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“I cannot praise Shiga enough. They are precise, responsive and accurate, providing creative solutions to unique problems, all while taking into account the clients’ business objectives. Their high work quality must also be commended”, says a market source. With a massive team of technically savvy experts – including 34 PhD holders and four Chinese patent experts – Shiga International Patent Office is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to the volume and scope of work it handles. The firm also leverages its wide overseas network to establish itself as one of the top Patent Cooperation Treaty filers in the world. President and electronic engineer Yasuhiko Murayama earns high praise for his extensive prosecution skills, especially in the fields of computer and image processing, telecommunications and software. “Working with Murayama-san has been exceptional – he has excellent interpersonal and people skills, and is an extremely hardworking, patent-savvy attorney, with vast Japanese patent knowledge. His advice is incredibly useful, his English language skills remarkable, and his translator skills even more remarkable.” On the life sciences front, Masato Iida assists patrons in complex prosecution and infringement litigation matters. His scientific expertise encompasses sophisticated matters such as screening systems for anti-cancer agents and genome editing. A former Bosch and Valeo Thermal Systems expert Tatsuhiko Abe aces mechanical engineering and physics prosecution matters, especially those concerning sensors and metallurgy. Shinya Jitsuhiro specialises in synthetic chemistry and has experience in patent litigation on behalf of high-profile names. Meanwhile, Fumio Takahashi prosecutes and enforces patents in information and communications technology. He also delivers lectures on patent enforcement in IoT and artificial intelligence. In the field of semiconductors and optical/medical/magnetic devices, one cannot find a better ally than Korean and English-speaking physicist Yunjin Choi. She is experienced in both patent prosecution and infringement litigations.
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