Abe, Ikubo & Katayama

Legal Department

partner

[Professional Admission]

Admitted to New York

Registered as Patent Attorney (admitted to practice intellectual property infringement litigation) in Japan

Registered as Foreign legal consultant in Japan

Registered as Pharmacist

[Professional Experience]

Abe Ikubo & Katayama (Counsel, 2004-2006; Partner, 2006-Present)

Baker & McKenzie, Tokyo (Associate, 2002-2004)

Pennie & Edmonds (Law Clerk, 1998-2000; Associate, 2000-2002)

Asahina Co., (Technical Advisor, 1990-1994; Associate, 1994-1996)

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company (Research Pharmacist 1984-1987)

Member of Intellectual Property Experts Committee at Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (2015-Present)

Member of Intellectual Property Utilization Support Project Review Committee at Japan Science and Technology Agency (2010-2014)

Japanese and English

• LES
• AIPPI Japan
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Tokyo IP American Inn of Court
• Japan Patent Attorneys Association
• Japan Federation of Bar Association

Seton Hall University School of Law, USA 1999, J.D.

Kyoto University, Japan 1984, Bachelor of Pharmacy