Natsushige Sano
 
I continually strive to promptly provide our clients with the most effective solution in view of their particular circumstances, while maintaining the highest quality of product, by making the best use of my experience and knowledge as an engineer, my professional expertise as a patent attorney, and my English-language skills.

Areas of Technical Expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobiles/Vehicles, Automated Driving, Thermal Engines, Motors/Rotary Machines, Materials Processing Machinery, Metals Processing, Factories/Plants, Energy Equipment and Systems (e.g., Thermal Instruments and Power-Generation Facilities), Measurement, Production, Optics, Packaging/Containers
Control Engineering, Robotics, Semiconductors, Information Processing, Image Processing, Batteries/Cells, Computers (Hardware), Electric/Electronic Circuitry, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Communications Technology (including Networks), IoT Technology, Business Models, Electronic Retail Transactions (E-Commerce), Electronic Component Materials
Metallic Materials/Metallurgy, Steel Metals

Qualifications

Japanese Patent Attorney (2004)
Intellectual Property Infringement Litigator (2007)
Intellectual Property Management Skills Test: Grade A Patent Expert (2009)
TOEIC (L&R) Score 965 (2016)

Membership

Japan Patent Attorneys Association

Education

Graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University (1984)

Professional Experience

Body Engineering Division, Toyota Motor Corporation (1984-1998)
Intellectual Property Division, Toyota Motor Corporation (1999-2016)
Taiyo, Nakajima & Kato (2017-)