Takenori Miyao

Practice
I am engaged in provisions of intellectual property services especially in patent such as application filing, opposition filing or counter opposition filing to the same, prior art investigation, provision of patent validation or invalidation information, provision of opinion on patent infringement, and other consultation services. Technical field covers biotech, food-tech, pharmaceutical cosmetical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, medical device, functioning materials or methodology, wastewater treatment, chemistry, biology, genetics, microbiology, etc.

Professional Qualification
Pharmacist (1991)
Registered with the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2008)

Education and Career Background
1991: Graduated from Kyoto University, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1993: Completed the Master program in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
1997: Completed the Doctoral program in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
1995-1997: Joined as a research student at National Institute of Genetics,
1997-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
2002–2003 Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University
2004: Joined the Patent Attorney Firm, S. Matsui & Associates
2017: Joined the Patent Attorney Firm, Sosei International Patent Office
2023: Deloitte Tohmatsu IP Firm

Papers on Academia Background
Takenori Miyao and Nancy A. Woychik "RNA polymerase subunit RPB5 plays a role in transcriptional activation" PNAS (1998)
Takenori Miyao a, John D. Barnett, Nancy A. Woychik "Deletion of the RNA Polymerase Subunit RPB4 Acts as a Global, Not Stress-specific, Shut-off Switch for RNA Polymerase II Transcription at High Temperatures" JBC (2001)

Language
Japanese, English