Chiaki KATO

Present Status

Trade Mark Section

Present Post

Partner of Nakamura & Partners
Patent & Trademark Attorney

Main Practices

Trade Mark Prosecution, Trade Mark Contentious

Languages

Japanese and English

Education and History

Graduated from Meiji University (LL.B.);
Graduated from Waseda University (LL.M.);
Passed the BAR Examination in 1995;
Registered for Patent [& Trademark] Attorney in 1995;
Joined Nakamura & Partners in 1996;
Assistant Partner of Nakamura & Partners in 2005;
Partner of Nakamura & Partners in 2010

Membership and Activities

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1995-)
Japan Trademark Association (JTA) (1996-)
International Trademark Association (INTA) (2000-)
Japan Patent Office (JPO) Council (2004-)
JPAA Education Institute (2004-)
Madrid System Subcommittee of INTA (2005-2007)

Main Articles

(written in English)
"Joint Trademark Right and Joint Litigation", JTA BULLETIN (Aug. 2003)

(written in Japanese)
"Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Right" by Sanseido (2001)
"Content or Ingredient Indication and Use of Trademark", PATENT EXTRA Vol. 62 Extra No. 1, by Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2009)
"Some Thoughts Concerning Name of Shopping Centre ", PATENT Vol. 62 No.6, by Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2009)

Main Lectures

"Basic Knowledge about Paris Convention and other Treaties regarding Trademarks", IP Seminar of The Thomson Corporation (2006)