MASAKI PATENT FIRM was founded in 2012 by Masaki Ban after his 9-year
experience on patent prosecution at two patent law firms in Tokyo and Osaka.
Our firm has a strength in chemistry but covers a wide range of technical
fields such as pharmaceuticals, food process engineering, metal engineering,
daily necessities, structures, machines and electronic devices.
LOCATION OF OUR FIRM
The firm is located at Toyohashi City just in the middle of Tokyo and Osaka,
famous for the key port of importation and exportation of automobile as
well as the headquarters location of Volkswagen ® Japan.
In Toyohashi, there are many fabricators which produce various kinds of
parts and devices for automobiles because headquarters and factories of Toyota and Suzuki, big names of global automobile companies, are located nearby. Toyohashi is also
famous for a major producer of garden plants such as Phalaenopsis and Delphinium as well as and vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli.
BIOGRAPHY
Founder
Masaki BAN
Introduction
I, the founder of MASAKI PATENT FIRM, have engaged in drafting and
prosecuting patent applications, prior art seach including patent infringement
search with the specific emphasis on chemical, pharmaceutical and medical
device patents since 2001. Nearly half of my 9-year experience in two patent
law firms in Tokyo and Osaka was dedicated to international cases, including
Paris-route and PCT applications, from Japan to foreign countries (mainly US) and vice versa, so I can
commucate with foreign agents while giving full consideration of the difference
in legal systems between Japan and a foreign country.
Education
Received B.D. in polymer chemistry, from University of Tokyo in 1999
Received M.D. in laser analytical chemistry, from graduate school of University
of Tokyo in 2001
Qualification
Japanese Patent Attorney (Benrishi, Registration No. 18005)
Membership
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
Hobby
Combination of climbing a mountain in half a day and taking a hot spring bath nearby the mountain