Our Team
Ken Kanai
Patent Attorney, Administrative Scrivener
Patent Attorney Registration Number：13747
In order to understand our clients’ IP needs, we provide advice on IP value assessment from the perspective as IP experts and from our experience in the corporate world. As a result, we are confident that we can assist
in the development of your company from the aspect of intellectual property.
Our team can carefully examine the value of your intellectual property and help you identify the most appropriate way to protect and exploit your IP portfolio
Education
1984：Nihon University, Faculty of Science and Technology
Work Experience
system engineer (SE) and technical sales representative at a computer manufacturing company
2005 Joined Asamura Patent Office p.c.
2014 Senior Managing Partner at Asamura Patent Office p.c.
2019 Managing Partner at Asamura Patent Office p.c.((later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.)
2020 Part-time lecturer at Nihon University, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology
Yasuaki Yamaguchi
Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney Registration Number: 9965
With more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property rights acquisition at patent firms and companies, and more than 15 years of experience in supporting the distribution of intellectual property, including technology
transfer and valuation, I am confident that we can accurately determine the value of intellectual property such as patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets from various aspects.
A common belief that it is difficult or almost impossible to calculate the value of intellectual property has truly become a bottleneck in technology transfer. With the straightforward approach of “How much is your patent worth?, we hope to make IP valuation affordable, contribute to the development of market value among IP professionals and to the creation of an IP trading market by accumulating a track record of IP valuation that will satisfy our clients.
Education
1988 B.A. in Political Science and Economics, Nihon University College of Law
Work Experience
2010 Asamura Patent Office p.c.(later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.)
Yukihiro Ikeda
Patent Attorney, AIPE Certified Intellectual Property Analyst (Patent), Pharmacist
Patent Attorney Registration Number: 10289
One of the few services we provide: Income approach using the royalty exemption method and the DCF method, spreadsheet processing using Excel for this purpose, examination of methods for linking qualitative and quantitative
evaluations of target IP, calculation of various economic parameters (beta value, WACC, etc.) for corporate and IP valuation, examination of cost approach using financial statements, and other practical level processing.
Our goal is to help you visualize the value of your company’s intellectual property and integrate research, management, and financial strategies to strengthen your IP portfolio.
Education
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Work Experience
After working at the research laboratory of Asahi Kasei Corporation, joined Asamura Patent Office p.c.((later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.)
Akihiro Iwami
Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney Registration Numer：14765
During the past 10 years, I’ve been able to gain knowledge in so many areas of IP law whilst working with exceptionally talented IP professionals.
My ambition is to show different perspectives on business through the world of IP.
Education
1992 Tokyo University of Science Yamaguchi Junior College, Electronics Dep
1994 Tokyo University of Science, Electronic Engineering Dep
2012 – now Enrolled in the Graduate School of Industrial Science and Technology, Information Architecture Dep
Work Experience
1994 – 2002 Maritime Satellite G, Japan Radio Co.
Takuhiro Shinoda
Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney Registration Number：17343
With more than 18 years of experience in trademark prosecution and design, I hope to provide the best valuation services to our clients.
Every situation is different, and each case is unique; as such, we strive to provide our clients with the best valuation strategies that take into account their particular needs and goals.
Education
1992 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Waseda University
Work Experience
After graduating from Waseda University, Mr. Shinoda gaining sales experience at Tokyo Toyopet Motor Sales Co., Ltd., as well as engaged in product design and planning development at a commercial designer and toy maker company. 1998 Engaged in trademark prosecution at a patent firm 2004 He joined Asamura Patent Office p.c.(later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.), where he mainly handles foreign and domestic trademark and design cases
Hironobu Mizuno
Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney Registration Number：17989
With 12 years’ experience in R&D at a general chemical company and 9 years’ experience in the Intellectual Property Department, I am capable of conducting technical, legal, and economic analysis, and propose both offensive
and defensive measures for the utilization of patent rights in the relevant technical fields.
I aim to provide the best intellectual property strategies using practical experience at a manufacturing company.
Education
1990 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1992 M.S., Physics and Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Work Experience
1992 Joined Mitsubishi Kasei (now Mitsubishi Chemical) Corporation, where he was assigned to the General Research Laboratory
2004 Intellectual Property Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
2013 – 2014 AIPPI Japan, International Law Institute
2014 Joined Asamura Patent Office p.c.(later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.)
Yuko Tanaka
Patent Attorney, AIPE Certified Intellectual Property Analyst (Patent)
Patent Attorney Registration Number：19436
With more than 12 years of experience in a wide range of IP practices, from mechanical, electrical, and product shapes to new fields such as IoT and AI, as well as experience in communicating with a variety of domestic
and international clients, I offer a flexible and multifaceted approach, with emphasis on qualitative valuation, including patent search and analysis.
Having an IP strategy will soon become a necessary condition to secure an advantage in fierce global competition. We will work closely with our customers to ensure that AIVAS can be useful as an objective material for that purpose.
Education
2003 Tokyo University of Technology, Faculty of Media Studies, Department of Media Studies
2005 M.A. in Media Studies, Graduate School of Media Studies, Tokyo University of Technology
Work Experience
2005 Asamura Patent Office p.c.(later renamed ASAMURA IP P.C.)