Dr. Takuho Sha
Co-founder
Patent attorney, Head of patent department
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Dr. Sha graduated from the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science at Kyushu University and received a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical science (Kyushu University).
After undertaking his post-doctor research in Scripps Research Institute in the US. He joined Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, where he was involved in research and development, and later in domestic and foreign patent practice in the company's IP department for 14 years. He was an IP counsel for Takeda in Japan and Europe. He was also a general manager of IP department for a Japanese pharmaceutical company. In 2008, he founded Sha International Patent Office.
From 2019, Sha International Patent Office has been changed to Sha Patent and Trademark Firm, a registered business legal entity.
His practice includes:
- Domestic and foreign patent prosecution in the fields of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, regenerative medicine and foods, as well as trial and litigation practice;
- Various types of patent searches, patent due diligence, and opinions as to patent validity and infringement;
- IP support for universities, startup companies and small or medium-sized enterprises; and
- IP counseling.
Mr. Hakucho Sha
Co-founder
Managing partner
Patent/trademark attorney, Head of trademark and design department
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Mr. Sha completed a master's course in the Faculty of Intellectual Property at the Osaka Institute of Technology.
Mr. Sha has career experience at a major IP law firm where he was involved mainly in domestic and foreign trademark and design practice. He also has internship experience in the US, the UK, and China.
Mr. Sha also works as a lecturer on the examination board for qualifying to be a patent/trademark attorney, at Osaka Institute of Technology. He was one of the authors of the book "Basis of Four Laws on Intellectual Property," published in 2015.
Mr. Sha is a member of board of international information, IP management and trademark in JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association).
His practice includes:
- Domestic and foreign trademark/design prosecution, third party observations, opposition, trials, and litigation;
- Domestic and foreign trademark/design searches;
- Counseling on global brand strategy;
- Trademark/design support for universities, venture companies, and small-to-medium-sized enterprises;
- Trademark/design dispute such as Letter of warning, infringement litigation and IPR border enforcement;
- Trademark/design risk management;
- Trademark/design licensing and agreement;
- Resolution of disputes on unauthorized registration and use of domain names; and
- Practice regarding unfair competition, copyrights, geographical indication (GI) registration and plant variety registration
Dr. Kenji Tobetto
Patent attorney
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Dr. Tobetto graduated from the Department of Agriculture at Tottori University and received a Ph.D. in agriculture (Tottori University). Dr. Tobetto has domestic and foreign-patent practice career experience both in a pharmaceutical company and in a patent law firm.
His practice includes:
- Patent prosecution in the fields of chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, regenerative medicine and foods, patent searches, as well as trial and litigation practice; and
- Opinions as to patent validity and infringement.
Mr. Yasushi Sasaki
Patent/trademark attorney and litigator
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Mr. Sasaki graduated from the Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Osaka University.
Mr. Sasaki has long-term career experience in domestic and foreign patent, design and trademark practice at patent law firms.
His practice includes patent prosecution in fields including semiconductors, electronics, mechanics and medical equipment, especially as these fields relate to computer software and business methods. His practice also involves trials and litigation.
Ms. Sayuri Asaka
Patent attorney
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Ms. Asaka majored in mechanical systems engineering at the Faculty of Engineering Design, Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Ms. Asaka has long-term career experience in domestic and foreign patent practice at patent law firms. Her practice includes patent prosecution in fields including mechanics, medical equipment, and electronics.
Mr. Yoshitaka Tani
Patent/trademark attorney
Of counsel
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Mr. Tani graduated from the Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutics at Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, and qualified as a pharmacist.
Mr. Tani has career experience at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and at Tani International Patent Office, where he was involved in domestic and foreign patent, design and trademark practice for many years.