Firm Staff

Mr. Kanji NAGATO (President)Chartered Patent Attorney

Education:
1969Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University
1971Finished Master's Course in Engineering at Kyoto University
Experience:
1971-1981Engaged in research and development of aircraft jet engines, at the Aeronautics and Space Division of IHI Corporation
1981-1985Trained at Watanabe Associates (Patent Attorney's Firm)
1983Registered as Patent Attorney
1985-Established Nagato & Partners (Patent & Trademark Attorneys' Firm)
Specialty:
Mechanical engineering, Hydrodynamics, Combustion engineering, Heat transfer engineering, Control engineering, Production/Processing engineering, Design and Trademark
Membership:
AIPPI, APPA, LES, FICPI Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Japan Trademark Association, Japan Intellectual Property Association, Qualified as an arbitrator/mediator at Arbitration Center for Industrial Property
Language:
Japanese, English
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Ms. Misao TOBAChartered Trademark and Design Patent Attorney

Education:
1968-1969Studied history at Tokyo Women's University
1977Diploma (Brevêt) at Athénée Français (French Language School)
1990Bachelor of Law, Faculty of Law at Chuo University
Experience:
1970-1991Worked as bilingual secretary or translator at a language school, embassy, and exporting company
1991-1995Fuji Patent Law Firm
1994Registered as Patent Attorney
1996-2001Matsubara Muraki & Associates
2002Joined Nagato & Partners
2004Qualified with the Specific Infringement Litigation Representation
Specialty:
Trademark, Design patent
Membership:
AIPPI, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Japan Trademark Association
Language:
Japanese, English, French
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Mr. Hiroshi HOSHINOChartered Patent Attorney

Education:
1981Finished the first term of Doctorfs Course in Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University
Experience:
1981Joined Toshiba Corporation, engaged in the development of remote control systems for electric power stations and substations, obtainment of ISO 9001, assessment of business method inventions for start-up business at the Intellectual Property Department, and intellectual property-related training for technical personnel
1996Registered as Patent Attorney (Reg. 11200)
2002Established UBILAND Intellectual Properties Office (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
2005Granted the authority to act as counsel in specified infringement lawsuits
2007The office registered as a secondary office of Nagato & Partners
Specialty:
Electrical and electronic engineering, Measurement control, Computer networking, Business methods
Membership:
Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
Language:
Japanese, English
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Mr. Masahiro ECHIZENChartered Patent Attorney

Education:
1993Bachelor of Science, Department of Mathematics, School of Science at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Experience:
1993Joined IHI Corporation (Intellectual Property Department)
1995-1997Sent on loan to a domestic patent attorneys firm
2000Registered as Patent Attorney (Reg. 11826)
2004Granted the authority to act as counsel in specified infringement lawsuits
2005Established Echizen Intellectual Property Office (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
2009The office registered as a secondary office of Nagato & Partners
Specialty:
Mechanical engineering, Business methods, Intellectual property-related consultation, Patent search, Patent appraisal and litigation, trademarks
Membership:
Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Language:
Japanese, English
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