Consulting by a patent attorney based on his research and business experiences
Sodegaura Patent Attorney Office
[Introduction]
Sodegaura Patent Attorney Office is established by a Japanese patent attorney, who works at Intellectual Property (IP) Division of a Japanese chemical company, for his side business with a permit by that company.
Based on his experiences working in a R&D center and business departments of that company, he will provide a distinctive IP consultation service.
[Features of this office]
1. Merit of IP consulting by a Japanese patent attorney
Japanese patent attorneys are obliged to maintain confidentiality of secrets that they have come to know in the course of their work, without having to conclude a confidentiality agreement (Article 30 of the Patent Attorney Law in Japan).
In addition, only Japanese patent attorneys can provide such services as procedural representation for patent applications and objections, expert opinions, and preparation of prescribed documents in Japan (Article 75 of the Patent Attorney Law in Japan).
2. IP consulting based on his R&D experiences
Alignment of IP strategy and technology strategy is important for a company.
He has a lot of R&D experiences during his working for a company as a chemist for 15 years.
Many granted patents have been filed with him as an inventor.
Therefore, he can provide IP consulting based on such experiences.
Moreover, his R&D consulting in consideration with IP is also available.
3. IP consulting based on his business experiences
In general, there are few opportunities for close consultation between sales representatives and IP staff, often leading to a gap between the sales strategy and IP strategy.
The patent attorney of this office has approximately 13 years of experiences working for business departments to sell chemical products and license technologies in addition to the above R&D experiences.
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He can provide IP consulting based on his business experiences.
[Profile]
Shin-ichi Kojoh, Ph.D.
Representative Patent Attorney
Sodegaura Patent Attorney Office
336 Narawa, Sodegaura-City, Chiba 299-0263, Japan
dr.kojoh@sodegaura-patent.com
(Educational background)
1989 Bachelor of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
1991 Master of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
1999 Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan
(Work history)
1991 Joined a chemical company in Japan, assigned to be a research chemist
2006 Transferred to Business Division
2019 Assigned to work for IP
2023 Representative of Sodegaura Patent Attorney Office (side job)