Legal Experience

Mr. Masutani is a founder and Managing Partner of Masuvalley (US, Japan, China and Thailand). Served as a Managing Partner of Masuvalley since 2014, the Group is expanding world-wide IP boutique firm having multi country IP attorneys (Now, 16 IP attorneys, 5US/5JP/3China/3Thai). He handles a broad range of patent matters, primarily those pertaining to semiconductor and display related technology. He also has long experience assisting clients in patent prosecution and drafting. His practice also includes patent litigation and high level negotiation activities. He negotiated against Samsung and LG for Hitachi’s semiconductor business. Also, he negotiated against Toshiba for SK Hynix in semiconductor area.

Bio

Masuvalley and Partners, Bangkok Office
Managing Partner
2014 to Current

Masuvalley and Partners, US Office
Managing Partner
2004 to 2014

Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP, San Diego, California
Foreign Legal Advisor
Business Group / Intellectual Property
2002 to 2004

Hitachi, Ltd. , Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor Division, IP Patent Attorney
1992 to 2002

Education and Bar Admissions

B.Law, Sensyu University of Law, Tokyo, Japan, 2002
B.S., Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, 1992
Japanese Patent Attorney (Passed and Registered)
US Patent Agent (Passed)
Member of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Member of the Society Information of Display

Languages;

Japanese, English