KIJURO KAWAKITA

Kijuro Kawakita founded KAWAKITA & ASSOCIATES, the predecessor of i-MIRAI, in 1994, and has  devoted for 30 years to obtain intellectual property rights for clients. He specializes not only in chemical and material fields, but also in a wide range of technical fields such as machinery, optics and device technology. He always provides various views of ideas to help inventors to obtain broad and strong patents for their inventions. As an expert in intellectual property, he has been involved in intellectual property education at many high schools, technical colleges, and universities for more than 30 years.

Position

Representitive Partner

Areas of Expertise

Chemical engineering, Material science, Optics, Mechanics.

Patent Consultant for optimizing the scope and use of intellectual property.　

Qualification

Japanese Patent Attorney, 1990 (Reg. No. 9979).
Certified Patent Infringement Litigation Attorney, 2004.

Education

Eng. MSc in Physical Chemistry from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Career

Prototype engine development engineer with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. R&D.

Domestic and international patent practice with several domestic patent firms.  

International patent practice with Taiyo, Nakajima & Kato.

Overseas experience with Oliff & Berridge, in Washington D.C., USA.

Established KAWAKITA and ASSOCIATES in 1994

Established IP5 Corporation

Established Patent Attorney Corporation i-MIRAI in 2025

Other Activities

2018-   Advisor of Intellectual Property, Sophia University

2018-   Lecturer, JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trainers

2016-   Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University

2023-   Lecturer, Graduate School of Applied Data Science, Sophia University

2008-2009   Lecturer, Tokyo National College of Technology

2010    Lecturer, ICHINOSEKI National College of Technology

2004-2020   Since 2004, he has given special lectures on intellectual property at more than 40 schools.

Books & Articles

"Only One Business Model" (Invention Promotion Association, September 2017)

"How to create an invention" (Invention Promotion Association, July 2013)

"Essentials of Patenting" (Morikita Publishing, November 2022)

Patent, the Journal of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association, "Intellectual Property Education and Creation", November 2011

"Current and Past Japanese Situation Concerning Intellectual Property　Information”、Journal of The Japanese Group of AIPPI、Vol．25、No.3、2000（International Edition ISSN 0385−8863）

Awards Received

Winner of the Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kanto Regional Commendation for Invention in 2010

Silver Prize at the Geneva International Invention Exhibition in 2004 Special Prize at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition in 2001