Professional experience

1. Graduated from Waseda University, department of law in 1971
2. Completed PhD program at Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies in 2008
3. Registered as Patent attorney in 1973
4. President of Japan Patent Attorneys Association in 2005
5. Advisory regular member of Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters of the Cabinet Office from 2007 to 2011

Publications, etc.

1. Writing: Gaining Competitive Advantage through Protection of Invention
2. Multi-authored writing: Conflict in International patents, and what Japan should do, Chapter IV
3. Multi-authored writing: New Patent Act Annotated, Part 2, Chapter IX
4. Multi-authored writing: Innovation of Japan, Vol. 2, Chapter IX