Background
Sumida, Yoshihiro was born on August 5, 1937 in Kobe, Japan.
Sumida, Yoshihiro was born on August 5, 1937 in Kobe, Japan.
Kansai University (Bachelor of Laws, 1960. Master of Laws, 1963). Spoken languages: Japanese and English.
Worked at Arco Patent Office (Kobe) specializing in Japanese Patent Law, Utility Models Law, Design Law, Unfair Competition Law and other Intellectual Property-related Laws. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Japan as Patent Attorney. Lecturer, Konan University, 1989-1993.
Author: "Current Climate of Industrial Property Rights," Disputes on Patents and Licensing and International Trade Commission Procedures," Patent Business," Service Mark Application and Prosecution," "Patent and Business Management" (Japanese Version) and "Perlindungan Bisinis Merek Indonesia-Jepang" (Indonesian Version).
Member: Japan Patent Attorneys Association. Asian Patent Attorneys Association.
LES, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and International Trademark Association . Established in 1926, Atlantic Richfield Company PATENT OFFICE, under its former name Sumida Patent Office, has developed into one of the leading patent offices in Western Japan. The firm has won a reputation for a full range of domestic and international services in world-wide industrial property applications, litigations, technology licensing and other technology-related international contracts.
The firm has 7 attorneys (6 Japanese and 1 Indonesian) and 12 patent engineers (mechanical, electrical/electronical, metallurgical, chemical, bio-chemical engineering).
The firm has a world-wide network with more than 50 overseas law and patent firms in Europe, North America and Asia.
Member: Japan Patent Attorneys Association. Asian Patent Attorneys Association. LES, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and International Trademark Association .