Kazuyasu GOMI is President of Authense IP. He graduated from the School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, and holds a Master of Laws from the University of Southern California in the United States. After working as an engineer at a leading construction company, he joined a major patent firm and obtained his patent attorney qualification. After 10 years of working in patent rights acquisition area, he established Hatsuna Intellectual Property Firm in 2015, and Cotobox Inc. in 2016. The online trademark platform "Cotobox" became a pioneer in the intellectual property DX business by utilizing the "System to Remove Gray Zone Areas" of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2018. He is engaged in providing guidance on domestic and international intellectual property rights acquisition services (trademarks, patents, and designs), as well as intellectual property management. With experience as a startup founder, he specializes in providing advice from an intellectual property perspective on areas such as market analysis, business risks, product development, and corporate value.

Patent, Design, Trademark, Intellectual property digital transformation

Graduated from Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering
Graduated from University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

1996

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.

2005

YKI Intellectual Property Attorneys

2015

Established Hatsuna Intellectual Property Office (now rebranded as Authense IP)

2016

Established Founded cotobox Inc.

Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) (2009) / JPAA Intellectual Property Management Consulting Committee (2010) / JPAA Training Institute Steering Committee (2011) / Japan Trademark Association (2016) / Asian Patent Attorneys Association (2023) / International Trademark Association (INTA) (2023) / International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) (2024)

June 2024

Introduction to IP and Intangible Asset Governance (Chuokeizai-sha) – Author

February 2021

"Legal Tech and Unauthorized Practice of Law: Utilizing System to Remove Gray Zone Areas" (PATENT, February 2021 Issue)

January 2023

Japan Patent Office - "Trademark Disputes and Resolutions: Essential Knowledge for Startups"

November 2021

Nagasaki University FFG Entrepreneurship Center - "Introduction to Entrepreneurship"

August 2020

Japan Trademark Association - "AI and Trademarks: Current Developments Amid the COVID Era"

June 2020

Japan Patent Office - "Trademark Knowledge Every Startup Should Have: Lessons from Senior Entrepreneurs"

June 2019

Japan Trademark Association - "AI-Powered Trademark Searches"

February 2019

Tokyo Startup Hub - "Innovation Seminar"

November 2018

Waseda University Faculty of Law - "LAW & TECH TALK!"

December 2017

Nikkei - "REG/SUM"

July 2024

The Choice of the Wise Succession – "The Digital Revolution in Trademark Registration" (Web Feature)

August 2023

Nikkei – "Trademark Surge Amid 'Amazon Effect' Sparks Concerns Over Legal Gaps" (Newspaper Feature)

July 2023

TAC Professional School – "Patent Attorneys in Japan" (Web Feature)

May 2023

Nikkei – "Trademark Support Firms: Which Handles the Most Cases?" (Newspaper Feature)

March 2023

Japan Patent Office, I-OPEN Project – "Brands and Trademarks" (Video Publication)

October 2022

Japan Patent Office IP BASE – "Startup Ecosystem and IP" (Web Feature)

September 2022

Monthly Business Management News – Featured in the October 2022 issue (Magazine)

September 2022

Nikkei – "Lawyers and Patent Attorneys: AI Shows Diverging Paths" (Newspaper Feature)

August 2022

Nihon Sangyo Shimbun – "IP AI: A Helping Hand for Corporations, With 'Legal Approval' for Filing Documents" (Newspaper Feature)

2021年11月

Diamond Online – "The Frenzy Around Facebook’s Name Change to 'Meta': How Startups Can Handle Logo Conflicts" (Web Feature)

November 2021

Fuji TV – Featured on "Mezamashi 8" (Television)

August 2021

LIFE & MAGAZINE – Featured in FIVE STAR MAGAZINE (Magazine)

May 2021

Nikkei – "AI Startup Founders: Can They Create Structures to Gather Data?" (Newspaper Feature)

May 2020

SankeiBiz (Web Feature)

December 2019

Nikkei – "AI for Research, Patent Attorneys for Proposals" (Newspaper Feature)

November 2019

TCK Group "Strategic Business Leaders" (Magazine)

March 2019

TV Tokyo – Featured on "World Business Satellite" (Television)

March 2019

Weekly Economist – "Challengers of 2019" (Magazine)

January 2019

Business Lawyers by Bengoshi.com – "Why I Founded a Legal Tech Startup from the Patent Attorney Field" (Web Feature)

December 2018

Tokyo Startup Hub Tokyo – "Tokyo Entrepreneurial Landscapes" (Video Publication)

February 2018

Monthly Wedge (Magazine)

March 2024

The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 1000, WTR (World Trademark Review)

March 2023

Japan Patent Office - IP BASE AWARD (Ecosystem Division) – Commendation Award