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YAMAMOTO, Osamu

[Division & Section] Patent Division, Chemical Section

Partner, Chief of Chemical Section

2001 Admission as Patent Attorney (JPAA)
2005 Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel

Email： patent@yuasa-hara.co.jp（Representative EmailAddress of Patent Division）

Practice Areas

Patents

Major Areas of Expertise

Biochemistry; Diagnostics; Food Science; Pharmaceuticals; Microbiology; Polymer Chemistry (all aspects of prosecution, including the filing of applications, and dealing with JPO actions; as well as post-grant opposition, invalidation trial, suit against appeal/trial decisions, infringement litigation, applications for patent term extension, and drafting an expert opinion)

Active engagement in invention mining; filing applications in foreign countries, both major and developing nations, and dealing with actions from patent offices

Membership & Other Qualifications

JPAA; APAA; LES JAPAN; FICPI; AIPPI

Education & Experience

Academic History

1991
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Tsukuba University, M. Env. Sc., Majored in Biochemistry

Job History

1991-2001
Denki Kagaku Kogyo K. K. Research Center

Professional Experiences & Activities

2016
AIPPI 2016 Milan World Intellectual Property Congress, as working member
2016-
Editorial Board Member, Magazine「The Patent Lawyer」
2018-
a member of AIPPI Standing Committee on Pharma and BIOTECHNOLOGY, Subcommittee Biotechnology
2019
AIPPI 2019 London World Intellectual Property Congress, Japanese working member of Strudy Questions "Plausibility"
2020-
Editorial Board Member, Magazine「The Life Sciences Lawyer」
2021, 2023, 2024
JPAA Biotechnology & Life Science Committee, Vice Chairman
2022
Chairperson of AIPPI-Japan WG group for Study Question “Patentability of Diagnostic Methods”
2023
AIPPI World Congress in Istanbul, Vice Chair of the Study Committee for the Study Question Patent
2024-2026
Court Technical Adviser of Intellectual Property High Court, Tokyo District Court and Osaka District Court
2024
JPAA International Activities Center, member

Awards & Achievements

・LegalComprehensive.com Top 100 2018 and 2020
・Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2015 and 2017
・Global Law Experts - listed as a recommended expert in Patent Law in Japan
etc.

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