Masakata Kanayama

Patent Attorney (benrishi)

03-6888-5696
03-6888-6696

Practice Areas

IP Infringement Litigation/Dispute Resolution　 Patent Prosecution　

Practice

Mr. Kanayama is a registered and qualified patent attorney (benrishi) at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He has been involved with various patent matters and he is well versed in international and domestic patent filing and prosecution. He is specialized in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer Science and Agrochemistry.

Practice Groups

・ Intellectual Property Law

Education

Nagoya University (Bachelor of Chemistry, 1987; Master of Chemistry, 1989)

Publications/Lectures

Publications
・	"Post-Grant Review Proceedings and Inter Partes Review," The Lawyers (November 2011)
・	"Overview of competitiveness of Japanese companies in relation to battery technology - How to further strengthen their competitive advantages," The Lawyers (April 2011)
・	"Recent trends of IP High Court verdict shows favorable judgment for inventors -Future task is thinking about the ways of taking advantages of expanding the range of rights in practice," The Lawyers (October 2010)
Lectures & Presentations
・	"IP High Court Judgment on Patent Term Extension (handed down October 28, 2009, Case No. H20 (Gyo-ke) 10487)," LES Japan seminar (November 17, 2009)

Professional Admissions

・Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2001)

Professional and Academic Associations

・Worked for Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation (Currently, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) (April 1989 - March 2001)
・Associated with Yamasaki & Partners (April 2001 - January 2003)
・Associated with Kawaguti & Partners (February 2003- October 2009)
・Qualified as a Litigating Patent Attorney ("Fuki-Benrishi") (February 2010)
・Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Committee (April 2010-)

Languages

・Japanese (first language)
・English