Takao Koshikawa
Takao Kosikawa is the founder and president of KOSHIKAWA & Co.. He established the firm in the name of Koshikawa International Patent Office in 1991. On 1997, he changed the name of Koshikwa International Patent Office into KOSHIKAWA & Co.
Mr. Koshikawa has extensive experience in the field of patent and trademarks. He has been handling hundreds of mechanical, electrical and other patent and trademarks cases since 2 decades.
| [Biography] | ||
| 1950 | : | Born in Shizuoka, Japan |
| 1972 | : | Graduated, Shizuoka University (Mechanical Engineering) |
| 1972-1973 | : | Engineer for snowmobile in Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 1974-1987 | : | Assistant Manager, Patent Department in Yamaha |
| 1987 | : | Registered as a Patent Attorney (Registered No.9561) |
| 1988-1990 | : | Assistant Manager, Patent Department, Sanshin Industries Co.,Ltd. (Subsidiary company of Yamaha) |
| 1991-1994 | : | President, Koshikawa International Patent Office |
| 1994-1997 | : | President, Koshikawa & Masuda |
| 1997- | : | President, KOSHIKAWA & Co. |
| [Membership] |
| 1988-1990 | : | Member, Second Committee, International Committee, Japan Intellectual Property Association |
| 1987 | : | Became a Member, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) |
| 1994-1998 | : | Member, International Activity Committee of JPAA |
| 1999-2000 | : | Member, Patent Committee of JPAA |
| 2002-2003 | : | Member, Overseas Cooperation Committee of JPAA |
| 2004-2005 | : | Chief, Asian Affairs Group, JPAA Intl. Activities Center |
| 2005-2006 | : | Member, Asian Affairs Group, JPAA Intl. Activities Center |
| 2006- | : | Became a Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) |
| 2007-2008 | : | Deputy Director-General, JPAA Intl. Activities Center |
| 2009- | : | Member, JPAA International Activities Center |
| [Teaching experience] |
| 1988-1991 | : | Japanese Patent Law & Trademark Law, Daruny Patent Education Center, Japan |
| 2007 | : | Speaker, 2007 JPAA IP Practitioners Seminar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 2009 | : | Speaker, 2009 JPAA IP Practitioners Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| [Informal education] |
| 1988- 1993 | : | Attendance, at least a twice a month basis at various lectures, seminars etc., in the U.S. intellectual property field offered by U.S. Patent Law Institute at Nagoya. |
| [Working experience-Patents] |
| 1974-1990 | : | Assistant manager, Patent Department, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. Arts are motorcycle, snowmobile, industrial engine, lawn- mower, golf-car, generator, automotive engine, outboard motor, and leisure boat. |
* Patent Engineers *
Minoru Natsume
Minoru Natsume joined the KOSHIKAWA & Co. in 1993 as a patent engineer. He earned B.S. in control and Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in Telecommunication.
Motoharu Niki
Motoharu Niki joined the KOSHIKAWA & Co. in 2001 as a patent engineer. He earned B.S.in Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in Automobile Bearings.
Hiromichi Watanabe
Watanabe joined the KOSHIKAWA & Co. in 1999 as a patent engineer. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in Medical Equipment and Automobile.
* Support Staffs *
KOSHIKAWA & Co. retains 3 full time support staffs and numerous part time support staffs. Among them some have special knowledge of CAD operation. Our firm prides on the dedication, knowledge, enthusiasm and quality of our staffs.
* Other Professionals*
KOSHIKAWA & Co. has many multi-lingual professionals with capabilities in Japanese, English, Hindi, Nepali etc. As a result, we provide clear and meaningful communication with our foreign clients and on behalf our or domestic clients doing business abroad.