Attorney Profiles
Patent Attorney
Wataru Ueda
Career
2007
Graduated from Tohoku University, Faculty of Agriculture
2009
Graduated from Tohoku University, Graduate School of Agriculture
2009-2012
Joined Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Central Research Laboratories)
2012-2020
Joined HIRAKI & ASSOCIATES (Patent firm in Tokyo)
2014
Registered as patent attorney
2016
Qualified as patent attorney admitted to practice intellectual property infringement litigation
2020
Joined Abe, Ikubo & Katayama
Memberships
・Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Main Areas of Practice
Wataru Ueda specializes in foreign and domestic patent prosecution in the field of biotechnology and chemistry etc. He also has experience in invalidation trials, IP High Court appeals and preparing expert opinions.