Hori & Partners is aninternational IP law firm handling patents, trademarks, design patents andutility models in Japan and abroad.
Our firm has 6 patent attorneysand technicalstaffsfamiliar with handling patent applications, trademarkapplications, design patent applications and utility model applications andprosecution thereof.
Our firm provides services infiling patent, trademark, design patent and utility model applications forJapanese clients and foreign clients, prosecuting applications thereof, filingappeals with Board of Appeals of Japanese Patent Office (JPO) against thedecisions of examiners, filing appeals with Intellectual Property High Courtagainst decisions of JPO, filing appeals with Supreme Court against decisionsof Intellectual Property High Court and handling infringement suits beforeDistrict Courts, filing appeals with Intellectual Property High Court againstdecisions of District Courts, filing appeals with Supreme Court againstdecisions of Intellectual Property High Court. Our firm further providesservices initiating invalidation trials of Japanese patents, registeredtrademarks, design patents and registered utility models and preparing expert’sopinions on infringement or validity about Japanese patents, patentapplications, Japanese registered trademarks, trademark applications, Japanesedesign patents, design patent applications and Japanese registered utilitymodels.
Our firm is particularly specialized in handlingpatent applications, trademark applications, design patent applications andutility model applications written in English for foreign clients since ourpatent attorneys are highly proficient in English.
Our firm covers various technicalfields and the illustrative examples thereof include Electronics, ElectricalEngineering, Medical Devices and Systems, Semiconductors and Processes formanufacturing them, Chemistry including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,Physical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Biologicaland Environmental Engineering, Recording Media, Chemical Process Engineering, ImagingTechnology, Digital Data Processing, Vacuum Engineering, Control Engineering, MachineTechnology regarding Automobile, Agriculture Machine and the like,Inorganicmaterials such as ceramic, Structural Materials including metal and non-metal, OpticalFiber, Mobile Communication Systems, Computer Software, Business Methods, Games,Applied Dynamics, Steel Structure, Coin or Banknote Handling Machines etc.
PRESIDENT
Shiroyuki Hori
RegisteredNumber:9711
Education:
Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Universityof Tokyo
Practice Areas:
Drafting and Prosecuting patent, trademark and designpatent applications in Japan for Japanese clients and foreign clients
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in US, Europeancountries and Asian countries for Japanese clients
Preparing expert’sopinions on infringement or validity about Japanese patents or patentapplications, Japanese registered trademarks or trademark applications,Japanese design patents or design patent applications and Japanese registered utilitymodel
Filing invalidationtrials before Japanese Patent Office (JPO) against Japanese patent, registeredtrademark, design patent and registered utility model, filing appeals before IntellectualProperty High Court against decisions of JPO, filing appeals before SupremeCourt against the decisions of Intellectual Property High Court
Handling infringement suits of patent,registered trademark, design patent and registered utility model beforeDistrict Courts, filing appeals before Intellectual Property High Court againstdecisions of District Courts, filing appeals before Supreme Court againstdecisions of Intellectual Property High Court
Technical Focus:
Computer Software, Mathematics
Membership of Professional Institutions:
Experts committee member of IntellectualProperty High Court
Experts committee member of Tokyo District Court
Experts committee member of Osaka District Court
Member of Patent Committee ofJapan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
Member of Biotechnology Committee of JPAA
Member of Software Committee of JPAA
Literature:
“Non-essentialproperty of applicable requirement of Equivalent Theory”"“Patent”: JPAA)
“Product-by-process”"“Patent”: JPAA)
Maejima Yukihiko
Registered Number:16236
Education:
Master of Science, Physics, University of Tokyo
Professional Career:
NEC Corporation, Central ResearchInstitute
Practice Areas:
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in Japan
Preparing Expert Opinions about patents, trademarksand design patents
Technical Focus:
Electronics,Electrical Engineering, Semiconductors (Silicon LSI, Compound Semiconductor,Imaging Device), Semiconductor Manufacturing Process, Radiation Metrology,X-ray Optics, Accelerating Device, Vacuum Engineering, Inorganic Materials suchas Ceramic
Akira Hasegawa
Registered Number:19414
Education:
Master of Agricultureand Life Science, Biological andEnvironmental Engineering, University ofTokyo
Professional Career:
Toyota Tsusho Corporation,Daimler-Benz, Patent Firm
PracticeAreas:
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in Japan
Technical Focus:
Machine Technology regarding Automobile, AgricultureMachine and the like, Control Engineering, Mobile Communication System, ComputerSoftware
Hiroo Murakami
RegisteredNumber:19414
Education:
Ph.D. GraduateSchool of Medicine, Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University of Tokyo
ProfessionalCareer:
Institute of Medical Science,Human Genome Center, University of Tokyo
PracticeAreas:
Draftingand Prosecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in Japan,
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in US, Europeancountries and Asian countries
Technical Focus:
Biotechnology (Molecular Biology,Environment), Medical System, ComputerScience, Bioinformatics (Sequencing Analysis, Biological Statistics, AI),Chemistry (mainly Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry), Business Method, Game
English Conversation
Takashi Kogawa
RegisteredNumber:14132
Education:
Master of Mechanical Engineering, Material Strength Mechanics, TohokuUniversity
ProfessionalCareer:
Nippon Kokan (current JFE), Research Institute and IntellectualProperty Department, Patent Firm
PracticeAreas:
Drafting and Prosecuting patent, trademark and design patentapplications in Japan,
Technical Focus:
Machine Technology, Structureof Architectural Construction, Structural Materials including Metal and Non-metal
COUNSEL
Koichi Oishi
RegisteredNumber:7803 (registeredin 1973)
Education:
Masterof Engineering, Chemical Engineering, University of Tokyo
Bachelorof Engineering, Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo
ProfessionalCareer:
Fuji Film Co. Ltd., Group Manager of PatentDepartment
Nakamura & Partners, Partner
Oishi & Partners, President
Kioizaka Themis, Partner
PracticeAreas:
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark, design patent applications and utility modelapplications in Japan for Japanese clients and foreign clients
Drafting andProsecuting patent, trademark and design patent applications in US, Europeancountries and Asian countries for Japanese clients
Preparing expert’sopinions on infringement or validity about Japanese patents or patentapplications, Japanese registered trademarks or trademark applications, Japanesedesign patents or design patent applications and registered utility model
Handling infringement suits of patent,registered trademark, design patent and registered utility model beforeDistrict Courts, filing appeals before Intellectual Property High Court againstdecisions of District Courts, filing appeals before Supreme Court againstdecisions of Intellectual Property High Court
Filing invalidationtrials before Japanese Patent Office (JPO) against Japanese patent, registeredtrademark, design patent and registered utility model, filing appeals before IntellectualProperty High Court against decisions of JPO, filing appeals before SupremeCourt against the decisions of Intellectual Property High Court
Preparing non-infringement arguments againstcompetitors’ patents and arguments for invalidating competitors’ patents inJapan, US, Europe and Asian countries
Negotiation relating alicense agreement
Technical Focus:
Recording Media,Chemistry, Chemical Process Engineering, Medical Devices or Systems, ImagingTechnology, Semiconductors, Automobiles, Data Processing, Computer Software, AppliedDynamics, Steel Structure, Optical Fiber, Fuel Cells, Nanotechnology, Coin orBanknote Handling Machines
Membership of Professional Institutions
Member ofInternational Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI),
Member of InternationalFederation of Intellectual Property Counsel (FICPI),
Member of International Committeeof Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Member of International Committee of JapanIntellectual Property Association,
Member of Patent Committee ofJapan Intellectual Property Association,
Vice-Chairman of Tokyo UniversityPatent Attorney Association
Literatures:
“Patent Infringement in France”(“Tokkyo Kanri”: Japanese Patent Association),
“Indirect PatentInfringement in Europe” (Joint authorship) (“Tokkyo Kanri”: Japanese PatentAssociation),
“Analyzing Judicial Precedentsabout Prior Use Right”"“Patent”: JPAA)
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