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, 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. Masao AKUTSUChartered Patent Attorney

Education:
1991Bachelor of Physics and Applied Physics
1993Finished Master's Course in Physics and Applied Physics at Waseda University
Experience:
1993-1998In charge of XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) at the Surface Analysis Laboratory of NISSAN ARC, LTD.
1999-2000Worked in NANO SCIENCE CORPORATION.
In charge of receiving samples from clients, e.g., domestic major semiconductor companies, etc., sending them to foreign analysis companies with instructions and reporting the results to the clients.
2000Joined Nagato & Partners
2007Registered as Patent Attorney
Specialty:
Instrumental Analysis, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics, Optics, Tribology, etc.
Membership:
Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Language:
Japanese, English (TOEIC 925pts)
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