Partner

Motohiro KATSUMI

Partner

Practice Areas:Trademark
Technical Area:
Office:Osaka

Motohiro KATSUMI handles all aspects of trademark law and practice in Japan and worldwide. He has a substantial experience on availability search, filing and prosecution of trademarks, and management of worldwide trademark portfolio. His practice also includes advising clients on enforcement and negotiation in trademark and unfair competition disputes.

Motohiro studied civil and IP laws, and obtained master's degree in Law at the Doshisha University in Kyoto. He passed examination for a Japanese Patent Attorney in 2001, and commenced his carrier for IP in 2002. He joined Aoyama in 2006, and became a partner of the firm in 2014.

He is a member of INTA and APAA, and currently a member of the ADR Promotion Committee of JPAA.

Practice

Trademarks, Unfair Competition and other legal affairs related to trademarks

Membership / Qualification

Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Registered as a Patent Attorney in Japan (2002)

Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center / Listed as a Candidate for Mediator, Arbitrator and Panelist (2016)

Education / Career

Master's Degree in Law (Private Law), Doshisha University (2002)