Takashi KATO / Patent attorney

Practice areas: Patent Applications, Utility Model Applications, Trademark Applications, Design Applications, Patent Searches, Domestic and Foreign Expert Opinions, Intellectual Property Consulting

Technical fields: Software, telecommunications, machinery, mechatronics, image processing, electrical, general household goods, etc.

Languages: Japanese, English, French

Education & Career summary

2024 Joined KSI Partners Law & Patent Firm
2009 Founded Kato Intellectual Property Office
2005-06 Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper, Scinto (NYC&DC)
2004 Registered as Patent Attorney
1997 Joined Otsuka International Patent Firm
1996 Joined a patent firm
1996 Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering

Publication

"Overview of the KSR Case, Its Impact, and the Movement to Revise the Patent Law" (The Lawyers, June 2007)
"Machinists Walking in the World of Intellectual Property" (Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, March 2010 issue)