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Hidekazu Matsumaru
Deloitte Tohmatsu IP Firm, Managing Director, Patent Attorney
Mr. Matsumaru has been practicing for more than 30 years, and has extensive experience and expaertise in all aspects of practice in the patent field, including not only patent prosecution but excavating inventions, developing IP strategies, evaluating patents, FTO search and so on. He covers various technologies such as image processing, electrical controls, software, and mechanical structures. He is also familiar with foreign patent prosecution practices so that he can propose how to efficiently acquire patent rights in target countries. He sincerely strives to provide beneficial supports to our clients utilizing his various experiences in the IP department of the company for which he had worked.
Professional Experience
1991-2002 Sony Corporation, Intellectual Property Department
2002-2003 Optware Corporation
2003-2005 Ohtsuka Patent Office
2006-2024 Hiraki & Associates
2024-Present Deloitte Tohmatsu IP Firm
Professional Qualification
Patent Attorney(1991)
Passed US Patent Bar exam(1998)
Education
Keio University (1989)
Graduate School of Keio University (1991)
Meiji University (LL.B. 2004)
Temple University Beasley School of Law (2011, LL.M.)
Language
Japanese and English