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Patent Attorney Junya Tanaka

  • Specialties and Expertise

    Junya Tanaka specializes in patent application filing, examination responses, judgments (appraisals), and infringement cases in the fields of biology, chemistry, and pharmaceutical manufacture. In addition to biological patents, he also deals with cutting-edge technology patents, and he has gained considerable credibility with his clients for the high-quality specification service that he provides.

  • Technical fields of experience

    His technical fields of experience include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical care, cosmetics, food, agrochemicals, organic chemistry, resins and polymers, inorganic chemistry, and metals.

  • Languages used

    Japanese and English
  • Qualifications

    2002 Registered as a patent attorney

  • Education and career history

    1996 Graduated from Department of Biotechnology, Division of Applied Science, School of Engineering, Osaka University
    1998 Joined UNITIKA Ltd.
    2001 Joined Saegusa and Partners
    2002 Registered as a patent attorney
    2011 Established LEXIA PARTNERS
    2011 to present Appointed a part-time lecturer at Department of Management of Technology and Intellectual Property Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Books

Patent Strategy for Stem Cells (coauthor) (Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, 2011)

Articles

“Guidelines for Practical Work in Consideration of a Decision to Accept an Infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalents” (Intellectual Property Management, Japan Intellectual Property Association, December 2015 issue)

Lectures

“Analysis of and Reacting to Weakness in Other Firms’ Patent Specifications in the Chemical Field” (Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd., 0000)

“Interpreting, Identifying Weaknesses in and Attacking Other Firms’ Patent Specifications” (Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd., 0000)

“Interpreting, Identifying Weaknesses in and Attacking Other Firms’ Patent Specifications” (Technical Information Institute Co., Ltd., 0000)

“Exercises in Preparing Well-grounded Invention Specifications (Chemical) (intended for inventors)” (Japan Intellectual Property Association’s G3 Course, 0000)

Many other in-company training sessions (on the patent system, etc.).

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Patent Attorney Keiya Mizutani

  • Specialties and Expertise

    Keiya Mizutani specializes in patent application filing and examination responses in the field of chemistry in Japan and overseas.

  • Technical fields of experience

    His technical fields of experience include high-polymer materials, electronic materials, pharmaceuticals, secondary cells, solar cells, ceramic condensers, cosmetics, food, agrochemicals, organic synthesis, and inorganic synthesis.

  • Qualifications

    2011 Registered as a patent attorney

  • Education and career history

    2002 Graduated from the Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
    2004 Completed a course at the Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
    2004 Joined Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
    2006 Joined Saegusa and Partners
    2010 Joined Kyoto University's Office of Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation
    2011 Registered as a patent attorney
    2013 Granted the Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel
    2013 Joined LEXIA PARTNERS
    2015 Joined the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) as an in-house patent attorney

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Patent Attorney Kyoko Sakoda

  • Technical fields of experience

    Her technical fields of experience include biochemistry, glycan/protein analysis, nanocarriers, vitro diagnostics, analytical chemistry, resin composition, films, infrastructure technology, diagnosing/processing equipment, information technology

  • Qualifications

    2011 Registered as a patent attorney

  • Education and career history

    1999 Graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University
    2001 Completed a master course at the Division of Molecular Materials Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University
    2002 Joined other patent firm
    2012 Registered as a patent attorney
    2012 Joined other patent firm
    2017 Joined LEXIA PARTNERS

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Patent Attorney Kenichi Fukui

  • Specialties and Expertise

    Kenichi Fukui specializes in patent application filing and examination responses in the field of chemistry in Japan and overseas.

  • Technical fields of experience

    His technical fields of experience include polymers, chemical compositions, resin films, liquid crystal displays, solar cells, electrochemical elements, resin additives, catalysts, water and gas separation membranes, fibers, polishing pads, and food products.

  • Qualifications

    2002 Registered as a patent attorney

  • Education and career history

    1995 Graduated from the Department of Precision and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
    1997 Completed a master course at the Department of Precision and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Okayama University
    1997 Joined Chemipro Kasei Kaisha, Ltd.
    2002 Registered as a patent attorney
    2002 Joined Unius Patent Attorneys Office
    2022 Joined LEXIA PARTNERS
Articles

“Criteria for determining clarity and support requirements” (Intellectual Property Management, Japan Intellectual Property Association, June 2020 issue)

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