Seiichi Yakumaru
(specialized field: Machine)
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Mr. Yakumaru majored in machinery at university and was involved in the development of production technology. His area of specialty is machinery, but he also has good knowledge of mechanics in general such as housewares and office supplies and machines for packaging. Mr. Yakumaru really likes to visit his clients’ factories to actually see how products are manufactured. Visiting factories always makes him excited and enthusiastic about his work. With his motto “having good communication with clients leads to providing the best service to clients” in his mind, he wishes to continue having good communication with his clients. |
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Hobby: DIY, Growing vegetables in home garden |
Qualifications and Professional Memberships
- Member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association: Registration No.11442 (Registered in 1999)
- Qualified Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel Attorney (since 2004)
- Vice-branch chief of the Kinki Branch Office of Japan Patent Attorneys Association
- Member of various committees of the Kinki Branch Office and Headquarters Office of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2003-2013)< Headquarters Office> Member of Patent System Operation and Consultation Committee, Industrial Competitiveness Promotion Committee, Amicus Brief Committee, and IP Lawsuit Committee
Member of Patent Attorneys Law Revision Committee - Expert committee member of Intellectual Property High Court, and Tokyo and Osaka District Court (2008-2009)
- Judicial research official of Intellectual Property High Court (2013-2016)
- Vice-chairman of IP Lawsuit Committee of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2017-)
Brief Personal History
- 1967 Born in Ibaraki City, Osaka
- 1986 Graduated from Osaka Ibaraki High School
- 1992 Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, majored in Machinery
- 1989- Worked at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- 1997- Worked at a patent firm
- 1999 Registered as Patent Attorney (chosen subject: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Nuclear engineering)
- 2013- Founded YAKU Patent Office (temporarily closed between 2013 to 2016 due to the side job prohibition rule of the civil servant)
