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Hirofumi YAMADA

1st Mechanical Division
Patent Attorney & Divisional Manager

Field
mechanical
metallurgical
   
Qualification
patent attorney (2002)
IP infringement litigator (2005)

Profile

Mr. Yamada was qualified as a patent attorney in 2002.  He was also qualified in 2005 as an IP infringement litigator.  (Qualified as having passed the Specific Infringement Litigation Representation Examination under Article 15 bis of the Patent Attorneys Law in Japan.) 
After working at Kobe Steel, Ltd., he joined Fukami in 1997.  He handles prosecutions, appeals, expert opinions, and litigation in the fields of patent and design.  He is a member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA).

Education

graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering (1990)
received a master’s degree from the same university (1992)

Experience

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (1992-1997)
Fukami Patent Office (1997-)