HANAWA Kazuya
| Qualification | Patent Attorney |
|---|---|
| Departments | Mechanical, Designs |
| Specialization | Plastic products, laminated films, fabricated metal products such as metal masks, production technology, automotive components, building materials, and other mechanical and structural engineering in general |
Background
After graduating from the Engineering Faculty (Mechanical and Intelligent Systems) of Tokyo Institute of Technology (renamed Institute of Science Tokyo), Kazuya Hanawa joined a container manufacturer, where he worked as an engineer for about three years in the development and design of containers filling equipment. He later worked in the company’s intellectual property division for about three years. He passed the patent attorney’s examination in 2014.
Since joining Kyowa Patent and Law Office in 2015, he has been assisting clients with IP-related operations, with a focus on rights acquisition services in Japan and overseas. His various clients include materials manufacturers, preforming manufacturers, component manufacturers, and finished product manufacturers.