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The law firm Kuzuwa & Partners is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service from the acquisition and management of intellectual property rights to the litigation stage for assisting its corporate and university clients to make the most of their intellectual property rights. In response to our clients' demands, we also operate as a problem-solving team addressing specific intellectual property rights issues with high responsiveness to current trends in Japan and abroad. We are actively involved in solving problems by legal consultations and expert opinions covering the entire range of intellectual property issues. Our services include representations before the Japan Patent Office (JPO) such as applications, examinations and appeals for patents, utility models, designs, trade marks, etc. We also serve as court litigation attorneys or counsels and handle copyright cases and licensing matters. |
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Kuzuwa & Partners is a relatively new mid-sized patent firm which was created in 1995 as successor to the law firm of Takao Minami. We have a staff of 40 (including part-timers), of which 10 are patent attorneys. Together with our predecessor firm, we have accumulated about 50 years of experience in the field of intellectual property. The efficient functioning of a patent firm starts with the interaction with its clients, which is based on intensive communication, and depends on the active driving force. Kuzuwa & Partners can pride itself on having the size and the qualified staff suited for achieving these objectives.
With 19 fully qualified technical staff, in addition to the 10 patent attorneys, we are well positioned to respond to demands in all technical fields. By holding internal seminars, we actively encourage ourselves in the study of intellectual property strategies and the best ways of protecting the intellectual capital of our clients by collecting, on a permanent basis, the latest data on laws and advanced technologies. Our experienced paralegal and administrative staff is capable of following up on all administrative procedures with swiftness and accuracy.
An extensive experience with foreign intellectual property issues is one of our major assets. Our foreign activities have developed very vigorously due to extensive experience with numerous foreign clients, our linguistic competence, and a network of associated law firms that spans almost the entire globe. The collaboration with our foreign correspondents is based on good mutual understanding. |
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Patent Attorneys
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President, Patent Attorney: KUZUWA, Kiyoshi
Head of KUZUWA & PARTNERS,
Registered Patent Attorney
Formerly, Professor of Chiba University
IP infringement litigator
Bachelor of Science
Languages: English (Spoken, Written), German (Spoken, Written)
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Mr. Kuzuwa, heading KUZUWA & PARTNERS, has a variety of experience in the field of intellectual properties. Just after graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), where he majored in polymer science, he started his career at the JPO in 1973 as patent examiner/appeal examiner in the field of polymer processing, applied chemistry, textile technology, medical science etc. In the meantime 1979 - 1980, he studied law at University of Munich and German and European Patent Law at Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property Law in Germany.
He was also in depth involved in legal affairs at the JPO, for changing the Japan Patent Law, revising Examination Guidelines etc., as a deputy director at the legal division of the JPO. Further, he was quite active in international affairs and often participated in international conferences at WIPO, EPO etc., as a governmental representative and even worked at the USPTO as an exchange patent examiner in 1988. After resigning from the JPO, he joined a Swiss Chemical Company in 1992, and worked there as Head of its Japan Office until he established KUZUWA & PARTNERS in Tokyo 1995. He writes many articles and books in the IP field, and often gives lectures at Japanese universities and international IP fora. He was also Professor of Chiba University from 2004 - 2005, and is now a member of INTA, AIPPI, FICPI, APAA, AEA and PTMG. |
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Vice President, Patent Attorney: SHIOZAKI, Susumu
Vice President of KUZUWA & PARTNERS
Master of Science
Former JPO Appeal Examiner
Specialized fields: Physics, Instrumentation
Engineering, Electronic Engineering,
Informatics and Trademarks
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: SUGIE, Kenichi
Master of Science
Specialized fields: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: INOUE, Junichiro
Master of Science
Specialized fields: Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: ODAGIRI, Misa
Bachelor of Science
Specialized fields: Biology, Neuroscience, Behavioral Pharmacology
Languages: English(Spoken, Written), Indonesian(Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: YAGO, Tomomi
Bachelor of Science
Specialized Field: Food Science, Chemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: MATSUURA, Ryoko
Master of Engineering
Specialized Field: Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Languages: English(Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: CHINO, Sakura
Master of Science
Specialized Field: Molecular Biology, Genetic engineering
Languages: English(Spoken, Written) |
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Patent Attorney: TAKAGAHARA, Yoshiko
Doctor of Science
Specialized Field: Molecular Biology , Pharmacology
Languages: English(Spoken, Written) |
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Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney: KUZUWA, Yurie
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Specialized fields:Drafting contract, General legal affairs including patent litigation, TM, Design
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Technology Specialist in Chief: TERAKAWA, Makoto
Master of Agriculture
Specialized fields: Microbiology, Genetic engineering, Chemistry, Trademarks, Design Patents
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Technology Specialist in Chief: OOMORI, Masashi
Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.)
Specialized fields: Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Biochemistry and Polymer Chemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written) |
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Chinese Patent Attorney: ZHENG, Yihong
Master of Science
Specialized Field: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Environmental Sociology, Chemistry
Languages: Chinese(Native), Japanese(Spoken, Written), English(Spoken, Written) |
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Consultant on Technical and Regulatory Matters: SANKARAN, Ramananthan
Doctor of Engineering
Specialized Field: Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Regulatory and Legal Affairs
Languages: Hindi(Native), English(Spoken, Written) |
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Technical Staff
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S.U. |
Master of Engineering
Specialized fields: Electronics, Information Technology
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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S.Y. |
Bachelor of Agriculture
Specialized fields: Biochemistry, Mechanics
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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K.W. |
Master of Global Environmental Studies
Specialized fields: Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Policy
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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M.Y. |
Bachelor of Law, J.D.
Specialized fields: Drafting contract, Design, TM, General legal affairs including patent litigation
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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T.M. |
Bachelor of Science
Specialized fields: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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M.K. |
Doctor of Science (Ph.D.)
Specialized fields: Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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M.Y. |
Doctor of Science (Ph.D.)
Specialized fields: Immunology, Pharmacology, Electrophysiology, Biochemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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A.O. |
Master of Science
Specialized fields: Urban Science, Urban Engineering and Information
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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A.O. |
Doctor of Applied Science (Ph.D.)
Specialized fields : Information & Communications Technology, Metal Processing, Mechanics and Dynamics, Automobile Technology
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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S.T. |
Master of Medical Science
Specialized fields: Medicine and Marine Biology
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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M.N. |
Doctor of Science (Ph.D.)
Specialized fields: Catalysts and Surface Science, Biochemistry
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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D.B. |
Technical Translator
Specialized fields: Mechanics, Electronics and Licensing
Languages: German (Native), English (Spoken, Written), French (Spoken, Written),Japanese (Spoken, Written), Chinese (Written), Portuguese (Spoken, Written)
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N.N. |
Technical Translator
Specialized fields: Mechanics, Electric engineering, IT
Languages: English (Spoken, Written)
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