Professionals
Practice Areas
- Additive Manufacturing Practice
- Artificial Intelligence Practice
- Automotive Practice
- Design Patents Practice
- Electrical Engineering Practice
- Energy Storage, Batteries, and Materials Practice
- International
- Invalidity Opinions
- IP Transactional
- Licensing
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Technology Transfer
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Aerospace & Aeronautics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automotive Technology
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Electro-Communications
- Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Optics
- Polymer & Materials Science
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
- Telecommunications
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008
State of Texas, 2010
Education
University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2010
University of Michigan, Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2005
Clemson University, Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2003
Languages
- English
Japanese
中村光一郎弁護士は、幅広い分野で国内外のクライアントの知的財産分野の業務に18年間の経験を有しております。（特許出願と管理、知的財産カウンセリング、無効および非侵害鑑定書作成、クリアランス等）専門分野はメカニカル・エレクトロメカニカルでの、自動車、航空宇宙、家電、医療機器、油田、 淡水化、製造、3Dプリンティング、スポーツ機器等、各種テクノロジー分野での経験があります。日本語に堪能で、日本発の特許出願に豊富な経験を持ち、日本国特許庁（JPO）との年次会合ではHIPLA（ヒューストン知的財産協会）とCPTCLA（カロライナ特許商標著作権法協会）の代表も務めております。以前は、大手知財財産法律事務所2社で勤務の後、Techtronic Industries Power Equipment 社のインハウス弁護士として勤務しておりました。
Experience Highlights
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2023-present
Intellectual Property Counsel, Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, 2022-2023
Patent Attorney, Dority & Manning, 2019-2022
Patent Attorney, Osha Liang, 2011-2019
Patent Agent, Osha Liang, 2008-2011
Patent Engineer, Osha Liang, 2005-2008
Events
- October 4, 2024Kiawah Island, North Carolina
Koichiro Nakamura is attending the Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association Fall Meeting 2024 on October 4th - 5th at Kiawah Island near Charleston, South Carolina. Ko has over 18 years of experience in intellectual property, including performing and managing patent prosecution, IP counseling, invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and clearances for both domestic and international clients in a broad range of industries.
- September 26, 2024Charlotte, North Carolina
Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor The 2nd Annual IDiyas Innovation Summit Celebrating the Innovation Ecosystem - a gathering of patent attorneys and innovators in the Charlotte metro area on September 26, 2024. Koichiro Nakamura and Christine Beninati are attending, and Ko will participate in the Patent Attorney Roundtable.
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
Carolina Patent Trademark Copyright Law Association
US Bar - Japan Patent Office Liaison Council
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