Professional Summary
Yosuke Takenaka is a member of the IP Tech Group in the Firm’s Tokyo office. He is a certified patent and trademark attorney in Japan. Yosuke is also qualified to practice law in New York. He has been practicing in Japan since 1999. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, he worked at an international law firm handling IP prosecution and litigation.
Practice Focus
Yosuke’s practice focuses on IP prosecution and litigation, especially in the areas of trademark law, unfair competition law, copyright law, and domain name disputes.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Represented a Japanese stationery and furniture company in handling all of their trademark-related matters, including national and worldwide trademark prosecution and litigation cases.
- Represented a Japanese brewery in handling their worldwide trademark applications.
Admissions
New York~United States (2011)
Patent and Trademark Attorney of Japan (1999)
Professional Association and Memberships
- International Trademark Association – Member
- Japan Trademark Association – Member
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association – Member
Education
Duke University School of Law (LLM)(2010) Rikkyo University, Faculty of Law (BA)(1996)
Languages
Japanese
English
* “Partner” as referred to in this material represents a senior-level professional who would be responsible for case management in each practice area, and does not mean profit-sharing members of the partnership.