Takashi ISHIDO is a patent attorney and partner in the Trademark Section whose main practices include trademark prosecution and contention. After graduating from the Faculty of Commerce at Waseda University, he went on to pass the patent attorney bar examination. While here at Nakamura & Partners, Mr. ISHIDO worked abroad in both Beijing and Hong Kong where he familiarized himself with Intellectual Property rights in China. He is an active member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association where he has served as Vice Chairperson of the Trademark Committee.