Judge 1960-1998; Judge of District Courts including Intellectual Property Law Division of Tokyo District Court and Attache at Civil Affaires Bureau of General Secretariat of Supreme Court, 1960-1974; Teaching Staff of Legal Training & Research Institute, 1975-1979; Presiding Judge of the Civil Division and Intellectual Property Law Division of Tokyo District Court, 1979-1984; Judge of Intellectual Property Law Division of Tokyo High Court, 1984-1989; Chief Judge of Family Court and Subsequently District Court of Utsunomiya, 1989-1992; Presiding Judge of Intellectual Property Law Division of Tokyo High Court, 1992-1998
Academic History:
Legal Education, Osaka University, LL.B.,1956, LL.M.,1958; Legal Training & Research Institute, 1960; LL.D.(Osaka University), 2003
Appointments as Member of
Government Councils, etc.:
Lecturer of Graduate School of Law, University of Tsukuba, 1993, 1995, 1997; Lecturer of Graduate School of Law, Waseda University, 1999-2003; Visiting Professor of Keio Law School, 2004-2007; Member of Industrial Structure Council of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2003-); Member of Copyright Council of Agency for Cultural Affairs, 1999-2001; Councilor of The Copyright Law Association of Japan (-2007)
Membership/Other Qualifications:
Member, Japan Federation of Bar Associations; Member, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association; Member, Japan Patent Attorneys Association; Member, The Copyright Law Association of Japan; Member, Japan Trademark Association; Member, Japan Association of Industrial Property Law
Publications:
Author and Editor: "Industrial Property Law Litigation," Seirin Shoion, 1985; "Intellectual Property Law Litigation," Seirin Shoin, 2001; "The Copyright Law Litigation", Seirin Shoin,2004 Author: "Study on Intellectual Property Law Litigation," Tokyo Nunoi, 2002 Editor: “Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property Law”, Shinnippon-Hoki , 2007; “Commentary of Practice of Patent, Design and Trademark, Seirin Shoin, 2012