Fumiaki Doi (土居史明)

Fumiaki Doi (土居史明) is a U.S. Patent Attorney and Japan Patent Attorney. Before joining Myers Wolin, Fumiaki worked for a Japanese patent firm in Japan for ten years as a Japan Patent Attorney, and for a US law firm in the US as a Patent Professional. Fumiaki practices in a variety of technologies including electrical, mechanical, physics, and computer fields (e.g., semiconductor, electric/electronic device, optical device, liquid crystal display, welding machinery/process, industrial machinery, software, aircraft, and automobile). Fumiaki has experience in managing and prosecuting patent portfolios on behalf of clients in the U.S., Japan, and around the world.

Core Competencies

• Patent preparation and prosecution
• Infringemnet opinions
• Patentability opinions
• Litigation support
• Securing and expanding intellectual property rights
• Developing intellectual property strategies
• Technology transfer issues

Presentations & Publications

• December 2019: “October 2019 USPTO 101 Guidance” and “Processer and Circuitry,” presented to various corporations and law firms in Japan
• February 2021: “After Final Practice,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan
• September 2021: “Interpretation of Indefinite Articles,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan
• November 2021: “USPTO DOCX Filing,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan
• February 2022: “Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan
• March 10, 2023: “Subject Matter Eligibility in Mechanical Cases – Take Away from American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco” and “Arguments against Obviousness Rejections without Claim Amendments,” presented to the 92nd JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Intellectual Property Group Seminar at the JETRO New York Office in New York
• February 23, 2024: “Recent CAFC Decisions and How to Use the Decisions,” presented to the 104th JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Intellectual Property Group Seminar at the JETRO New York Office in New York