Hiroyuki Hashimoto

Patent Attorney, Professional with Doctorate Degree

Practice Area
Technical Field

Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Hashimoto specializes in general machinery, fluid machinery, heat exchangers, optical fibers, and control systems. He conducted research on heat transfer accompanying phase changes (boiling, condensation). He has experience in consulting and sales of optical measuring machines, research and development of next generation nuclear reactors, making use of the supercritical carbon-dioxide (CO2) loop, and production and distribution of nonferrous metal powders. Dr. Hashimoto has also lived in Germany on an overseas assignment.
Dr. Hashimoto regularly presents lectures on a wide range of IP topics at foreign IP organizations such as BPLA, ACCJ, and IPLAC.

Expertise           

Prosecution, opinions, and oppositions

Education

Ph.D., Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University

Professional Background

Correns Corporation; Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Private German nonferrous metals company; Private patent firm

Lectures

- Tips for proofreading English patent specifications (Training course organized by JIPA, 2022)
- Protecting your Intellectual Property in Japan (Seminar organized by Trade Commissioner Service, Embassy of Canada, June 2022)
- Tips for proofreading English patent specifications in the mechanical filed (Training course organized by JIPA, 2021)
- Nuts and Bolts for Patent Obtainment in Japan (Seminar organized by The Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association for their CLE Seminar, November 2021)
- Overview of IP Trends and Practice in Japan and Practical Tips in Light of Legal Comparison between USA and Japan (Seminar organized by The Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, November 2019)
- Introduction to the Japanese Intellectual Property System (Seminar organized by AHK Japan, June 2019)
- Patent enforcement in Japan – how to efficiently utilize your patent rights (Webinar organized by the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, May 2019)
- Overview of JP Patent Examination for IoT, AI related applications (Seminar organized by AHK Japan, March 2019)
- Introduction of Unique IP Practices in Japan – Patentability of Method for Treating a Human Body and AI/IoT Inventions (Seminar organized by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, March 2019)
- Post Grant Oppositions in Japanese Patent Practice (Seminar organized by Boston Patent and Law Assosiation, September 2018)
- Preparation of English patent specifications, mainly in the mechanical field (Training course organized by JIPA, 2017-2019)
- Preparation of English patent specifications, mainly in the electrical and software field (Training course organized by JIPA, 2015-2016)
- Preparation of English patent specifications, mainly in the mechanical field (Training course organized by JIPA, 2010-2014)

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