2008 – present – Sonderhoff & Einsel, Law and Patent Office
2006 – 2008 – International Patent Office Dr. Kawawa & Partners
2003 – 2005 – Shimadzu Techno-Research, Inc.
1994 – 2002 – 3I Technical Research KK
1990 – 1993 – Tokai Carbon KK
Partner
Mr. Sumiyoshi has been engaged in inbound and outbound work, patent prosecutions, disputes, and drafting patent applications and expert opinions. He advises on a large number of inventions with expertise in the technological fields of polymers, drugs, peptides, catalysts, organic synthesis, storage batteries, coatings, adhesives, metals and semiconductor materials, and also handles cases in fields such as thermal control devices, optical related devices, heating furnaces, and connectors for use in civil engineering and automobile parts. He also has extensive work experience in dealing with IP issues in the area of environmental clean-up technology.
Profession
Patent Attorney
Admissions
Qualified IP Litigator (2008)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2006)
Areas of Legal Expertise
Patents and utility model applications, trials and appeals, expert opinions, and litigation
Areas of Technological Expertise
General chemical fields, organic chemistry, general mechanical, biochemistry, molecular biology
Professional Experience
2008 – present – Sonderhoff & Einsel, Law and Patent Office
2006 – 2008 – International Patent Office Dr. Kawawa & Partners
2003 – 2005 – Shimadzu Techno-Research, Inc.
1994 – 2002 – 3I Technical Research KK
1990 – 1993 – Tokai Carbon KK
Education
1986 – 1990 – Tokyo University of Science, Applied biology
Languages
Japanese, English