Fumio Takahashi

Patent Attorney

Practice Area
Technical Field

Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunication

Mr. Takahashi specializes in electronics and software. His practice area is mainly focused on patent prosecution and enforcement for clients in the ICT industry. Furthermore, he actively keeps up-to-date on changes to the JPO Patent Examination Handbook for AI-related inventions and monitors relevant judicial cases at the IPHC in Japan.  He has served as a lecturer for patent enforcement in AI and IoT at an international organization and for his clients. Prior to joining SHIGA, Mr. Takahashi had experience in SoC design and verification at Renesas Electronics Corporation, and conducted research on speech recognition and synthesis in university.

Expertise           

Prosecution

Education

M.S., Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professional Background

Renesas Electronics Corporation

Honor

IAM Patent 1000 2023 (Intellectual Asset Management)

Lectures

- Tips & Tricks for Prosecuting and Enforcing Biotechnology and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Inventions in Japan (CLA annual event on June 4, 2024, "The Patent Office Comes to California" organized by California Lawyers Association)
- AI patenting in Japan and future challenges (Recent Developments in EU and Japanese IP Law Seminar organized by EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation / French Embassy, October 2022)
- Recent Trends in AI/IoT-Related Invention and Patent Examination Practice in Japan (Korea Patent Attorneys Association, 2019)
- Man vs. Machine - Patenting AI-related Inventions in Japan (IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019)

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