Makoto (“Mak”) Tsunozaki’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and litigation.
Before going to law school, Mak worked as a patent agent at an intellectual property law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a patent agent, Mak represented clients before U.S. and foreign patent offices to prosecute patent applications in a number of technology areas, including biotechnology, medical devices, bioinformatics, microelectromagnetic systems (MEMS), electrical engineering and computer software.
Mak received his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of California, San Francisco. His dissertation research focused on the genetic and neuronal mechanisms underlying behavioral responses to organic molecules.
Mak was a summer associate at the firm in 2017 and 2018, and 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 (CAL), 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
AI & Machine Learning
Dental Devices
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Diagnostics
Drug Eluting & Drug Delivery Devices
Glucose Monitoring & Insulin Infusion
Imaging
Implants
Wound Care
Pharmaceuticals
Antibodies & Immunology
Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals
Biologics
Biosimilars & Hatch-Waxman Litigation
Diagnostic Tools
Peptides
Personalized Medicine
Research Tools & Reagents
Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Therapeutics
Vaccines
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
IP Strategy
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability
Post-Grant
Tech Transactions
U.S. Patent Prosecution
