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Makoto Tsunozaki, Ph.D.

June 27, 2023

Makoto (“Mak”) is focused on helping clients build and protect intellectual property assets with a global perspective. Mak’s practice includes client counseling and global portfolio management in intellectual property, patent prosecution, and IP due diligence. He has experience in areas of biotechnology, bioinformatics, diagnostics, personalized medicine, medical devices, microelectromagnetic systems (MEMS), and computer software.

Mak received a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of California, San Francisco. Mak joined the firm in 2019.

Clerk Experience
Judicial extern to the Honorable Susan Y. Illston, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2018.

 
University of California – Berkeley – School of Law, J.D.
University of California – San Francisco, Ph.D., Cell Biology
Amherst College, B.A., Biology, Magna cum laude
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech

Antibodies & Immunology

Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals

Biologics

Diagnostic Tools

Genomics

Peptides

Personalized Medicine

Research Tools & Reagents

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine

Synthetic Biology & Nanotechnology

Therapeutics

Tissue Engineering

Transgenic Animals

Vaccines

Chemical, Industrial & Materials

Analytical Chemistry

Biochemistry

Polymers

Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology

Healthcare Information Technology

Software & IT

Medical Devices & Procedures

Ablation Technology

Aesthetics & Implants

Dental Devices

Dermatology

Diagnostics

Drug-Eluting Devices

Glucose Monitoring & Insulin Infusion

Imaging

Medical Informatics & Software Systems

Wound Care

Pharmaceuticals

Antibodies and Immunology

Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals

Biologics

Biosimilars

Diagnostic Tools

Peptides

Personalized Medicine

Research Tools & Reagents

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine

Therapeutics

Vaccines

Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
IP Strategy
IP Transactions, Agreements & Venture Capital
Litigation
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials (Post Grant)
Patentability 
U.S. Patent Prosecution

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