Kenji Yoshida

Professional Career

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Mechanical Design and Patent Department 1963-1973
Unuma & Associates 1973-1978

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 1968

Organization Memberships

Japan Patent Attorneys Association
AIPPI(Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle)
APAA(Asian Patent Attorneys Association)
FICPI(Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle)

Positions Held in Japan Patent Attorneys Association

1982: Council Member
1983: Council Member
1993: Vice President
2002: President of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
2006: Council Member, Executive Director of Japan Patent Attorneys Association

Awards

1989: Awarded Special Merit Award, 90th Anniversary of founding of Patent Attorneys Association (Japan)
1994, 1997, 2000: Granted Special Award, Patent Attorneys Association (Japan)
2002: Awarded Imperial Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon for extraordinary contribution to society

Positions Held in APAA

1995- Council Member of APAA Japan Recognized Group
2000- Council Member of APAA
2001-2003: President of APAA Japan Recognized Group
2001-2006: Treasurer of APAA
2003-2009: Senior Vice President of APAA
2009-2012: President of APAA