Board Members
As of June 1, 2026
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY | RESPONSIBILITIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Yoshikazu OSHIMI | KAJIMA CORPORATION | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Shigeki WADA | NEC Corporation | |
| Kazushi KUSE | ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION | ||
| Nanae SAISHOJI | KDDI CORPORATION | ||
| President | Toshihiko KOBAYASHI | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 【Representative Director】 |
| Vice Presidents | Tomonori OKUWAKI | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Publication and Public Affairs Committee, Service and Contents Committee |
| Tae SUGIMURA | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Copyright Committee, Antitrust & Unfair Competition Committee | |
| Fumio IMOTO | NEC Corporation | The 1st Patent Committee, The 2nd Patent Committee | |
| Yasutaka KIKUCHI | TOPPAN Holdings Inc. | Human Resource Development, SDGs Working Group | |
| Takahiko YOSHIDA | OMRON CORPORATION | Design, AI Practice Committee, Kansai Chapter | |
| Executive Managing Director | Takeshi UENO | 【Executive Director】 | |
| Managing Director | Kenji ICHIKAWA | YKK AP Inc. | The 4th International Affairs Committee, Kanto Chapter, Kanto Intellectual Property Issues Study Group |
| Yuichi SHIMOGAKI | TOA Corporation | Kanto, Kansai and Tokai Small IP Study Group, Forum Kansai | |
| Keiichi JIBIKI | Kai Corporation | The 1st IP Management Committee, The 2nd IP Management Committee | |
| Maki NAKAMURA | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. | The 1st International Affairs Committee, Data Strategy Working Group, SEP Working Group | |
| Eiichiro YAGI | CANON INC. | The 2nd International Affairs Committee, Software Committee | |
| Hiroyuki INOUE | Nabtesco Corporation | Information Systems Committee, Information Utilization Issues Study Group | |
| Jiro OZAKI | NIDEC CORPORATION | The 3rd International Affairs Committee, Japan-China Corporation Collaboration Working Group | |
| Fumihiko KITANI | TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION | Tokai District Council, Tokai Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Naoko SAKUMA | FUJIFILM Corporation | The 1st License Committee, The 2nd License Committee | |
| Katsumi SAKURAI | KAJIMA CORPORATION | Open Innovation Working Group | |
| Koji AKUTSU | Shimadzu Corporation | AI Practice Committee | |
| Takuya ABE | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | Life Science Committee | |
| Takeo ABE | Daikin Industries, LTD. | Global Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Kansai Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Yuko TSUDA | Sony Intellectual Property Services Corporation | Trademark Committee | |
| Yoshiko TOKUNO | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | DE&I Society Working Group, JIPA Symposium Working Group | |
| Koji MIZUSHIMA | Mazda Motor Corporation | Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu District Council, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Auditors | Tatsuya MORI | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | |
| Katsuya MIZUKATA | DAICEL CORPORATION |
Directors for Industrial Field
As of June 1, 2026
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Metal & Machinary (East) | Ryo KUNINAKA | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES,LTD. |
| Electrical/Service (East) | Taiga MURAYAMA | Recruit CO.,LTD. |
| Chemical I (East) | Yuki DEGUCHI | DIC Corporation |
| Chemical II (East) | Hisayoshi NOJIRI | RIKEN VITAMIN CO.,LTD |
| Metal & Machinary (West) | Hiroshi ITO | YANMAR HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. |
| Electrical/Service (West) | Yukihiro TAKEGUCHI | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| Chemical (West) | Noriaki MASUDA | Nippon Electric Glass Co.,Ltd. |
| Construction | Noriyuki KURODA | DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. |
Chairs for Expert Committee
As of June 1, 2026
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Human Resource Development | Takayuki KOMI | TOKYU CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD. |
| Publication and Public Affairs | Kotaro TAKAI | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. |
| The First Patent | Yozo OKUBO | KONICA MINOLTA,INC. |
| The Second Patent | Hirokazu KYOTA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| The First International Affairs | Nobuyuki TSUJIMOTO | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD. |
| The Second International Affairs | Kenji HAYASHI | TOPPAN Holdings Inc. |
| The Third International Affairs | Motohiro OKAMURA | BROTHER INDUSTRIES,LTD. |
| The Fourth International Affairs | Tatsuya HASHIMOTO | SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD. |
| Life Sciense | Fumie ITO | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited |
| Software | Masanori TAKAHASHI | OMRON CORPORATION |
| Copyright | Shunsuke TSUZUKI | Infcurion, Inc. |
| The First IP Management | Jun WATANABE | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
| The Second IP Management | Fumiaki ESAKA | Maxell, Ltd. |
| Information System | Shuichi ONO | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
| IP Intelligence | Katsumasa TANAKA | Azbil Corporation |
| The First License | Kumiko TAKEMORI | YUKIGUNI MAITAKE CO., LTD |
| The Second License | Keita YONEMORI | CANON INC. |
| Design | Takayuki KAIDO | CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD |
| Trademark | Kohei UCHIDA | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
| Antitrust ＆ Unfair Competition | Naoki YOSHIDA | istyle Inc. |
| Global Anti-Counterfeiting | Yoshihisa MOCHIDA | Sakata Seed Corporation |
| Service and Content | Masatoshi KAMITAMARI | MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. |
| AI Practice | Masato SOETA | Hitachi,Ltd. |
Leaders for WG
As of June 1, 2026
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| International Policy | Masaki ITO | JIPA Advisor |
| Japan-China Corporation Collaboration | Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI | Komatsu Ltd. |
| SDGs | Tomonori BEKKU | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Open Innovation | Yuki YATO | Sony Intellectual Property Services Corporation |
| DE＆I Society | Kyoko IZUMI | FUJITSU LIMITED |
| Digital Policy | Naoki YOSHINO | Sony Group Corporation |
| data strategy | Yuichi SAHO | SoftBank Corp. |
| SEP | Ryuta HIRAYAMA | CANON INC. |