Yoshihiro Igarashi
Business Development & Planning Division
Senior Manager
Tokyo Kyodo IP
- Qualifications
- Patent Attorney
- Languages
- Japanese/English
- Key Practice Areas
- Patent Attorney
Throughout his career in the pharmaceutical industry, intellectual property sector, and financial services industry, Yoshihiro Igarashi has been involved primarily in the life sciences and healthcare domains. Across his more than 24 years in intellectual property, he has specialized in securing rights and managing portfolios of domestic and international patents, trademarks, and designs, and by integrating his expertise and experience in intellectual property, financial business, and technology, he is committed to maximizing business value by leveraging intellectual property as a strategic asset.
Career
Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, BA in Organic Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, MS in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Joined Eisai Co. Ltd.
Joined TMI Associates.
Joined Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.
Joined Shimizu Patent Office. (currently Symphonia Intellectual Property Office)
Joined Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office as Senior Manager. (Partner patent attorney at Tokyo Kyodo Patent Office P.C.)
Practice Areas
Patent Attorney
- Support for intellectual property creation, acquisition of rights (including patent and trademark applications), and maintenance and management
- IP utilization and transaction support
- Support for the valuation and utilization of intellectual property rights and the resolution of related disputes
- IP strategy formulation and promotion support
| Areas of Expertise |
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medi-tech/health-tech, chemical, food, cosmetic, entertainment industries
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Seminars
Date：April2025
R&D Support Center Co., Ltd.,: “Building a patent strategy based on intellectual property system related to the pharmaceutical industry, and the ley points on IP due diligence/IP valuation”
Date：October2024
UNITT Annual Conference 2024, Panel: Issues and solutions of intellectual property rights protection for university startups – including a global perspective; “Intellectual property strategies, handling, and knowledge that licensors should know to ensure startups’ IPOs do not fail”
Date：March2024
The 12th IP Seminar by Japan Patent Attorneys Association: “Questions on Intellectual Property that startup companies really want to know – Q&A roundtable discussion by the Japan Patent Attorneys Association’s elite team to answer questions received at the past seminars”
Date：February2024
R&D Support Center Co., Ltd.,: “Building a patent strategy based on intellectual property system related to the pharmaceutical industry, and the ley points on IP due diligence/IP valuation”
Date：June2023
AWS (Amazon Web Service Japan) Public Sector Seminar: “Essence of IP strategies and Mindset that Health Tech Companies Should Know to Avoid Failing at IPO ~ The Reality in Intellectual Property Strategies for Health-tech Venture Companies Aiming toward IPO”
Date：September2022
UNITT Annual Conference 2022 “Intellectual Properties-leveraged Business Strategies for Start-Ups”, co-sponsored by Japan Patent Attorneys Association: UNITT (University Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer)
Date：May2022
Entrepreneurship Seminar "Introduction to IP (Intellectual Property) Strategies Every Entrepreneur should Know to Gain a Competitive Business Advantage": FUNDINNO, Inc./FUNDOOR
Date：February2022
Life Science Venture Entrepreneur Seminar "IP (Intellectual Property) Strategy for Life Science Ventures": Hokkaido University Hospital Institute of Health Science Innovation for Medical Care
Date：May2007
"Current State and Future Outlook of Bio-business": Intellectual Property Rights Department Study Group, Intellectual Property High Court
Date：2006–2007
"Value Evaluation of Bio Companies in the Capital Market": Part-time lecturer, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Date：2005–2007
