Areas of Technological Expertise
Takuto Tanaka
Mr. Tanaka has broad experience in patent prosecution such as drafting patent applications, office actions, inbound and outbound work; client consultation on agreements, disputes, and appraisals; and management work. He has handled a wide variety of cases in various technical fields, especially in the fields of medical equipment, transportation equipment, printing machines, communication devices, information processing as well as automatic control. He provides advice from multiple perspectives based on his experience in client consultations and in-house handling of research and development issues for companies.
Profession
Patent Attorney
Admissions
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1999)
Qualified IP Litigator in Japan (2004)
Areas of Legal Expertise
Patent and utility model applications, trials and appeals, expert opinions, and litigation
Mechanical engineering and electronics, software and control engineering
Professional Experience
2019 – present – Sonderhoff & Einsel, Law and Patent Office
2011 – 2019 – GE Japan Inc.
2007 – 2011 – YUASA and HARA
2002 – 2007 – Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd.
1992 – 2002 – Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
Education
1992 – Tohoku University, School of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Communications Engineering
2002 – Hosei University, Faculty of Law
Languages
Japanese, English
