1995
Graduated from International Christian University (ICU), College of Liberal Arts, International Studies Division
1995-2004
Worked at a private company and Yokohama City Office
2004-2014
Miyoshi & Miyoshi
2004
Registered as patent attorney
2006
Qualified as patent attorney admitted to practice intellectual property infringement litigation
2006-2007
One year internship at Pham & Associates in Hanoi, Vietnam
Attended to private lectures at Hanoi Law University and Vietnam National University in Hanoi
2014-2020
Nagato & Partners, appointed as a partner in 2016
2020
Joined Abe, Ikubo & Katayama
July 2021
Appointed as Chief Patent Attorney, Trademark & Design Group
・Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
・Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
Takako Okada is specialized in the fields of trademarks and designs. Her experience extends to matters such as clearance searches, strategic consulting on filing and prosecution of the trademark and design applications, appeals, oppositions, cancellations, and invalidation trials for both domestic and international clients.
・Lecture at the seminar “Intellectual Properties in Emerging Countries”, October 8, 2008 in Tokyo
・Lecture at the seminar “Japan-Vietnam Human Resource Development Centers’ Seminar”, with a title “Protecting Intellectual Properties: Case Studies of Japanese Companies” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on July 21, 2018