Partner
Tsutomu Takehara
Registration as Patent Attorney
2005
Speciality
Mr. Takehara's speciality is trademark and unfair competition matters. He is also acquainted with Chinese and ASEAN trademark practices.
Biography
| Graduated from Kansai University with a Bachelor of Law in 1987. He joined our firm in June 1992.Indicated the specific infringement litigation representation service in 2007. |
Membership
| JPAA, INTA, APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Japan Group Councillor), JTA (Japan Trademark Association, Director), KTK (Kansai Patent Attorneys Study Group), c.c.cafe (Chinese Business IP Study Group) | |
| 2013 | Vice Chairperson of JPAA Copyright Committee |
| 2014 | Chairperson of International IP Law Research Committee of JPAA Kansai |
| 2015 | A member of JPAA Agriculture & Forestry IP Committee |
| 2018 | Chairperson of JPAA Trademark Committee |
Lectures
"How to respond to Trademark Office Actions" Hokuriku branch of JPAA, 2007
"Hot topics of Chinese Trademark" Kinki branch of JPAA, Patent seminar, 2010
"Madrid Protocol Applications for International Trademark Registration" Kansai branch of JTA, 2012-2017
"Asian Trademark Application Practices" Hokuriku branch of JPAA, 2014
"2014 Act for Amending Patent Law, etc.(Trademark)" JPAA, 2014
"Course for Training Trademark Practitioners" JPAA, 2013-2018
Consultant
Osaka Industry Creation Center, Consultant for Small & Medium-sized Companies (2011-2013)
Publications
"New Commentary-Trademark Law" Co-author (published by Seirin Shoin Press), September 2016
"Legal Consultation about Trademarks" Co-author (published by Seirin Shoin Press), September 2017
"Distinctiveness of Device marks" INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (published by JIPA), August 2007
"Copyright Court Decisions to be Noted" PATENT Co-author (published
by JPAA), August 2014
