Professional experience

1972 The University of Tokyo (LL.B)
1988 - 1993 Judicial Research Official of the Supreme Court (IP & Civil Cases)
1993 - 2005 Judge, Osaka & Tokyo High Court (IP & Civil Cases)
2007 - 2013 Presiding Judge, Osaka High Court (IP & Civil Cases) & IP High Court
2013 - TMI Associates (Advisor Attorney)

Publications, etc.

"Scope of Claimed Invention, Scope of Patented Invention - Looking back on the "lipase" decision - " Patent Aug. 2013