Stafff Introduction

Seigo KOHNO REPRESENTATIVE PARTNER Patent Attorney born 1977

Affiliation	Akihabara Office, Matsue Office
Specialty	Software, Electrical, Machinery, Robotics
Academic Background	2001 Bachelor of Science (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Chuo University 2003 Doctor of Science (First Stage) (Electrical and Electronic Data Communications Engineering), Chuo University
Business Career	2004-2005 Employee in Itoh Patent Office 2005 Registered Patent Attorney (No. 14148) 2005 Joined Kohno Associates 2014 Merger and Establishment of Jinzai & Partners
External Activity Career	<JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)> 2013 Chairman of JPAA Patent Committee No.2 2019 Executive Directors of JPAA <Teaching Career> 2010- Chuo University, Lecturer
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association) Robotics Society

Makoto KOHNO CHAIRMAN PARTNER Patent Attorney

Affiliation	Akihabara Office, Matsue Office
Specialty	Machinery, Electrical, Food Processing, etc., Trademarks
Academic Background	1964 Graduated from Fujicar MFG 3-year Technical Training Institute (Machinery) 1972 Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law 1984-1985 Registered with Tokyo Denki University Junior College (Electrical Department)
Business Career	1961-1967 Employee in Machine Section of Fujicar MFG (Osaka) 1968-1977 Employee in Kobashi International Patent Office (Tokyo) 1976 Registered Patent Attorney (No. 8167) 1977 Establishment of Kohno Associates (Tokyo) 2002 Establishment of Matsue Office 2014 Merger and Establishment of Jinzai & Partners
External Activity Career	<JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)> 1998 Vice-President of JPAA 2001-2002 Vice-Director of JPAA IP Support Center 2004-2005 JPAA Executive Assistant <Other> 1978- Member and Specialist Advisor of Matsue Chamber of Commerce 1978- Advisor of Shimane Prefectural Institute of Invention and Innovation 2005- Vice-President of Chuo University Intellectual Property Rights Research Society
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association) Matsue Chamber of Commerce

Koji ASAMI PARTNER born 1985

Affiliation	Yoyogi Office
Specialty	Software, Electrical, Machinery
Academic Background	2008 Graduated from Chuo University (Precision Machine Engineering)
Business Career	2008 Joined Kisaragi Associates 2013 Registered Patent Attorney (No. 18866) 2014 Joined Jinzai & Partners after Office Merger
External Activity Career	<JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)> 2019 Member of JPAA Patent Committee <Teaching Career> 2016 Chuo University, Lecturer
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)

Fumio KUWABARA PARTNER Patent Attorney

Affiliation	Yoyogi Office
Specialty	Patents (Civil Engineering, Construction, Machinery, Business Model-related, etc.), Designs Overall, Trademarks Overall
Academic Background	1994 Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law
Business Career	1980 Registered Patent Attorney (No. 8558) 1979 Employee in Shirakawa Patent Office 1985 Establishment of Takeda & Kuwabara Patent Office 1992 Renamed Kuwabara International Patent Office 2007 Renamed Tokyo Wing Int. Patent Office 2018 Participation as Partner in Jinzai & Partners
External Activity Career	<JPAA (Japan Patent Attorney Association)> 1988-1989 JPAA Assembly Member 1991 Chairman of 21st Century Committee 2000 Chairman of Office Name Committee 2002 Vice-President of JPAA 2006 Chairman of General Policy Committee 2006-2007 Vice-President of JPAA Kanto Chapter 2011 Chairman of Officer System Committee <Commendation> 1992, 2001, 2003, 2006 JPAA <Government Committees> 2004-2005 METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and inductry) -related Examination Committee (Design) <Others> 2006-2016 Jissen Women’s University, Lecturer
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)

Kazunori YAMADA ASSOCIATE born 1978

Affiliation	Yoyogi Office，Akihabara Office
Specialty	Patents (In particular, Electrical, Machinery, Software), Designs Overall, Trademarks Overall
Academic Background	1997 Niigata high school 2001 Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Niigata University
Business Career	2001 Employee in Japanese patent office 2011 Registered Patent Attorney (No. 17789) 2016 Joined Jinzai & Partners
External Activity Career	<JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)> 2012～2013 Member of Public Relations Center 2013 Member of Committee for Agriculture and Fisheries-Related Intellectual Property 2016-2017 JPAA Assembly Member
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)

Kazunori YAMADA Patent Attorney born 1999

Affiliation	Akihabara Office
Specialty	Patents, Designs
Academic Background	2017 Graduated from Kawasaki High School 2022 Graduated from Nihon University Faculty of Law, Department of Management Law
Business Career	2023 Employee in Jinzai & Partners 2024 Registered Patent Attorney (No.23427)
Professional Associations	JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)