[USA・UK Support Station] HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK - Leading Intellectual Property Law Firm in Japan(Osaka & Tokyo)

USA・UK Support Station

Chief Advisor : Takamasa ARAI
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Greeting

We have opened a support station especially for the USA and the UK to readily assist you in the filing and protection of intellectual property rights in the USA・UK and Japan, and to respond promptly and appropriately to your various requests. Our USA・UK Support Station aims to offer quick and valuable advice for your requests, inquiries, as well as consultation regarding intellectual property rights in the USA, the UK or Japan, while providing a wide variety of high-quality services. We have specialized members in our USA・UK Support Station at the moment. In close cooperation with other relating sections, it is our sincere honor to assist clients in the USA and the UK with intellectual property matters in Japan, and conversely assist clients in Japan with intellectual property matters in the USA and the UK. If you have any requests, questions, or would like consultation regarding intellectual property rights in the USA, UK or Japan, our USA・UK Support Station is at your service. Please do not hesitate to contact our USA・UK Support Station, which looks forward to assisting you. USA・UK Support Station Chief Advisor : Takamasa ARAI

USA・UK Support Station　STAFF

USA・UK Support Station Chief Advisor
Foreign Department General manager
Senior Specialist

Takamasa ARAI

Takamasa ARAI obtained an ME in Engineering from Kobe University and is an officially qualified head electric technician (3rd kind). His speciality covers Electricity, Electronics, Physics,Material Science, and Mechanical Engineering. He speaks Japanese and English and is responsible for a wide range of services we offer to international clients.

As you may already know, foreign patent laws as well as other regulations are frequently revised in these days, and numerous court decisions made in recent years may have dramatic impact to foreign patent practices. Given these circumstances, I believe it is my duty to always keep up myself with these legal precedents and restless law revisions, in order to provide our clients with appropriate and useful legal advice.

Chief Deputy Director General
Patent&Trademark Attorney / Specially Qualified Attorney For Infringement Litigation
Specialist

Kiyoshi FUKUI

Kiyoshi FUKUI obtained a Master of Engineering from Osaka University, Precision Science and Technology Division. The targets of his research include ultra-precision machining and semiconductor manufacturing process. His specialty covers physics, mechanical engineering, optics, electronics, information technology, and communications. He is presently a member of JPAA. Certified in 2005 as Litigation Certified Intellectual Property Attorney.

I am enthusiastic in helping you to get the best benefit from your result of intellectual activities. With this enthusiasm, I will responsibly treat every case you request based upon my broad business experiences and extensive technological knowledge.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL << in charge of chemical and biological fields >>
Patent&Trademark Attorney / Specially Qualified Attorney For Infringement Litigation
Adviser

Toshiro KURODA

Toshirou KURODA obtained as MS in Life Science from the University of Tokyo. The targets of his research include Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Genetic Engineering. His specialty covers Life Science, and Biotechnology. He is presently a member of JPAA. Certified in 2005 as Litigation Certified Intellectual Property Attorney.

Intellectual properties, in particular, about inventions related to Life Science are becoming more and more important all over the world as well as in Japan. For that reason, I will offer you the best service about the inventions in the field of Life Science in general. I would appreciate it if you would ask me for any advice on the inventions related to Biotechnology.

U.S. Attorney at Law (Admitted in New York)
J.D., Columbia University School of Law

Mizuki Sally Hashiguchi

Sally Hashiguchi specializes in intellectual property. While attending Columbia Law School, she worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable Victor Marrero at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She received the Student Writing Award from the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law and was awarded the Parker School Certificate of Achievement in Foreign and Comparative Law. She gained experience in patent litigation at a private law firm in New York City. Thereafter, she worked at a private intellectual property firm in Tokyo. Her technical expertise includes electrical engineering, computer software, semiconductors, fuel cells, radar devices, telecommunications, and precision machinery.

I am honored to be joining this distinguished international firm. I look forward to working with our team of experienced, brilliant professionals dedicated to assisting our clients.

USA・UK Support Station Josiah MOMOSE
	Josiah Momose was born in 1986 and graduated from Grove City College in Pennsylvania, United States of America with a B.A. in history. Born and raised in Japan as an American citizen, he uses English and Japanese. I desire to help extend protections and trust for ideas beneficial to our societies, serving those who work hard to develop those ideas with trustworthy and timely support.

USA・UK Support Station

Richard STONELL

Richard Stonell is a citizen of the United Kingdom. In 2008, he obtained a B.A. in Japanese Studies from University of Leeds in England. From 2008 to 2010, he worked in the International Affairs section of the Nagasaki City Hall.

My primary purpose is to be able to contribute to our clients’ benefit. By using my experience in international interaction, I will respond to your requests swiftly and respectfully.

USA・UK Support Station : Introduction of Contents

Greeting

USA・UK Support Station STAFF

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