Attorney Profiles
Patent Attorney
Takako Okada
Chief patent attorney, Trademark & Design group
Career

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

Memberships

・Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)

・Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Main Areas of Practice

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.

Lectures / Presentations

・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