Patent Attorney Tohru Hongo
PROFILE
During his 33 years at the Japanese Patent Office, he became head of departments in various technical fields. He joined our firm after he retired from the Japanese Patent Office in 2017.
Fields of Expertise
Expert opinions for the evaluation of patent rights in invalidations trails, post grant oppositions proceedings and the enforcement of patents against potential infringers; litigation in the Intellectual Property High Court.
Resume
- Technical Fields
- Civil engineering, Life Science and Diagnostic Equipment, Amusement machines
- Birthplace
- Okayama City, Japan
- Profession
- Patent Attorney JPAA registered since 2017 (Reg. No.: 21236)
- Professional Career
- 2017 Takewa International Patent Office Senior Patent Counsel
1984 Japanese Patent Office
Appeal Chief Examiner, Head of JPO 3rd Division (Class A; Human Necessities; Health & Life Saving; Amusement) Appeal Examiner, Head of JPO 15th Division (Class A; Human Necessities; Health & Life Saving; Personal or Domestic Articles) Appeal Examiner, Head of JPO 4th Division (Class B; Performing Operations; Material Processing and Shaping) - Education
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (M.Sc.)
Ungraduated School of Engineering, Kyoto University - Language
- Japanese