S. in Mineral Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University

Publications

  • “All about License Agreements - Practical Business Edition” (DAI‐ICHI HOKI CO.,LTD. , 1st ed: September 2018)
  • "International Business Law: From Trade Transactions to English Contracts - 2nd Edition", LexisNexis Japan, July 2015
  • "How to Draft Complaints and Answers in Intellectual Property Litigation - Consolidated Edition", Yamanote Research Institute, September 2014.
  • "How to Draft Complaints and Answers in Intellectual Property Litigation", Yamanote Research Institute, july 2012.
  • “All about License Agreements - Practical Business Edition” (DAI‐ICHI HOKI CO.,LTD. , 1st ed: September 2018)
  • "How to Write a Will and Handle Inheritance: A Recipe for Creating a Reliable and Satisfying Will," Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd., July 2009.
  • "Commentary on the Victim Participation and Civil Compensation Order System," Tokyo Horei Publishing, November 2008.
  • "300 Case Studies in Corporate Legal Precedents: Corporate Transactions and Intellectual Property," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, November 2007.
  • "The New Companies Act A to Z: Practice for Closely Held Companies," Dai-ichi Hoki Publishing, March 2006.
  • "Q&A: Practice for Preventing and Responding to Intellectual Property Disputes," Shinnippon Hoki Publishing, March 2006.
  • "Q&A: Key Points of the New Companies Act," Shinnippon Hoki Publishing, September 2005.

Members

  • Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

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