Professionals
Tomoko Okubi
Trademark & Design Group
Bio
Tomoko joined Konishi & Nakamura in 2026 and has been practising as a Patent and Trademark attorney since 2013.
History in Profession
2009 A private-sector company in Tokyo, Japan
2013 Nakamura & Partners
2018 Overseas training at law firms in Madrid (Spain) and London (United Kingdom)
2024 Completed a Spanish language course at Centro Superior de Idiomas, University of Alicante (Spain)
2025 Completed a Specialist Degree in Trade Marks and Designs, Competition and Copyright (part of the Magister
Lvcentinvs, Master's Programme), University of Alicante (Spain)
2026 Konishi & Nakamura
Admitted
2013 Attorney
Services
・Clearance for trademarks, trade names, industrial designs, common-laws, domain names.
・With the Japan Paten Office: Filing trademark application, Prosecution, Proceeding with Oppositions, Appeals
with the Board of Appeal, Filing Observations.
・With Courts: Sue Decisions rendered by the JPO, seeking injunction and damages.
・With ADR panels at WIPO and JP. Domains: Representing clients for domain name disputes.
・Intervening negotiation for domestic and foreign clients.
・Advising trademarks and industrial designs portfolio
・Speeches
Memberships
・Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
・Japan Trademark Association (JTA)
Social Activities
(JPAA)
・Lecturer (2020, 2022 and 2023), Practical Training Program for Successful Candidates of the Patent Attorney
Examination
・Member (2022 to 2024), Trademark Committee
(Activities)
・October 2022 | Participated in the 11th TM5 Annual Meeting organised by WIPO (Brussels, Belgium) as an observer
on behalf of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (online)
・September 2023 | Participated in the 12th TM5 Annual Meeting organised by WIPO (Incheon, Republic of Korea) as
an observer on behalf of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (online)
・January 2025 | Participated in the EU Trade Mark and Designs Intensive Seminars 2025 organised by the
University of Alicante, with the support of EUIPO and the Generalitat Valenciana (on-site)
・January 2025 | Participated in the Geographical Indications Conference: Safeguarding our Heritage, Cultivating
our Future organised by EUIPO (Valencia, Spain) (on-site)
・February 2025 | Participated in the ECTA Round Table: New Times for the Protection of Designs in the EU: What
Will Change with the Reform? organised by ECTA in collaboration with the University of Alicante, with the
support of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia, Spain) (on-site)
・April 2025 | Participated in the V Jornadas Internacionales de Piratería Digital organised by the University of
Alicante, with the support of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia, Spain) (on-site)
Participated in INTA and APAA Annual Meetings (multiple years)
Article and Lecture
(Lectures)
・2023 | Speaker at the Trade Mark Seminar, Content Tokyo 2023
・2025 | Speaker at the EU Trade Mark and Designs Intensive Seminars 2025 organised by the University of
Alicante, with the support of EUIPO and the Generalitat Valenciana
Delivered numerous lectures at seminars organised by clients and organisations, as well as at client seminars
hosted by her former law firm.
(Articles)
・Basics of Trademark Legal Counselling, Dai-ichi Hoki, 2019 (co-author)
・A Comparative Study of the Intention to Use of Trade Marks and the Legitimacy of Re-filing or 'Evergreening' in
Japan and the EU, Specialist Thesis, University of Alicante (part of the Magister Lvcentinvs, Master's Programme), 2025
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