MINORU KUROSE

Bryn Mawr, PA ***** 612-***-**** ad0b05@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/minoru-kurose/

PATENT AGENT

USPTO Registration Number 77582

SUMMARY

Effective patent agent with background working both at U.S. law firms and in-house for large multinational corporations. Former career as a R&D engineer of automated machines. Ample experience with all aspects of the patent prosecution process, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Japanese Patent Office processes and communications, responses to Office Actions, and appeals. Substantial exposure to patent litigation. Native fluency in Japanese.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Patentability Analysis

Drafting and Prosecuting Patent Applications

Proficient in Patent Searches

IoT, Telecom and Semiconductor Patents

Patent Management System

Conversant with PCT and Foreign Patent prosecutions

In-House Business Norms

Bilingual (English/Japanese)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCIENBIZIP, P.C., Los Angeles, CA (Remote) June 2019 – June 2022

Patent Agent

Prosecuted patents. Respond to actions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to 580+ applications filed by Sharp Corporation (Japan).

Conducted 50+ interviews with the USPTO Examiners.

Analyzed issues in the Office Actions and provided detailed comments to Sharp corporation or its patent attorneys.

(Technologies: Display apparatus, Liquid crystal devices, Light Emitting Elements, Thin film transistors, Mobile terminals, LTE and 5G telecommunication systems, IOT server systems, Biometrics authentication system, Photoelectric conversion elements, Video signal conversion devices, Parallax barrier, Hand writing input devices, Printers and copy machines, Microwave ovens, Refrigerators, Photovoltaic devices, Solar power generation systems)

KEISEN ASSOCIATES, Philadelphia, PA July 2015 – June 2019

Patent Agent

Prosecuted patents. Wrote Patent Specifications.

Responded to actions and inquiries from both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japanese Patent Office(JPO).

Analyzed issues such as patent validity.

Provided interpretation services for Japanese clients.

(Technologies: Memory address comparison circuit, Memory card devices, Mobile network system, Personal identification information process, Medical devices, Thumbnail image generating software, Affiliate profit return methods, Advertisement delivery systems, Merchandise order management system, Electric power tools, Bit holders, Self-tapping screws, Power supply interfaces, Rechargeable Batteries, Dual clutch mechanisms, Toll road systems, Electronic books, Financial product order processing devices, Door actuating units, Diamond semiconductor systems, Car navigation systems, Parking Reservation System, Deep packet inspection system, Waste heat recovery systems,, Toy flute, )

HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER AND LARSON, P.C., Minneapolis, MN October 2010 – June 2015

Patent Engineer

Prosecuted patents, especially with regards to Japanese technologies including more than 300 applications filed by Panasonic, Rohm, Yokohama Rubber, Riso and so on.

Negotiated with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including through responses to Office Actions.

Developed business and brought in new Japanese clients into the firm.

Provided interpretation services for Japanese clients.

(Technologies: Barcode printing control devices, Display apparatus and modules, Personal computers, Wireless radio communication apparatus, Photoelectric conversion elements, Video signal conversion devices, Microwave ovens, Organic transistors, Lithium ion batteries, Surface light emitting devices, Piezoelectric element, Photoelectrochemical cells, Recording mediums, Luminescent light source, Laser power control method, Hermetic compressors, Gas turbine systems, Hot water supply systems, Pneumatic tires, Double side adhesive tapes, Shock mounts, Hinge mechanism, Refrigerators, Medical needle devices, Medical syringes, Artificial tooth manufacturing methods, Conveying devices, Belt transmission systems, Ventilation members, Fluid filtering systems, Printers and copy machines, Inkjet printers, Chopsticks (design patent), Fruits peeler (design patent))

EDUCATION

TOYO UNIVERSITY, Saitama, Japan

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

CERTIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS

Licensed as a U.S. Patent Agent by the USPTO since November, 2018

Patent Drafting Workshop, HARRITY ACADEMY (HARRITY AND HARRITY, LLP),

Advanced Course of the US Patent Law, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP,

Japanese-English Patent Translator Education Course, Chizai Academy, Tokyo, Japan

Certified Database Searcher

REFERENCE

Calvin Chai, Partner SCIENBIZIP, P.C., (ad0b05@r.postjobfree.com, TEL 213-***-****)

Douglas P. Mueller, Founding Partner, HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER AND LARSON, P.C.,(ad0b05@r.postjobfree.com, TEL 612-***-****)

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