We are an international patent law firm capable of assisting clients in all aspects of filing for patents, trademarks, and designs domestically and overseas.
director
■ Name
Masashi YANAGIDA
Patent Attorney Registration No: 7318
Passed Patent Bar: 1969
Registered as Patent Attorney: 1969
Qualified to handle IP related Infringement Litigation: 2004
Vice President of Japan Patent Attorneys Association 1986
Director General of International Activity Center of JPAA 2008-2009
【Credentials】
Lecturer, CLE International (USA)
Grade 1 of EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)
■ MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Prosecution of Patents, Designs and Trademarks for domestic and foreign clients, Searches, Opinions on validity and infringement, Litigation
■ MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Physics, Electronics, Mechanics, Trademarks, Designs
General machinery, Measurement apparatus, Cameras and other optical devices, Medical devices, Office appliances
Selected Electives for Patent Bar Exam: Mechanics, Optics, Precision Measurement
■ EDUCATION
Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka High School
B.S. in Applied Physics, School of Engineering, Nagoya University
■ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Patent Department, Fuji Photo Film K.K. [April 1966 - December 1970]
Nakamatsu Patent Law Offices [January 1971 - August 1973]
Yanagida & Associates [September 1973 - present]
■ AWARDS
Yellow Ribboned Medal of Honor (for Meritorious Service as Patent Attorney) May 1990
Special Service Award, 90th Anniversary of the Institution of Patent Attorneys July 1988
JPAA Special Service Award May 1993
JPAA Special Service Award May 1993
Special Service Award 100th Anniversary of the Institution of Patent Attorneys July 1999
JPAA Lifetime Achievement Award May 2000
Special Service Award, JPAA Patent Attorney Day Commemorative Celebration July 2010
■ PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA); Vice President 1986-1987, Director General of International Activity Center 2008-2009
Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Board Member, International Federation of Intellectual Property Counsel (FICPI)
Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member, European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)
Member, Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
Member, Japan Tradmeark Association (JTA)
Supporting Member, Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
■ LECTURES GIVEN IN JAPAN
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) January 15, 2001, Hamamatsu
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (JPAA seminar for those who passed the 1994 Patent Bar Exam) January 1995
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) September 2001, Fukuoka
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) February 2002, Ibaraki Hitachinaka
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) July 2002, Hiroshima
"Prosecuting and Managing Foreign Patent Applications (US)" (JIII Seminar) September 2002, Tokyo
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) October 2002, Yokohama
"Prosecuting and Managing Foreign Patent Applications (US)" (JIII Seminar) September 2003, Tokyo
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) November 2003, Saitama
"US Patent Prosecution Practice" (Seminar co-sponsored by the JPO and JIII) November 2003, Chiba
"Prosecuting and Managing Foreign Patent Applications (US)" (JIII Seminar) September 2004, Tokyo
"US Patent Regulations and Patent Application Tips" (Technical Information Society Seminar) January 2005, Tokyo
"Prosecuting and Managing Foreign Patent Applications (US)" (JIII Seminar) September 2006, Tokyo
"Drafting Specifications and Claims for Foreign Applications" (Seminar for JPAA members) February 2006, Tokyo
"Prosecuting and Managing US Patent Applications" (JIII Seminar) September 2006, Tokyo
"Prosecuting and Managing US Patent Applications" (JIII Seminar) September 2007, Tokyo
"Prosecuting and Managing US Patent Applications" (JIII Seminar) September 2008, Tokyo
■ LECTURES RELATED TO JAPANESE PATENT LAW GIVEN IN THE USA
"Japanese Patent Practice" (AIPLA Seminar) June 1992, Arlington, VA and Los Angeles, CA
"Japanese Patent Practice" (AIPLA Seminar) June 1994, Arlington, VA and Los Angeles, CA
"Intellectual Property Protected in Pacific Rim Countries" (CLE International Seminar) March 1994, San Francisco, CA
"Intellectual Property Protected in Pacific Rim Countries" (CLE International Seminar) March 1995, Boston, MA
"Intellectual Property Protected in Pacific Rim Countries" (CLE International Seminar) March 1996, Arlington, VA
"Intellectual Property Protected in Pacific Rim Countries" (CLE International Seminar) March 1997, Palm Springs, CA
"Intellectual Property Protected in Pacific Rim Countries" (CLE International Seminar) September 2000, San Francisco, CA
"Japanese Patent Developments" (ABA Intellectual Property Law Conference) June 1994, Hot Springs, VA
■ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Mr. Yanagida, formerly a golfer and a tennis player, has recently become an avid skier. He trains during the long off season by jogging.
