Atsushi Furuta
Location：TOKYO
Main fields of business
All phases of Japan and foreign patent prosecution with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry, etc., oppositions, invalidation trials, infringement and validity opinions, patent searches, etc.
Background
March 2004
Graduated from Tsuchiura Daiichi High School, Ibaraki
April 2005
Entered Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
March 2009
Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
March 2011
Completed Master's program in Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
March 2014
Completed Doctoral program in Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.)
April 2014
Joined Patent Attorneys Kuzuwa & Partners
April 2020
Registered as Patent Attorney
October 2022
Joined IP Law Firm Lexceed Tech
Job position
January 2026
Member, AIPPI Standing Committee on PCT (to present)
(Relevant years)
Member, AIPPI Japan Group Study Committee (2023: Doctrine of Equivalents / 2026: Patentability of Microbiomes)
January 2026
Member, APAA Japan Group Asia Committee (to present)
April 2021
Member, Committee on Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (to March 2024)
April 2022
Member, International Activities Center, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (to present)
（Project Leader, AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) Project Group, FY2023 / Vice Chair, Committee on U.S. IP Practices, FY2026）
April 2025
Member, Kanto Association Ibaraki Committee, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (to present)
Memberships
JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association)
AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
APAA (The Asian Patent Attorneys Association)
Books, Articles and Other Publications
Seminar
March 5, 2026 "Intellectual Property of Products Generated by Generative AI" IU-REAL Intellectual Property Training, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
December 2, 2025 "Leveraging Agricultural and Food-related Intellectual Property for Regional Development" JPAA Kanto IP Seminar
December 1, 2025 "US SYNTHETIC CORP. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION" Americas IP Judicial Precedent Seminar, International Activities Center, Japan Patent Attorneys Association
September 24, 2025 "Exploring the Frontlines of Decarbonization Tech Startups Through IP Analysis" TSUKUBA STARTUP PARK
January 27, 2025 "Inventive Step of a Claim Specifying an Invention with an Effect" AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA
November 29, 2024 "BAXALTA INCORPORATED v. GENENTECH, INC." Americas IP Judicial Precedent Seminar, International Activities Center, Japan Patent Attorneys Association
February 8, 2024 "Inventive Step of an Invention Defined by a Numerical Limitation in Japan" AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Mid-Winter Program, Houston, TX
December 6, 2023 "ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP. v. MODERNATX, INC." Americas IP Judicial Precedent Seminar, International Activities Center, Japan Patent Attorneys Association
October 18, 2023 "Support Requirement Under Japanese Patent Practice (including update on the JP Amgen case)" IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting, AIPLA Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD
February 3, 2023 “Domestic Genome Editing Tool Using CRISPR-Cas System” AMED-JPAA Information Exchange Meeting
January 31, 2023 “Patentability of Biologics Patents Defining an Active Agent by Its Function in Japan” IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting, AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute, San Diego, CA
January 23, 2023 “Overview of MPEP on Inherency” Americas IP Practice Seminar, International Activities Center, Japan Patent Attorneys Association
December 15, 2022 “Patent Center: Usability for Users in Japan” IP-PAC, USPTO and Japanese Stakeholders Meeting
November 5, 2022 “Domestic Genome Editing Tool Using CRISPR-Cas System” in “Intellectual Property Supporting Recent Practical Application of Nucleic Acid Technology" session sponsored by Japan Patent Attorneys Association, The 20th Annual Conference of Intellectual Property Association of Japan
Hobbies
Driving, playing the piano, yachting
