Hideo IWAI

Occupations

Patent Attorney(No. 8144)

Admitted

Japan Patent Attorneys Association

Specializations

Specializations: Litigation regarding patent and trademark laws at the appeal board of Japan Patent Office and at the Intellectual Property High Court , Giving an advisory legal service as to Intellectual Property Law to agriculture-food sector.

Professional experience

1. Patent & Trademark Attorney registered since 1976
2. Japan Patent Attorneys Association(JPAA):
Member(1976-present), Councilor, Vice-Chairman of Rules and Regulations committee, Committee Member of JPAA Education Institute, Member of Disciplinary Committee
3. Award: Distinguished Service Award by Japan Patent Association(2007)

Publications, etc.

Recent activities
I have conducted a series of lectures in Japanese Companies etc. relating to foodstuffs in order to spread knowledge of the GIs system, focusing on “Council regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs”.