Our Team

Yoshihiro Kimura

Registered in 2000 (Patent/Trademark Attorney)

Registered in 2019 (Attorney-at-Law)

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Sophia University (BA in International Legal Studies) in 1994
  • Joined FUJI Patent Law Firm in 1996
  • Graduated from University of Tsukuba Law School (Juris Doctor) in 2013

Member

  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)
  • The Copyright Law Association of Japan

Miho Ito

Registered in 2002

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Doshisha University (Bachelor of law) in 1989
  • Graduated from Queen Mary University of London (Master of Laws) in 2006
  • Joined FUJIMarks Japan in 2008
  • Graduated from Temple University Beasley School of Law (Master of Laws) in 2012

Member

  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)

Kyoko Ikeda

Registered in 2008 (Patent/Trademark Attorney)

Supplementary registration of specific infringement lawsuit counsel in 2014

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Graduate school of International Christian University (MS) in 2001
  • Joined FUJIMarks Japan in 2015

Member

  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)

Satomi Tanaka

Registered in 2013

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Ritsumeikan University (BA in international law) in 2006
  • Joined FUJIMarks Japan in 2015

Member

  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)

Yusuke Morita

Registered in 2015

Supplementary registration of specific infringement lawsuit counsel in 2020

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University (BA in Economics) in 1999
  • Joined FUJIMarks Japan in 2015

Member

  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
    Vice-Chairperson of IP Enforcement Facilitation Committee (2021, 2022)
    Chairperson of IP Enforcement Facilitation Committee (2023)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)
  • Japan Design and Law Association (JADELA)

Tomoki Kashima

Registered in 2010

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Kyoto University (Bachelor of law) in 1996
  • Graduated from Tokyo University of Science Graduate School of Innovation Studies (Master of Intellectual Property) in 2015
  • Graduated from University of Southern California Gould School of Law (Master of Laws) in 2017
  • Joined FUJIMarks Japan in 2018

Member

  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
  • The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
  • Japan Trademark Association (JTA)

Tak Kotani (Founder)

Registered in 1974

Education and Experiences

  • Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University (BA in Law) in 1973
  • Established FUJI Patent Law Firm in 1995 (changed its name to FUJIMarks Japan in 2004)
  • Chairman of Committee on Court Case Studies of Japan Trademark Association in 1995