Areas of Technological Expertise
Hiroyuki Yajima
Mr. Yajima has been engaged in technical translations from German to Japanese, and in particular has knowledge and experience in a large number of translations of general mechanical patent specifications. Since joining the firm, he has been involved in the drafting of the original manuscripts of domestic patent applications, and has worked on foreign language patent applications, as well as the patent prosecution of these applications, and obtaining domestic and overseas rights.
Profession
Patent Attorney
Admissions
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2014)
Areas of Legal Expertise
Patent and utility model applications, trials and appeals
General mechanical
Professional Experience
2013 – present – Sonderhoff & Einsel, Law and Patent Office
2006 – 2013 – S&E Ltd.
Education
2002 – 2004 – Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Humanities, MA
2016 – 2020 – Tokyo Denki University, School of Engineering Evening Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BA
Publications
”Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2015-2016 Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2015
”Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2016-2017 Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2016
”(II) Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2017-2018 pp 187-198, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2017
”2 Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2018-2019 pp 181-194, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2018
”II Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2019-2020 pp 189-201, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2019
”2 Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2020-2021 pp 220-234, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December 2020
”II Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2021-2022 pp 208-230, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2021
”II Developments in European IP” (Intellectual Property Law Annual Report 2022-2023 pp 212-224, Nippon Hyoron sha co., Ltd., Co-author: Hiroyuki Yajima) December, 2022
Lectures
”The revision of Patent Act and Design Act in 2020, criteria for the judgement of inventive step, descriptive requirements for patent applications, as well as third party observations, oppositions and invalidation trials in Japan” (VPP Mitte Süd/ Online Seminar) February 17, 2021
Languages
Japanese, German, English
