Hiroyuki ITAKI

Present Status

Trade Mark Section

Present Post

Patent Attorney
Partner of Trademark Section

Main Practices

Trade Mark Prosecution, Trade Mark Contentious

Languages

Japanese and English

Education and History

Graduated from Faculty of Law, St. Paul's University (LL.B., 1981);
Passed the Patent Attorney BAR Examination in 1983;
Joined Nakamura & Partners in 1984;
Studied at law firm in U.S.A. in 1992;
Studied at Queen Mary College of University of London (Diploma in Trademark Law) from 1999 to 2000;
Studied at law firm in U.K. in 2000;
Partner of Nakamura & Partners from 2002

Membership and Activities

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1984-)
International Trademark Association(1988-)
Japan Trademark Association (1988-)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (1990-)
The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (1995-)
Vice Chairman of Foreign Trademark Study Committee of JTA (1995 - 2002)
Director of JTA (2001-)
Chairman of Foreign Trademark Study Committee of JTA (2001 - 2003)
Vice Chairman of Foreign Trademark Study Committee of JTA (2004 - 2005)
Vice Chairman of Trademark Committee of JPAA (2005 - 2006)
Advisor to Infringement and Damage, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (2006-)
Chairman of Trademark Committee of JPAA (2007)
Trademark Study committee, Intellectual Property Policy Division, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy and Industry (2007-)

Main Articles

(written in English)
"Use of the trademark "VIAGRA" with respect to repackaged imported pills constitutes infringement of the trademark right and unfair competition"JTA BULLETIN, Aug 2003, Issue No. 10

(written in Japanese)
Dictionary of Intellectual Property Law (2001)

Dictionary of Law Terminology (2003)

"CTM Opposition System (Relative Grounds of Refusal)" Collection of Papers celebrating the 70th birthday of Harumi MATSUDA by TOYO HOKI Publishing Co., Ltd. (2011)

(written in Japanese and English)
"Research on Trademark Registration for Retail Services" Chief Editor of JTA Magazine Vol.47 (2003)

Main Lectures

"Points about the practice regarding applications filed under the Madrid Protocol for which special care should be taken - from application to registration and management after registration", IP Seminar of The Thomson Corporation (2011)