Members

Director of ICHIZAWA, KAWADA & ASSOCIATES
Partner (Patent Attorney)

Michio ICHIZAWA

1997 Registered as Patent Attorney

2005 Registered as Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel

Practice Area

Patent in Japan and overseas, Design, Trademark, Copyright, Trial, Litigation,

Expert Opinion, Contract, Unfair Competition, etc.

Specialized Field

Chemistry, Agriculture, Fishery, etc.

Partner (Patent Attorney)

Hidemi KAWADA

2002 Registered as Patent Attorney

2012 Registered as Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel

Practice Area

Patent in Japan and overseas, Design, Trademark, Copyright, Trial, Litigation,

Expert Opinion, Contract, Unfair Competition, etc.

Specialized Field

Chemistry, Agriculture, Food Chemistry, Electronic Material, Functional Material,

Molding Material, Battery Material, etc.

Associate (Patent Attorney)

Tadashi ISHIKAWA

2007 Registered as Patent Attorney

Practice Area

Patent in Japan and overseas, Design, Trademark, Copyright, Trial, Litigation,

Expert Opinion, Contract, Unfair Competition, etc.

Specialized Field

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Machine Engineering, Commodity

Distribution, etc.

Associate (Patent Attorney)

Hiroshi KURIHARA

2005 Registered as Patent Attorney

2010 Registered as Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel

Practice Area

Patent in Japan and overseas, Design, Trademark, Copyright, Trial, Litigation,

Expert Opinion, Contract, Unfair Competition, etc.

Specialized Field

Machine Engineering, Chemistry, Metal, etc.

Counsel (Attorney at Law/Patent Attorney)

Teiyu SAKO

2009 Registered as Attorney at Law

2011 Registered as Patent Attorney

Profile

Dr. Teiyu Sako is an attorney at law and patent attorney in Tokyo, Japan. He

received Ph.D. in Engineering from University of Tokyo and LL.M. degree (with

Law & Technology Certificate) from UC Berkeley. While working as an engineer

at Sharp Corporation for nine years, he engaged in R&D of liquid crystal displays

and mobile phones with TV. Based on his IT knowledge and practical experience,

he handles many IP cases, particularly in the fields of patent litigation, opinion,

negotiation, licensing, and application.

Counsel (Attorney at Law/Patent Attorney)

Kazunori FURUYA

2009 Registered as Attorney at Law

2022 Registered as Patent Attorney

Profile

Kazunori Furuya is an attorney at law and patent attorney in Tokyo, Japan. He

was a visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

He handles business law (including patent invalidation trial, Antitrust law, Unfair

Competition Prevention Act, etc.).