AI Issue 8 2017

Acquisition International - August 2017 37 A Wide Range of Legal Experience “We combine the skills of patent attorneys with those of our intellectual property lawyers and trademark attorneys, who are all well versed in obtaining, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights. This allows us to offer comprehensive intellectual property services - and to help you protect intellectual property rights pertaining to your new ideas - including patents, copyrights, industrial design rights and trademarks. “We aid every step of the patent process, from preparation and prosecution of patent applications, to post-grant proceedings and enforcement. We serve a diverse client base, ranging from domestic and overseas individuals to corporations.” In closing, Osamu tells us how it feels to be awarded the leading Intellectual Property and Patent Practitioner of the Year – Japan accolade. He also outlines his future plans. “It is a great honour for our firm and myself. In terms of my future plans, I will be attending the AIPPI 2017 conference in Sydney, as a panellist of the session ‘digital health’. Digital health is a field that has been developing rapidly, indeed it is one that our firm is focussing on.”