About
I’m a Patent Attorney admitted in Japan. For patent, medical and pharmaceutical patent matters are in my particular domain for the patent business since 1997 along with patent prosecution and patent strategy planning/management; and my current clients are mostly the US Attorneys representing US-based large, middle and venture companies. Before this, I worked in an Investment Bank, a pharmaceutical company, and in a law firm. Also, I'm a Business/Life Coach for career move/entrepreneur change. A coaching office called "FiftyStorm Partners" is my recreational sole proprietorship, working for business persons who seriously want to "get started" from where they are
• Patent Attorney - featured as the Japanese Advisor by "Advisor Handbook 2011" (CorporateINTL/GB)
• Trust Professional Coach (http://www.bb-trust.org/trustcoach/index.html), TCS Certified Coach
• Experienced in Investment Banking, and Pharmaceutical before the current position.
• Part-time lecturer in The University of Tokyo (2006-2008)
• Visiting associate professor in Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2004-2007)
Work history
Shimizu Patent Office, Patent Attorney/Business Coach (Trust Professional Coach)
• Patent Attorney, registered in 1999
• Featured as the Japanese Advisor in "Advisor Handbook 2011" (CorporateINTL/GB)
• Trust Professional Coach - "The Trust Professional Coach Training" organized by Mr. Keisuke BaBa, the Japanese Executive Coach. (http://www.bb-trust.org/trustcoach/index.html)
Nomura Securities, Exective director, Investment Banking Dept VIII
• Investment Banker, Executive Director, in Investment Banking Department VIII, Food and Healthcare team.
- Covered listed and unlisted companies in healthcare, consumer product and cosmetic sectors.
• 2003-May/2007: Senior research analyst in Nomura Research & Advisory Co., Ltd.
- Senior Research Analyst in investment banking.
- Covered healthcare sector including pharmaceuticals, biotech and food sectors.
• 2006-2008: Part-time lecturer in The University of Tokyo
• 2004-2007: Visiting associate professor in Tokyo Medical and Dental University
TMI Associates, Patent attorny
Eisai, In-house Attorney (IP), and Researcher (biology, basic research in R&D dep.)
• 1997-2002: In-house Patent Attorny (Tokyo head office).
• 1995-1997: Biologist (Tsukuba Research Institute).
• Patent Attorny: registered in 1999.
