Sayaka Ueno

Attorney at law, TMI Associates

Sayaka Ueno is an attorney at law and senior associate in TMI Associates’ IP group. She has a scientific background with a master’s in pharmaceutical science, as well as pharmacist qualifications. Ms Ueno specialises in patent infringement litigation, patent invalidation trials at the Japan Patent Office and appellate litigation before the IP High Court. She handles licence negotiations and contract drafting, and provides legal advice concerning patents, representing companies in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology industries. She is also experienced in pharmaceutical regulation issues.