speakers / 講師

CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. John Van Amsterdam / Dr. ジョン・ファン アムステルダム
  • Shareholder, Biotechnology Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Suffolk University Law School, Ph.D., Toxicology, MIT, M.S., Applied Biological Sciences, MIT, B.A., Chemistry and Biology, Middlebury College
  • Advises clients in patent prosecution, portfolio management, due diligence, freedom-to-operate, and agreements
  • Deep experience with antibody technologies, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, medical technologies, applications of synthetic biology, and sequencing technologies
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Michele Baccelli / ミケーレ・バッチェッリ
  • Partner, Electrical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich and Milano (Italy)
  • Electrical Engineer, Italian and European Patent Attorney
  • Former Patent Examiner at the EPO
  • Specialised in mobile communications, computers, and Internet technology
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi / 栃木　彩
  • Associate, Trademark & Copyright Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D. (cum laude), Seton Hall University School of Law, B.A., Paralegal Studies, Suffolk University
  • Represents clients in trademark litigation in federal courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the US Patent and Trademark Office
  • Practice includes domestic and international trademark selection, clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and brand counseling
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Axel T. Esser / Dr. アクセル・エサー
  • Partner, Electrical & IT Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Physicist, German and European Patent Attorney
  • Specialised in mobile communications, applied physics, and computer-implemented inventions
  • Specialised in prosecution, opposition and invalidity actions, in particular in medical technology, electronic circuitry, and telecommunications
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Christopher Furlong / クリストファー・フォーロング
  • Partner & Head, Mechanical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • B.E., Mech. Eng, Univ. Coll. Dublin
  • European Patent Attorney (1994), Cert. In IP Law, Univ. of London (1995), Chartered British Patent Attorney (2002)
  • Frequent speaker on issues of European IP law
  • Specialised in European prosecution and inter partes validy and infringement proceedings
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Daniel Grohs / Dr. ダニエル・グロース
  • Partner, Chemical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Organic Chemistry), Dipl.-Chem., European and German Patent Attorney
  • Representing clients before the European and German Patent Offices, the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice
  • Litigation experience with patents involving pharmaceuticals, microorganisms, functional polymers and e-readers
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Gerald Hrycyszyn / ジェラルド・リスィジョン
  • Shareholder, Litigation Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law; M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University; B.S., Materials
    • Engineering, RPI
  • Practices before district courts throughout the US, the Federal Circuit, the ITC, and the PTAB
  • Experience includes patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation, licensing, and post-grant proceedings
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Jeffrey D. Hsi / Dr. ジェフリー D・シー
  • Shareholder, Pharmaceutical Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Rutgers University School of Law; Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Michigan; M.S., Chemistry, Indiana University; B.A., Chemistry, Kalamazoo College
  • Practice includes corporate counseling, formation and execution of intellectual property strategy, and patent prosecution and opinion work in the areas of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health & beauty, agriculture, animal health, nutraceuticals, polymers, diagnostics, and medical devices
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Mark A G Jones / Dr. マーク・ジョーンズ
  • Partner, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hoffmann Eitle, London
  • DPhil (Physics) (Oxford University), European and Chartered British Patent Attorney
  • Particular interests in applied physics, high-tech manufacturing and medical technology
  • Legal opinions and advisory services with regard to both European and British law and practice
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Hunter Keeton / ハンター・キートン
  • Shareholder, Litigation Practice
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, B.A., College of William and Mary
  • Focuses his practice on litigation in the areas of patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, domain name disputes, and internet cases
  • Experience representing clients in federal district court, state court, and before the International Trade Commission
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Michael Pfeifer / ミヒャエル・ファイファー
  • Associate, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-Law; Dr. jur., Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Focusing in life sciences patent litigation and employee invention law
  • Fluent and regularly advising in Japanese
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Dominik Scheible / Dr. ドミニク・シャイブレ
  • Partner, Electrical & IT Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Physics), European and German Patent Attorney
  • Specialized in prosecution, opposition and invalidation/infringement actions, in particular in electronic circuitry, integrated semiconductors and semiconductor light sources (LEDs), robotics and telecommunications
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Sarah Schlotter / Dr. サラ・シュロッター
  • Patent Agent, Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D. 2023 Candidate, Suffolk University Law School, Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, S.M., Applied Physics, Harvard University, B.A., Physics, Carleton College
  • Supports clients in quantum computing and telecommunication, low-temperature physics, medical devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and integrated photonics
  • Experience includes patent application drafting, patent prosecution, and IP diligence
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Dirk Schüssler-Langeheine / Dr. ディルク・シュスラー＝ランゲハイネ
  • Partner & Co-head, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-Law
  • Specialised in national and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, licensing, competition law, contract law and arbitration
  • Fluent in Japanese, Doctoral thesis on Japanese law on damages (2004)
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Clemens Tobias Steins / Dr. クレメンス　トビアス・シュタインス
  • Partner, Patent Litigation & Licensing, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • German Attorney-at-law
  • Specialized in patent litigation, IP contracts and transactional work
  • Several years work experience at a law firm in Tokyo and counseling Japanese entities on European law
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Edmund Walsh / エドムンド・ウオルシュ
  • Shareholder, Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice, Wolf Greenfield
  • J.D., Suffolk University Law School; M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; B.S., Electrical Engineering, Boston University
  • Counsels clients in patent portfolio development, licensing, freedom to operate, and dispute resolution in areas including optical and electronic interconnection technology, semiconductor processing, software, wireless communication, and signal processing.
CPPC – TOKYO 2022
Dr. Jan Carl Zillies / Dr. ヤン・ツィリエス
  • Partner, Chemical Department, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich
  • Dr. rer. nat. (Pharmaceutical Technology), Pharmacist, European and German Patent Attorney
  • Specialized in pharmaceuticals including Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs), medical devices and cosmetics
  • Representing clients before the European and German Patent Offices, the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice

Commentators

CPPC – TOKYO 2021
Ryoichi Mimura / 三村量一
  • Mimura, Komatsu, Yamagata & Tamai Law Firm
  • Attorney-at-Law (since August 2009), Judge (1979 – 2009)
  • Presiding Judge of Tokyo District Court (Intellectual Property Division)
  • Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court, Japan Publications and lectures on patent law in Japan and Germany