[Copyright Support Station] Leading Intellectual Property Law Firm in Japan(Osaka & Tokyo)

Greeting

“Copyright” is, briefly, a right to allow or forbid a person to use another person’s work.
Along with the progress of informatization, the need for copyright protection has grown recently. Further, with the advancement of broadband use and digitalization, a new sort of works will be developed and familiarized.

Under such a circumstance, legal disputes regarding copyright are presumably going to be diversified and complex.
To understand the role of the works in the society, and protect the works appropriately result in the development of the country’s culture.

Our expert staff will satisfy your questions, such as “How do I obtain a copyright?”, or “What happens if I use someone’s work without permission?”, and your needs, promptly and professionally.

Copyright Support Station Division Manager	Kazunori TAKEDA	< OSAKA HEAD OFFICE >
Legal Headquarter General Manager	Yasuo NISHIYAMA	< OSAKA HEAD OFFICE >
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL	Kenjiro FUJITA	< TOKYO HEAD OFFICE >
Legal Strategy Department	Hiroshi MORIYAMA	< TOKYO HEAD OFFICE >
In charge of Hiroshima Office	Shinji IMANO	< HIROSHIMA OFFICE >
Legal Strategy Department Assistant Manager	Kodai YAMASHITA	< NAGOYA OFFICE >
Legal Strategy Department	Kayo WATANABE	< TOKYO HEAD OFFICE >

< OSAKA HEAD OFFICE >

Osaka Legal Strategy Department Trademark Division Manager Legal Strategy Department Patent&Trademark Attorney / Specially Qualified Attorney For Infringement Litigation Adviser Kazunori TAKEDA
	Majored in science of business law. Specialized in design, trademark, copyright, computer program registration, semiconductor circuit layout-design registration. As a patent attorney, I feel a great responsibility for establishing and protecting our clients’ important intellectual property rights. I will make every effort to be of great assistance to our clients.

Legal Headquarter General Manager
Attorney at Law
Patent and Trademark Attorney
Specialist

Yasuo NISHIYAMA

After graduating from university (faculty of law), Mr. Nishiyama passed the patent attorney examination in 2003, and had worked for our firm since 2007.

After passing the preliminary bar examination and the bar examination, he completed a legal apprenticeship in 2020 and has returned to our firm.

Our firm is here to offer high-quality legal services to benefit clients by serving as a business strategist to work together. Nothing makes us happier than clients' satisfaction, which is also our lifeblood. To build a good, lasting, strong, and trusting relationship, we always make sincere efforts to serve clients, bearing gratitude for the clients.

We do our best to provide high-quality legal services that clients are satisfied with not only for our existing clients but also for new clients who consider starting a business relationship with us or who give us the opportunity to serve. We wish to be of your help in the future.

We hope to build a good, lasting, strong, and trusting relationship with overseas local agents, sometimes involving cooperation with each other. In addition, we provide the agents with high-quality legal services relating to Japanese intellectual property.

< TOKYO HEAD OFFICE >

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL Representative of Tokyo Head Office Patent&Trademark Attorney Specialist Kenjiro FUJITA
	Specialized in agricultural chemistry and human enviromentology Based on my experiences of not only patent applications and prosecutions but also contracting work such as licensing in all areas of intellectual property, I aim to keep honing my skills and provide services relating to intellectual property including design and trademark, etc.

Tokyo Legal Strategy Department Design Division Manager
Patent&Trademark Attorney

Hiroshi MORIYAMA

Graduated from the department of science, majored in mathematics
Area of expertise: designs, trademarks, copyright

In addition to my experience in the practical use of rights (application, granting and exercise of rights, etc.), as a patent and trademark attorney I also make the best use of my experience in working with licensing contracts and right transfer. From day to day I continue to study the rapid changes of the IP industry and am devoted to meeting the demands of all clients.

Tokyo Legal Strategy Department Trademark Assistant Manager Patent&Trademark Attorney Kayo WATANABE
	Main Area of Practice: Information-Technology-related field I have job experiences as an IT systems engineer, and have achievements in invention assessment, software licensing business, and copyright license agreement. Making use of the experiences and achievements, I will commit myself to serving clients needs and maximizing clients' benefits. Please feel free to contact us.

< HIROSHIMA OFFICE >

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL << in charge of physical fields >>
In charge of Hiroshima Office
Patent&Trademark Attorney / Specially Qualified Attorney For Infringement Litigation
Specialist

Shinji IMANO

Shinji IMANO, BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, researched in Mechanical Engineering and Combustion Engineering of diesel engines.
After graduating from the university, he worked for a private automotive company and involved in technical management of production facilities.

Following this, he joined HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK, and began to be involved in the prosecution of domestic and foreign patent cases in the field of Physics.
After qualifying as a Patent & Trademark Attorney and becoming a Specially Qualified Attorney For Infringement Litigation, he widened his field of practice to include expert testimony, and consulting services and so on.

"As a high school student, I made up my mind to provide the technologies useful for people. To accomplish the goal, I believe it is essential to provide long-term satisfaction to all of our clients. I'll do my best with honesty to combine all of the abilities of each staff member of our firm, in order to provide excellent services that cannot be obtained through mere combination of individuals’ abilities."

< NAGOYA OFFICE >

Deputy Representative of Nagoya Office / Legal Strategy Department Assistant Manager / Nagoya Legal Strategy Division Manager
Venture/cocreation support station Consultation Chief Advisor / IP Manager
Patent&Trademark Attorney
Specialist

Kodai YAMASHITA

Majored in Law

The acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights has the potential to bring solutions to the issues faced by our clients in the pursuit of their business objectives. It thus constitutes a crucial element of their business plan.

Keeping the above in mind, it is my goal, as a patent attorney, to work for the smooth acquisition and exploitation of our client’s intellectual property rights. In this way, I hope to achieve the central principle of our firm’s philosophy: “maximize our clients’ satisfaction and benefit”.