Tatsuya "Tatsu" SAITO

  • Founding Partner
  • Registered Patent Attorney
  • US Patent Agent (not-registered)
  • Adjunct Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University
  • Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel

Practice

Tatsuya "Tatsu" SAITO is a founding partner of the firm and holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Tokyo Denki University. Following several years of time as a mechanical engineer at a well-known food company, Tatsu obtained registration as a patent attorney in Japan. Tatsu is qualified as an information engineer and an electrical engineer. With over 25 years experience in the patent profession, Tatsu has extensive expertise in the drafting of patent specifications and prosecution of patent applications in the field of mechanical, software, electronic, and medical device.

Affiliations

  • JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)
  • AIPPI(International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
  • APAA (The Asian Patent Attorneys Association)
  • INTA (International Trademark Association)
  • Intellectual Property Association of Japan

Qualifications

  • Patent Attorney
  • US Patent Agent (not-registered)
  • Supplementary Note of Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel
  • Information engineer and an electrical engineer (Class 1)
  • electrical engineer (Category 3)

Academics

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) at Tokyo Denki University
  • Master of Intellectual Property at Franklin Pierce Law Center (UNH School of Law)
  • J.D. from Concord Law School

Publications

  • Introduction to US patent law (Hougakushoin Co., LTD., 2009/7)
  • Foreign patent system -Asia version- (Editing) (Japan Institute for Invention and Innovation, 2009/11)
  • Text and Exercise for Intellectual Property Management Skills Test 3rd grade (Natsumesha Co., LTD., 2017/2)
  • Responding to Notification of Reason for Refusal - Basic / Corresponding Case (Joint authorship) (Johokiko Co., LTD., 2012/3)

Other Activities

  • Adjunct Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University (since 2016)
  • Lecturer at Graduate School of Tokyo University (2012-2015)