1996
Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1996
Qualified as Pharmacist
1998
Graduated from Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo
1998-2002
Toray Industries, Inc., Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories
2002-2003
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2003
Joined Abe, Ikubo & Katayama
2005
Registered as patent attorney
2010
LL.M., University of Washington School of Law, U.S.A.
2017
Qualified as patent attorney admitted to practice intellectual property infringement litigation
・Japan Patent Attorneys Association
・AIPPI
Emiko Nishizawa deals with matters concerning patent applications and the granting of patent rights for Japanese and overseas university and corporate clients, especially in the field of life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and molecular biology based on experience gained from working as a pharmaceutical researcher in the private sector as well as working in basic science in a national laboratory. She is also widely engaged in patent term extension, invalidation trials, oppositions, infringement actions and opinions.