Akihiro Matsuya (松谷朗宏)

Akihiro Matsuya (松谷朗宏)は、米国パテントエージェント、日本国弁理士で、日本語を母国語としています。当所に入所する前、Akihiroは日本の大手特許事務所に勤務し、その大部分の期間にわたって米国支所に勤務していました。Akihiroは、電気、機械、材料、半導体やソフトウェア等の様々な技術分野の実務を経験しております。Akihiroは、金属精錬や、自動車部品の熱処理に関連するエンジニアとしての経験も持っています。

Core Competencies

• 特許出願～中間処理
• 特許実務
• 特許戦略展開
• ポートフォリオ展開

Presentations & Publications

• “U.S. Patent Prosecution Tips” presented to the 119th JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Intellectual Property Group Seminar at the JETRO New York Office in New York on March 6, 2025.
• “Tips for U.S. Patent Prosecution (Compact Prosecution)” presented to various corporations and law firms in Japan in January 2025.
• “Subject Matter Eligibility – AI Related Invention Guidance & Recent CAFC Decisions” presented to various corporations and law firms in Japan in January 2025.
• “Expedited Examination Programs for U.S. patent application,” presented to the 104th JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Intellectual Property Group Seminar at the JETRO New York Office in New York on February 23, 2024.
• “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 on March 10, 2023.
• “Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan in February 2022.
• “USPTO DOCX Filing,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan in November 2021.
• “Interpretation of Indefinite Articles,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan in September 2021.
• “After Final Practice,” presented in a webinar to various corporations and law firms in Japan in February 2021.
• “October 2019 USPTO 101 Guidance” and “Processer and Circuitry,” presented to various corporations and law firms in Japan in December 2019.
• ”Tips for U.S. Patent Prosecution” to the 53rd JETRO IP Group Seminar at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University in Arlington, VA on November 22, 2019
• “New CAFC Decision regarding Prior Art Effect of Provisional” to the Benrishi Club in Tokyo, Japan on January 22, 2019
• “Recovering Lost Profits Outside the United States for Patent Infringement” to the Benrishi Club in Tokyo, Japan on January 22, 2019
• “Tips to Obtain IoT/AI Patents in the U.S. by Using 101 Rejection Overcome Tips” to the 34th JETRO IP Group Seminar in New York, NY on May 11, 2018