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Representative Partner and CEO
Yoshikazu TANI
| Specialized field |
Prosecution, dispute resolution consultation, opinion work, licensing, litigation, ADR, due diligence and IP management in the field of electronics including software, telecommunication, semiconductor, opto-electronics, etc. |
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| Memberships |
JPAA、AIPPI、APAA、FICPI、LES、INTA、IEICE |
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| Motto |
Pursue professional works as if we were our clients by stepping into their shoes to understand their viewpoints, problem and concerns with full of curiosity. Do creative challenge in our professional works. |
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Education and History
| 1965 |
University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
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| 1968～1975 |
SUGIMURA International Patent & Trademark Agencies |
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| 1973 |
Patent Attorney Registration |
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| 1975～1977 |
Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher（Washington, D.C.） |
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| 1977 |
Founded Tani Patent Office. |
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| 1990 |
Name change to : TANI & ABE. |
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| 1999 |
Vice-president, Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center |
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| 2001, 2006 |
Industrial Structure Council Intellectual Property Committee |
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| 2004～2007 |
A technical adviser retained by Tokyo High Court and the Tokyo District Court |
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| 2004 |
Admitted to Practice IP Infringement Litigation |
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| 2005 |
chief-Vice-president, Japan Patent Attorneys Association |
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| 2006 |
President, Japan Patent Attorneys Association |
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| 2010～2014 |
President, FICPI JAPAN |
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| 2010 |
Incorporation from TANI & ABE to TANI & ABE, p.c. |
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| 2012 |
President, Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center |
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Lecturer career
| 1998～2006 |
AIPLA（Protection of software-related inventions） |
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| 1995～2013 |
apan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation （Software、US patent system、Trial decision litigation） |
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| 1996～2006 |
APEC Learning center（Patent Law・Exercises、Protection of software）（Japan, Malaysia, Philippines） |
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| 2002～present |
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus |
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| 2002 |
Chuo University Economic Research Institute sponsored：“Rights of the business model patent in the financial industry” |
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| 2003 |
Korea Patent Attorneys Association Seminar : “Patent Litigation Systems in Japan” |
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| 2003 |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Japan Patent Attorneys Association co-sponsored seminar：Intellectual Property Strategy for IT Ventures. |
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| 2004 |
International University（Niigata Prefecture）Seminar：Protection of software in Japan |
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| 2006 |
National Institute of Technology, Matsue College Seminar：Regional Industries |
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| 2006～present |
Asia Seminars by Japan Patent Attorneys Association
（Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia） |
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| 2006・2007 |
Practicing Law Institute(PLI) Seminar：“Sweeping Changes for Software & Business Method Patenting & Litigation”
（San Francisco, Washington, D.C.） |
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| 2006 |
Toyama High School Seminar：「Intellectual property and patent attorneys」 |
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| 2006 |
Graduate school of Yokohama National University：Electrical and Electronic and Information Engineering Colloquium |
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| 2007 |
Korea Patent Attorneys Association Seminar：Involvement in the patent attorney of infringement litigation |
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| 2009 |
FICPI Washington Congress （Comparison of the three-pole of software patents） |
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| 2009 |
IPO Chicago meeting（Japanese software patent situation） |
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| 2009 |
Association of Japanese-German Lawyers Munich Symposium
（Involvement in the patent infringement of Admitted to Practice IP Infringement Litigation） |
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| 2012 |
20th Japan-China Intellectual property seminar (Beijing)
（Software patent protection） |
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| 2013 |
Sweden Patent Attorneys Association seminar（Patent practice in Japan、Patent infringement litigation、Software protection） |
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| 2013 |
FICPI Sorrento Congress （Panel discussion） |
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| 2014 |
FICPI Finland meeting （Patent practice in Japan, patent infringement litigation, software protection） |
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※More than 100 lectures (Patent protection of software-related inventions and Business patent) in Japan and outside Japan including universities and training institutions and the general company.
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