MURAKAMI Hiroyuki
| Qualification | Patent Attorney |
|---|---|
| Department | Chemicals |
| Specialization | Inorganic chemistry, surface chemistry, printed circuit board manufacturing processes (substrates), plating technology, and general chemistry |
Background
Hiroyuki Murakami graduated from Iwate University, Faculty of Science and Engineering in 2005, after which he worked in the technical department of an electronics manufacturing company for 10 years (printed circuit board manufacturing technology: over 6 years, engine airbag ECU manufacturing technology: over 2 years, aluminum foil manufacturing technology: one year). While working here, he passed the patent attorney’s examination in 2014.
The next 10 years he worked in a patent firm and then in a corporate IP department. He joined Kyowa Patent and Law Office in 2024. Here his main duties are acquiring and maintaining of IPRs in Japan and abroad for chemical manufacturers, although he is also involved in invalidation trials, oppositions, lawsuits to cancel trial decisions, and infringement lawsuits.