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Adjunct Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Adjunct Profossor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney Education: Keio University Medical School (Molecular Biology), April 2001 - March 2005. University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Researcher, May 1998 University of Washington School of Law, LL.M. program, September 1994 - June 1995. University of Washington School of Law, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), Patent and Intellectual Property Law and Practice Institute, July 1994 - September 1994. University of Washington School of Law, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), Visiting research fellow, January 1994 - August 1994. Legal Institution of trainee of the Supreme Court in Japan, April 1988 - March 1990. The Faculty of Law, Keio University in Japan: Bachelor of Laws, April 1978 - March 1983. Professional Experience: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Adjunct Professor, April 2007 - present Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Adjunct Professor, November 2004 - present University of Tohoku, School of Engineering, Adjunct Professor, October 2001 - March 2006 University of Tohoku, School of Engineering, Lecturer April 2000 - October 2001 University of Yokohama, School of Engineering, Lecturer June 1999 - September 2004 Lexwell Partners, Partner, April 1999 - present TMI Associates, Senior Associate, April 1996 - March 1999 Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness, July 1995 - October 1995 Hirai Law Office, Partner, April 1993 - April 1996 The Judicial Research Institute of Keio University, Instructor, April 1991 - March 1993 Shikanai & Ueda, Associate, April 1990 - March 1993. Practice Areas: Intellectual property laws and related laws (patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, antitrust), validity and infringement opinions, patent and trademark prosecution, legal advice in connection with cutting edge technologies, including biotechnology and software programs; International and domestic license agreements; Technology transfer from universities and national institutes to private industry; Managing conflicts of interest and ethical issues arising out of academic research; Counseling technology focused emerging companies; Corporate law Committee Memberships and Positions (Representative): Member, Dialogue Group for Study of University Intellectual Property Use based on Group Control, Mitsubishi Chemical Techno-Reserch Corporation, August 2008 - present. Member, Patentability Study Panel 2008, Department of Appeal of Japan Patent Office, July 2008 - present. Member, Working Group on Research of iPS Cells, Cabinet Office, January 2008 - present. Member, Committee for Promotion of Projects to Develop the Strategy of Cooperation among Industry, Academia and Government, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), January 2008 - present. Member, Committee for Promotion of Measures of Regional Science and Technology (Second stage), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), October 2007 - present. Member, Committee to Examine Issues related to Examination for Patentability (Patent Requirement)/ Member, Sub-Committee related to Biotechnology, Institute of Intellectual Property, July 2007 - March 2008. Member, Review Committee of Health Sciences Council related to Conflict of Interest in Health and Labour Science Research, Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, May 2007 - present. Member, Inventive Step(Nonobviousness) Study Panel 2007, Department of Appeal of Japan Patent Office, April 2007 - February 2008. Member, Review Committee of the Knowledge Cluster Initiative (Second stage), April 2007 - July 2007. Member, Council for Assessment of Projects in Common Use of Advanced Research Facilities for Innovation Creation related to Industrial Strategy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), March 2007 - present. Member, Committee for Research of Market Trend of Plant Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, November 2006 - March 2007. Member, Project Team to Examine Protection and Utilizaiton of Life Science Intellectual Property, Cabinet Office, September 2006 - February 2007. Member, Committee to Promote ADR, Japan Patent Attorney's Association, April 2005-March 2006. Member, Committee for Promotion of Cooperation among Industry, Accademia and Government, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), February 2005 - June 2005 Member, Sub-Committee to Examine Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Clinical Research, the University of Tokushima, December 2004 - March 2006 Member, Committee on Strategy for Standardizing Bio-Technology, Japan Standards Association (JSA), October 2004 - March 2005. Member, Committed to Examine the Criteria for Appointing Super TLO’s, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), April 2004. Advisor, Genome Network Project, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), April 2004 - present. Member, Biotechnology and Life Science Committee, Japan Patent Attorney’s Association, April 2004 - March 2005. Member, Committee to Examine a System for Industry to use the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, November 2003 - July 2004. Member, Committee for the Project to Implement Medical Treatment by using Personal Genetic Information from Individuals, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, August 2003 - present. Vice-Chair, Biotechnology Committee, Japan Patent Attorney’s Association, April 2003 - March 2004. Member, Sub-Committee to the Committee for University Intellectual Property, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, March 2003 - present. Member, Committee on the Advancement of Intellectual Property Policy, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, March 2003 - present. Special Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office September 2002 - May 2003. Chair, Committee to study ways of protecting Inventions related to Newly Emerging Life Science Technology, Institute of Intellectual Property, August 2002 - March 2003. Member, Committee to Examine Legal Issues Related to use of Intellectual Property Trusts, Institute of Intellectual Property, August 2002 - March 2003. Member, Committee to Examine Collaborative Research and Sponsored Research Agreements, Tokyo Institute of Technology, June 2002 - March 2003. Member, Section on Studying the Adjustment of Costs associated with Technological Advancement Sub-Committee for Evaluation and Planning, Commission on Engineering and Sciences, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), April 2002 - January 2003. Member, Committee for Promotion of Measures of Regional Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), February 2002 - March 2007. Member, Study Group Competitive Strategies and Patents in Emerging Areas, Japan Fair Trade Commission, March 2002. Member, Science,Technology and Academic Committee of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), April 2001 - present. Member, Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), April 2001 - June 2003. Member, Committee for Research and Study: Patent Protection from the view point of Medical Treatment and Ethics, Research and Study, Institute of Intellectual Property, August 2000 - March 2001. Member, Committee for Research and Study: Protection of Results from Genome Research and Study, Institute of Intellectual Property, September 1999 - March, 2000. Member, Committee for AUTM Manual Study and Translation, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), January 1999 - September 1999. Member, Committee for Study of Technology Licensing Office, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), September 1998. Member, Committee for Research and Study: Technology Transfer of Patents owned by Government, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), September 1998 - July 1999. Member, Committee for Research and Study: Operation of Information Disclosure of Intellectual Property Transfer Business, Japanese Patent Office, May 1998 - October 1998. Member, Committee for Research and Study: A Scheme of Technology Transfer from University to Industries, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), October 1997 - September 1998. Representative Publications: “Emerging Technologies and Utility Requirement”, Current Situation and Some Problems on Intellectual Property Law, Japan Association of Industrial Property Law the 30th Anniversary (Yuhikaku, June 2007). Management for Cooperation among Industry, Academia and Government (co-author) (Chuokeizai-Sha, 2006) Legal Counseling on International Intellectual Property Disputes (co-author) (Seirin-Shoin, 2006) “Research Tools and Intellectual Property: Now and Future” (1)-(3), AIPPI Vol.51, No.4-6 (April 2006 - June 2006) “Academic Alliances and Legal Issues: Material Transfer Agreements”, Journal of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Vol.2, No.3 (March 2006) “Financial Planners and the Private Information Protection Law”, FP Journal Vol.7, No.67 - Vol.8, No.72 (September 2005 - February 2006) “Intellectual Property Rights Management for Structural Genomics Research” (co-author), Chizai-kanri Vol.55, No.1 (January 2005). “Inventive Concept and Legal Protection in Advanced Biotechnology”, Jurist January, 2005, No.1282 (Yuhikaku 2005). “The Ion Toothbrush Case- An Invention Devised for the Necessities of the Human Anatomy”, Jurist Supplement, One Hundred Patent Decisions (Third Edition) (Yuhikaku 2004). “Material Transfer Agreement” Jouhou-Kanri Vol. 45, No. 12 (December 2003). “The Importance and Role of the University Office of Intellectual Property”, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Educational Bulletin No.89 - No.125 (occasional) (December 2003 - June 2005). Intellectual Property Forest No.8 "Patent Law and Time", Business Houmu Vol.4, No.4 (April 2004). Employee Inventions and National Intellectual Property (co-author) (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry 2002). “Regarding Protection of Patents in New Medical Areas,” Human Science Vol. 13, No.3, Sec. 28 (2002) “Report on Research into Several Countries’ Movement toward Uniformity in the Real World of Patent Law” (co-author), AIPPI Vol. 47, No.12 (December 2002). “The Patentability of Medical Treatment Inventions”, AIPPI Vol. 47, No. 10 (October 2002). “Intellectual Property and the Role of the TLO”, Kapuseru No. 70, Sec. 12 (March 2002). “Conflict of Interest,” Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Educational Bulletin No. 47-59 (March - September 2002). “Biotechnology and Technology Transfer”, Chizai-kanri Vol.52, No.1 (January 2002). “Inside the Divide between Science and the Arts”, The Japan Society of Kansei Engineering Intellectual Property Task Force Vol. 3, Issue 1, Section 2 (September 2001). “Selected Issues related to Protecting Materials Resulting from the Genome”, Pharmacia Vol. 37, No. 711, (Summer 2001). “Compendium of Technology Transfer Law”, Tokkyo News (July 2001 - occasionally continuing) Q & A 500 for Patent and Intellectual Property (co-author) (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry 2001). “From Professional to Player”, Tokkyo News (July 27, 2000). “Recent Issues: Protection for Results of Biotechnology”, Chizai-kanri Vol. 50, No.6-7 (June - July 2000) Dictionary for Intellectual Property Laws (co-author) (Sanseido 2000). How to win Patent & IP troubles (co-author) (Research Institute of International Trade and Industry 1999). Japan Enacts Disappointing IP Reforms, IP Worldwide 9 (July/August 1998). Technology Transfer (Sanno Univ. 1998). “Patent Valuation”, Marl No. 13 (November 1997). “A Proposal for Reexamining the Requirements for Patent Protection in Thoughts on Biotechnology related Inventions”, Tokkyo Kenkyu No. 24 (1997). “The Protection of Biotechnology: Recent Problems with the Subject Matter Requirement”, Hogaku Seijigaku Ronkyu No.32 (Spring 1997). Eligible Subject Matter of Biotechnology Invention (1995). Biotechnology Protection the U.S. and Japan (Master’s Thesis) (1995). Comparative Study of a Japanese Biotechnology Case (1994). “Future Trading”, Legal Issues for Consumer Protection (Keiso-syobo 1994). A Commentary on the New Law on Leased Land and Housing (co-author) (Gyousei 1992). The Practice of Leased Land and Housing Laws - Model Forms and Annotations (co-author) (Gyousei 1992). Professional Associations: The Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association Japan Patent Attorney’s Association The Japan Federation of Bar Associations AIPPI, Case Law Study Committee Licensing Executives Society Japan Association of University Technology Transfer Managers (AUTM) Intellectual Property Association of Japan |
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