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Nobuyuki Matsunaga

NAME Nobuyuki Matsunaga
ADMITTED 1967
JPAA ID NO. 7002
EDUCATION Osaka Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering, majored in structural mechanics, B. Eng., 1963; Hosei University, Department of Law, LL.B., 1968
SPECIALIZED Law, Litigation, Trials
PROFILE Mr. Nobuyuki Matsunaga is a Japanese Patent Attorney and majored in Structural Mechanics (BCE) and Law (LL.B). He was initially employed as an engineer at an electric machinery and ironwork company in Tokyo and then at an engineering consultant company in Osaka before going on to work as a patent attorney at Yuasa & Hara and then a mediator of Tokyo District Court in the field of Intellectual Property. In 1972 he established Office Matsunaga -Intl. Patents & Trademarks where he specialized in patent and trademark prosecutions and litigation. He handled appeals against decisions of the JPO, infringement litigation of patent, trademark and design rights and supported resolution of IP disputes. Much of his work included litigation outside Japan, especially in France, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, USA and Malaysia. In 2012 he assumed an advisor in the field of prosecution both nationally and internationally to Miyoshi & Miyoshi. Mr. Matsunagahas written numerous papers for JPAA’s journal including: “Amendment to the specification of allowed patent (1) and (2)”, “Timely decision on the invalidation trial”, "Essay on amendment to Article 102 of the Patent Law--Right to demand royalty coexisting right to demand compensation for damage--", "Essay on amendment to Article 71-2 of the Patent Law--Establishment of a support system for an infringement court examining validity of patent", "Invalidation of patent and abuse of right" and "Refusal of Re-Examiner in Invalidation Trial". Mr. Matsunaga is a member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), AIPPI Japanese Group, Japan Trademark Association (JTA), Licensing Executive Society (LES) and International Trademark Association (INTA).