Mr. Kobayashi provides services related to the establishment and exploitation of intellectual property, with a focus on patenting, in a wide range of technical fields that includes machines, controls, inorganic chemistry, software, business models, designs and trademarks. Providing amiable and sophisticated services to clients, he leads the way in delving into ideas in applying ideas to other technical field pursuit of horizontal development, after having considered the intentions of their inventors, and relishes helping inventors structure their inventions from their ideas. By taking advantage of his practical experience from being seconded to industry, he provides consulting services such as support for business enhancement, IP training and planning strategies for rights establishment in IP and business development departments.

Practice Area

Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• Tokyo Institute of Technology (M.E., Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Innovative and Engineered Materials, 2006)
• The Polytechnic University (B.E., Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, 2004)

Admission

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2011)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (2017-Present)
• TMI Associates (2013-2017)
• TOTO LTD. (2014-2015)
• Taiyo, Nakajima & Kato, Tokyo (2008-2012)
• Matsumoto Patent Office (2006-2008)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2011)

Practice Area

Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• Kansai University (B.S., Faculty of Law, 1970)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (2022-)
• Dobashi International Patent Office (1978-2021)
• Chemical company (1970-1977)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

• Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)

Practice Area

Patents / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• KEIO UNIVERSITY (B.S., Faculty of Science and Technology, 1997)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (2022-)
• Yokohama City University Hospital (2022-)
• KEIO UNIVERSITY industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Coordinator (2018-2021)
• SAKURA PATENT OFFICE (2011-2018)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)

Practice Area

Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• Tokyo Institute of Technology (M.S., Applied Physics, 1999)
• Tokyo Institute of Technology (B.S., Applied Physics, 1997)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (2019-)
• Patent Office (2009-2019)
• Konica Minolta, Inc. (1999-2007)
  (formerly known as Konica Corporation)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

• Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
• Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)

Practice Area

Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• Queen Mary, University of London (LL.M., 2008)
• Tsuda University (B.A., Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of English, 2001)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (November, 2020-)
• TMI Associates (Trademark Attorney, 2013-2016)
• TMI Associates (Paralegal, 2001-2013)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

• Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2021)

Practice Area

Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• National Tsing Hua University (M.S., College of Nuclear Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environment Science, 2014)
• National Tsing Hua University (B.S., College of Nuclear Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environment Science, 2012)

Experience

• Bird International Patent Firm (February, 2023-)
• Kyowa Patent Low Firm (Assistant, 2022-2023)
• Kamimura International Patent Firm (Assistant, 2019-2022)

Languages

Japanese / Chinese / English / Taiwanese

Organization Memberships

• Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2023)

Practice Area

Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Intellectual Property Litigation and Trials

Education

• Tokyo University of Science (M.E., Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
• Tokyo University of Science (B.E., Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Admission

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2010)

Languages

Japanese / English

Organization Memberships

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2010)