Tad ITOH
Patent Attorney, Registered U.S. Patent Agent, IP Litigation Attorney/President
- He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University in Japan. He worked for Toshiba corporation. He passed the patent attorney examination and registered as a patent attorney in 1995. Between 2003 and 2005 he received training at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. in the United States while working as our liaison. He passed the U.S. Patent Agent examination in 2003. He received his Master's degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) from Franklin Pierce Law Center in NH, U.S.A. He worked for the intellectual property department of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. He is specialized in mechanical and mechatronics engineering. His practice covers prosecutions, oppositions, trials, legal opinions and litigations in the patent fields. He is a member of the JPAA, AIPPI, INTA, APAA, LES, and AIPLA. He is a partner and became president of our firm in 2011. He registered with the USPTO in 2011. He speaks English.