Background
Kataoka, Hiroshi was born on January 25, 1931 in Nara, Japan. Son of Choji and Tatsuko Kataoka.
Kataoka, Hiroshi was born on January 25, 1931 in Nara, Japan. Son of Choji and Tatsuko Kataoka.
Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan, 1953. Student in patent law, Academy of Japanese Patent Association, Osaka, 1955.
Worked at Kataoka International (Kyoto) specializing in Firm engaged in Japanese and International Intellectual Property Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Japan. Patent Attorney. President of Firm.
Active and Productive Abstractor for Chemical Abstracts, American Chemical Society, 1953-1988.
Author: "Patent Laws for Chemists and Chemical Engineers". "Dictionary of English Collocations for Japanese Chemists." Member: Japan Patent Attorneys Association.
Japan Association of Industrial Property Law. APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association).
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
FICPI. Rotary Club.
Particularly specialized in translation of Japanese into English and Vice Versa of both patent and nonpatent literatures in broad areas of chemistry and related sciences and technology. Prompt service with reasonable charges.
Member Japan Patent Association (board directors, vice president 1971-1987, award for contributions 1992), Osaka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (chairman patent committee, 1990-1992), Kyoto Invention Society (managing director since 1982), Japan Association for Chemical Information, (board directors since 1985), International Association for Protection Intellectual Property, International Federation for Patent Attorneys, Rotary Club.
Married Michiru Uotani, November 1, 1953. Children: Ruriko, Tsukasa.