Hirohito Katsunuma

President of APAA, Guest Professor of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Patent Attorney, Katsunuma International Patent Office

SPECIALITIES

Hirohito Katsunuma specializes in mechanical engineering, computer software. He mainly handles prosecution and is qualified to handle litigation cases in intellectual property.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Career

Hirohito Katsunuma practiced as a Patent Attorney in Japan for over 30 years. He was the president of Kyowa Patent and Law Office from 2010 to 2016. He established the Katsunuma International Patent Office in 2017. He is a Senior Director of the AIPPI Japan Group from 2010. He is the current President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) after being the Treasure of APAA (2006-2012), the Senior Vice President of APAA (2012-2018) and the first President-Elect of APAA (2017-2018).

Professional Experiences

Hirohito Katsunuma experienced in drafting, filing, and all other prosecutions of domestic and foreign patent applications. He also experienced in Trials, Oppositions, Litigation Rescinding the Trail Decision and Infringement proceedings.

Academy

Hirohito Katsunuma is a guest professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.