Takaaki YASUMURA, Born Osaka, Japan; admitted, 1958, Japan as Patent Attorney; registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office & appear as Patent Counsel before the Courts; passed U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Agent's Examination 1995.

Education: Osaka University (B.Sc. Mech. Eng.); Franklin Pierce Law Center, USA (Masters in Intellectual Property), Franklin Pierce Law Center, USA (J.D.)

Member: The Patent Attorneys Association of Japan.

Languages: Japanese and English.

Practice Areas: Electronics, Semi-Conductor Technology, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Patent Litigation.

Takeshi OSHIO, was born in Osaka, Japan, has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Tohoku University, a National University (1985). He joined the firm as a patent practitioner in 1992. Before joining the Firm as an Associate, he was an engineer at Hitachi Ltd. He is registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office and appear as Patent Counsel before the Japanese Courts, admitted, 1995.

Practice Areas: Electronics, Computer Software & Hardware, Satellite & Communication, LSI & Patent Litigation.

Natsuki MORISHITA, born in Kanagawa, Japan. He has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Science from University of Tokyo, a National University (1988). Before joining the Firm as an Associate, he was an engineer at Sekisui Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. He is registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office and appear as Patent Counsel before the Japanese Courts, admitted, 1998.

Practice Areas: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry & Patent Litigation.

Takeshi S. KOMATANI, born in Osaka, Japan. He has a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Tokyo, a National University (1998). Before joining the firm, he was a researcher at F. Hoffmann - La Roche AG in Basel, Switzerland. He is registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office and appear as Patent Counsel before the Japanese Courts, admitted, 2000.

Languages: English, German, French and Japanese.

Practice Areas: Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Microbiology, Organic chemistry, Pharmaceutical sciences, Bioinformatics and Patent Litigation.

Shinichi ISAGO, born in Chiba, Japan. He has a Bachelor's degree in Law from Seijo University (1991). He is registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office and appear as Patent Counsel before the Japanese Courts, admitted, 2005.

Practice Areas: Trademarks and Civil Law.

Masahisa HASEBE, born in Hokkaido, Japan. He has a Master's degree in Fermentation Technology from Osaka University, a National University (1991). Before joining the firm as an associate in 1999, he was a researcher at Pharmacia Biotech Co.,Ltd. He is registered to practice before the Japanese Patent Office and appear as Patent Counsel before the Japanese Courts, admitted, 2005.

Languages: Japanese & English.

Practice Areas: Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry & Patent Litigation.