SIKs & Co. Patent firm specializing in chemistry and bio-related fieldsSIKs & Co. Patent firm specializing in chemistry and bio-related fields

Patent firm specializing in chemistry and bio-related fields

THE FIRM PROFESSIONALS

Our team of patent attorneys with research experience in graduate schools or corporate research labs will offer patent filing strategies from the perspective of inventors

The patent attorneys of SIKs (SIKs & Co.) have research experience in graduate schools or corporate research labs and have the potential to conceive patent filing strategies from the perspective of inventors. Our patent attorneys are constantly devoting themselves to self-study so they can also handle state-of-the-art technological fields, and are directly involved in the drafting of specifications and responses, proofreading of translations, and consultations and meetings related to inventions and applications.

THE FIRM PROFESSIONALS

Partners

SHIOZAWA, Hisao
Managing Equity Partner

Member of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI-JAPAN)
Member of The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Japan Group
Registered as a patent attorney in November 1985
Patent Attorney Registration No. 9263

Inorganic materialsOrganic materialsCatalyst materialsComposite materialsIndustrial Chemical ProcessesBatteriesFood productsBiotechnology

IMAMURA, Masazumi
Managing Equity Partner

Member of Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Passed national examination for pharmacists (not registered)
Registered as a patent attorney in April 1988
Patent Attorney Registration No. 9621

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In particular: Pharmaceutical chemistryPharmaceutical technochemistryPharmacologyGalenical pharmacyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryRegenerative medicineBiopharmaceuticalsandHuman undifferentiated cells

KAMATA, Junji
Managing Equity Partner

Member of the Chemical Society of Japan, Member of the Japan Association of Business Law
Registered as a patent attorney in December 1987
Patent Attorney Registration No. 9584

Physical chemistryOrganic chemistryHigh polymerFood productsSemiconductorsOptical films

AIHARA, Makoto
Managing Equity Partner

Member of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI JAPAN)
Registered as a patent attorney in November 1993
Patent Attorney Registration No. 10447

BiochemistryBiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsRegenerative medicineOrganic chemistryOrganic materials

WATANABE, Shiho
Managing Equity Partner

Member of The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Japan Group
Registered as a patent attorney in November 2002
Patent Attorney Registration No. 12405

Organic materialsInorganic materialsAnalytical chemistry

MATSUKAWA, Mariko
Managing Equity Partner

Member of The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Japan Group
Registered as a patent attorney in December 2002
Patent Attorney Registration No. 12584

Organic chemistryPhysical chemistryPolymerNano materials

MUROFUSHI, Yoshinobu
Registered as a patent attorney in October 1988
Patent Attorney Registration No. 9666

Organic chemistryPharmaceuticalsAgrochemicalsOrganic chemistryFood productsAnimal drugs

NOZAKI, Hisako
Member of Japan Foods & Biotechnology Intellectual Property Rights Center (JAFBIC)
Registered as a patent attorney in January 1999
Patent Attorney Registration No. 11330

Life scienceBiotechnologyFood productsCosmeticsPharmaceuticalsHealthcare

Junior Partners

YAMADA, Yumiko
Registered as a patent attorney in May 1999
Patent Attorney Registration No. 11396

Inorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPharmaceuticalsOptical films

NISHIDA, Hideyo
Registered as a patent attorney in April 2012
Patent Attorney Registration No. 18204

Inorganic materialsOrganic materialsProcessesBatteriesFood products

NOZU, Mariko
Registered as a patent attorney in May 2011
Patent Attorney Registration No. 17769

Physical chemistryOrganic chemistryHigh polymerBiochemistryOptical filmsFood products

KOSUGI, Tatsuro
Registered as a patent attorney in April 2013
Patent Attorney Registration No. 18959

Organic chemistryPolymer chemistry

Senior Associates

TAKEDA, Yoko
Registered as a patent attorney in May 2017
Patent Attorney Registration No. 21050

BiotechnologyFood productsChemistry (materials, processes, etc.)

YAMADA, Yorimichi
Registered as a patent attorney in April 2013
Patent Attorney Registration No. 18682

Organic materialsInorganic materialsHybrid materialsSemiconductor devicesDiagnostic imaging units

Associates

KIMURA, Yusuke
Obtained pharmacist license in April 2014
Registered as a patent attorney in August 2021
Patent Attorney Registration No. 22581

PharmaceuticalsPharmacology

SUZUKI, Shizuka
Registered as a patent attorney in April 2024
Patent Attorney Registration No. 23280

Biological chemistryBiotechnology