Chowa Trust IPF (Chowa Trust International Patent Firm) Terasaki, Noguchi & Partners, Patent & Trademark Attorneys in Tokyo, JAPAN
Chowa Trust International Patent Firm
(Former "Chowa International Patent Firm" & Former "Trust International Patent Office")
Tokyo, JAPAN
PROFESSIONALS
Tadashi TERASAKI
Tadashi TERASAKI is the founder and a co-partner of
Chowa Trust International Patent Firm. He has practiced in
the intellectual property field since 1995, as a registered
Japanese patent attorney since 1999, specializing in
patents related to chemical technology and biotechnology. He has extensive experience in patent drafting and
prosecution for Japan and many other countries.
Before working in the intellectual property field, he worked as an engineer for a
Japanese subsidiary of an American chemical company. He also has experience
working for three various types of Japanese patent firms, engaging in a group
manager of a chemical and biotech group, and had training in a law firm in the U.S. He
strives to understand various types of clients and their needs, and meet their respective
requests and expectations.
Professional Qualification
- Registered Japanese Patent Attorney, since 1999
- Intellectual Property Analyst certified by AIPE, since 2018
Present Posts
- Partner of Chowa Trust International Patent Firm
- Part-time lecturer of University of Tsukuba, School of Integrative and Global
Majors
Practice Area
Patent
Preparation, Filing, and Management of Application; Response to Office
Communication; Third-party Observation; Post-grant Opposition; Trial against the
Decision of Refusal, for Invalidation, and for Correction; Action in Court against
Decision of Trial or Opposition; Assistant in Court for Infringement Case; Expert
Opinion; Prior Art Search
Technical Field
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry,
Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering, Genetics, Breeding Science, Genetic
Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Life Sciences and
Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals, Agricultural and Forestry Technology, Environmental Technology, Biomass Technology, Marine Biotechnology, Health Care Products,
Cosmetics, Food Technology, Textile Technology
Languages
- Japanese, English
Education and Training
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Major: Agro-Biological Resource Sciences,
Plant Breeding, Genetics), 1989, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan - LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law & Policy), 2006, University of Washington
School of Law, Seattle, US - Passed the U.S. Patent Bar Examination, 2007
- Trainee in a Law Firm, Seattle, US, 2007
Publications
- New Commentary of Patent Law, 2nd Ed., 2017 (Coauthor, in charge of writing the sections of Articles 64-66)
- Intellectual Property Management, Vol.67 No.1 (No.793) pp.15-28, 2017,
"Foreseeability of Doctrine of Equivalents and Specification Drafting Related
Thereto -Review of Japanese IP High Court MAXACALCITOL patent
infringement case-" - Practice Guide of European Patent Application, 2011 (Coauthor in Charge of
Section II, Chapters 2 and 6)
Memberships
- JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)
- AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- APAA (The Asian Patent Attorneys Association)
