Profile
Yasumasa SASAKI is a patent attorney in the Chemical & Biotechnology Section specializing in biotechnology, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, food, and chemistry. He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Tokyo. He worked for another patent firm, and then passed the Japanese Patent Bar Examination and joined Nakamura & Partners in 2010. Later, he studied at the University of Washington School of Law and graduated with honors (Spirit of Excellence Award). Mr. Sasaki is a member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and has written on recent trends in the examination of antibody drug inventions and lectured on the comparison of examination practices for medical-use inventions among the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Membership and Activities
- Japan Patent Attorney’s Association (2010-)
- Committee of Public Information of JPAA Kanto-Branch (2017-2018)
- Biotechnology & Life Science Committee of JPAA (2018-2019)
- Biotechnology & Life Science Committee of JPAA, Vice Chairperson (2019-2020)
- The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) (2024-)
- The Asian Patent Attorneys Association Japan Group (APAA Japan) (2024-)
- Patent Committee of APAA Japan (2025-)
Main Articles
(written in Japanese)
“Recent Trends in the Examination of Antibody Drug and Food Use Inventions and Their International
Comparison,” Patent, vol. 73, No. 6, pp. 17-30 (2020)
Main Lectures
“Comparison of Examination Practices for Medical-use Inventions Whose Intended Use Is Expressed by a Mechanism in Japan, the U.S., and Europe”, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Tokyo (2019)
