Kazuto IZUMI (Registered Patent Attorney in Japan, Reg. No. 9721)

Mr. Izumi was born in Kagoshima, Japan. He became interested in electronics at a young age, and he graduated from Kagoshima Technical High School Electrical Program.

Following graduation, Mr. Izumi worked in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, where he tested and inspected DC motors, and synchronous generators, and other electrical power equipments for his five years of employment.

From Mitsubishi Electric, Mr. Izumi entered Kagoshima University, from which he received his Bachelor degree of Electrical Engineering.

Following education, Mr. izumi worked in Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT) for twenty-one years. He spent the first ten years as a research and development engineer for electrical switching systems and satellite communications systems.

During the last eleven years, Mr. izumi drafted patent specifications, responded office actions from the Japanese PTO and overseas patent offices, and filed trademark and design applications.

While employed by NTT, Mr. Izumi passed the Japanese Patent Attorney Examination. He has been a registered patent attorney in Japan since 1988.

After resigning from NTT, Attorney Izumi briefly served as a pertner of a certain patent firm.

In September 1990, Attorney Izumi established his own Patent Firm "Izumi International Patent Co." He has bee responsible for domestic applications and applications to/from abroad.

Since 1990, Attorney Izumi has drafted and prosecuted numerous patent applications from Nortel Networks Limited (Canada) in connection with telecommunication techniques.

From 1991 to 1995, he handled numerous patent applications from AMPEX Corporation (USA) in connection with video systems and broadcasting system.

Since 1991, Attorney Izumi has been handling nummerous patent applications from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan) in connection with telecommunications and electrical machinery.

From 1999 to 2004, Attorney Izumi has been handling numerous patent applications from Sony Corporation (Japan) in connection with telecommunications, especially semiconductor devices.

On March 23, 2000, Attorney Izumi relocated his firm to Ohmiya City (since renamed Saitama City) and changed the firm's name to SKY PATENT.

Field of Specialization :
electrical and electronic devices, especially telecommunication systems, a mobile telephones, switching systems, electrical devices, electrical circuits, semiconductor devices and power electronics. Trademarks and Designs.

Current Main Clients :
Nortel Networks Limited (Canada)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan)
Sony Corporation (Japan)
Many small companies (Japan)