Background
Sugimura was born in Tokyo, in 1953 as a grandson of Nobuchika Sugimura, the founder of Sugimura International Patent and Trademark Attorneys.
杉村 憲司
Sugimura was born in Tokyo, in 1953 as a grandson of Nobuchika Sugimura, the founder of Sugimura International Patent and Trademark Attorneys.
Waseda University.
He is a president of Sugimura International Patent and Trademark Attorneys. He went to Musashi High School and Waseda University, where he majored in architecture. Architect Patent attorney After a 25-year career as an architect, Sugimura became a patent attorney.
In 2006, he succeeded to the family business and took over the presidency of Sugimura International Patent and Trademark Attorneys.
He is involved in Intellectual Property organizations, such as International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, APAA, FICPI, International Trademark Association , and the JPAA. He has authored several articles on Japanese Intellectual Property practice in international Intellectual Property magazines. His writings focus on new changes and trends in Japanese Intellectual Property practice, general differences between Japanese Intellectual Property practice and Intellectual Property practices in the United States and Europe, and industry specific opportunities within the Japanese Intellectual Property market.
He serves as a member of the board of FICPI-Japan and on JPAA"s International Activities Center subcommittee.