{"id":732,"date":"2025-05-25T21:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T12:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orionpatent.jp\/?page_id=732"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:35:22","slug":"akira-sawada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orionpatent.jp\/en\/people\/akira-sawada\/","title":{"rendered":"Akira SAWADA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns js--scr-animation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-flat d--background-shadow-s d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile js--scr-animation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orionpatent.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-632\" style=\"width:240px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center jinr-heading d--bold\">Akira SAWADA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\uff08Partner\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-iconbox b--jinr-block b--jinr-iconbox\"><div class=\"d--simple-iconbox1 block-f9d01d58-b076-42c0-800a-147e53479284\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"jif jin-ifont-v2mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"a--jinr-iconbox\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"mailto:akira_sawada@orionpatent.com\" title=\"\">akira_sawada@orionpatent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<style><\/style><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:#161f267a\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" style=\"opacity:0.29999999999999993;background-size:1.6666666666666667%\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-flat d--background-shadow-s d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading d--top-margin-xl-pc d--bottom-margin-xl-pc  jinr-heading d--bold\"><span class=\"jinr-d--font-size d--fontsize-18px\">Akira SAWADA is an Partner in ORION I.P.O.\u2019s Sagamihara office. Akira\u2019s practice focuses on Patent prosecution, Opposition, Patent Infringement opinion, Patentability opinion, Freedom-to-operate analysis and Due diligence in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry. He also has experience in large IP due diligence activities relating to product and corporate transactions against a large Japanese company.<br><br>Before beginning his legal career, Akira obtained his Master\u2019s degree in Organic Chemistry from Iwate University, where he studied synthesis of complex organic molecules including sulfur and completed synthesis of complex sulfide organic compounds. In addition, he obtained his Ph.D in Physical Biology from Kitasato University, wherein he studied Proteome analysis, developed new processes for identifying Biomarkers and found new and important Biomarkers of cancer and diabetes.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:#161f267a\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" style=\"opacity:0.29999999999999993;background-size:1.6666666666666667%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-shadow d--background-shadow-l d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-designtitle b--jinr-block b--jinr-h2rich d--h2rich-left d--h2rich-style1 d--titledesign-weight-thin d--h2rich-icon js--scr-animation\" style=\"border-color:false\"><div class=\"c--h2rich-decoration\"><div class=\"a--h2rich-icon ef\" style=\"color:false\"><i class=\"jin-icons jin-ifont-v2archive\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--h2rich-contents\"><h2 class=\"a--h2rich-maincopy d--bold ef\" style=\"color:false\">Career<\/h2><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timeline b--jinr-block b--jinr-timeline d--timeline-type-text d--timeline-design1 d--timeline-step-original\n\t\t\td--timeline-img-shadow js--scr-animation\"><div class=\"o--timeline-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timelinechild c--timeline-item\"><div class=\"c--timeline-heading\"><div class=\"a--timeline-step-original ef\">2004<\/div><div class=\"a--timeline-label d--bold\">ORION International Patent Office<\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--timeline-contents\"><div class=\"a--timeline-text\">\n<p>Specialty: Organic chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Material<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(149deg,rgba(41,47,54,0.77) 3%,rgba(22,31,38,0.79) 59%,rgba(120,97,60,0.82) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" style=\"opacity:0.29999999999999993;background-size:1.6666666666666667%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-shadow d--background-shadow-l d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-designtitle b--jinr-block b--jinr-h2rich d--h2rich-left d--h2rich-style1 d--titledesign-weight-thin d--h2rich-icon js--scr-animation\" style=\"border-color:false\"><div class=\"c--h2rich-decoration\"><div class=\"a--h2rich-icon ef\" style=\"color:false\"><i class=\"jin-icons jin-ifont-v2academic\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--h2rich-contents\"><h2 class=\"a--h2rich-maincopy d--bold ef\" style=\"color:false\">Education<\/h2><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timeline b--jinr-block b--jinr-timeline d--timeline-type-text d--timeline-design1 d--timeline-step-original\n\t\t\td--timeline-img-shadow js--scr-animation\"><div class=\"o--timeline-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timelinechild c--timeline-item\"><div class=\"c--timeline-heading\"><div class=\"a--timeline-step-original ef\">2008<\/div><div class=\"a--timeline-label d--bold\">Ph.D. in Physical Biology from Kitasato University, majored in Proteome<\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--timeline-contents\"><div class=\"a--timeline-text\">\n<p>Dissertation: Methof for Detection of Carbonylated Proteins using Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2D DIGE).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timelinechild c--timeline-item\"><div class=\"c--timeline-heading\"><div class=\"a--timeline-step-original ef\">2004<\/div><div class=\"a--timeline-label d--bold\">M.S. in Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, from Iwate University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--timeline-contents\"><div class=\"a--timeline-text\">\n<p>Thesis: Aggregated Polythiols Derived from Oligo-phenylene<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-timelinechild c--timeline-item\"><div class=\"c--timeline-heading\"><div class=\"a--timeline-step-original ef\">2002<\/div><div class=\"a--timeline-label d--bold\">B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, from Iwate University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--timeline-contents\"><div class=\"a--timeline-text\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(149deg,rgba(41,47,54,0.77) 3%,rgba(22,31,38,0.79) 59%,rgba(120,97,60,0.82) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" style=\"opacity:0.29999999999999993;background-size:1.6666666666666667%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-shadow d--background-shadow-l d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-designtitle b--jinr-block b--jinr-h2rich d--h2rich-left d--h2rich-style1 d--titledesign-weight-thin d--h2rich-icon js--scr-animation\" style=\"border-color:false\"><div class=\"c--h2rich-decoration\"><div class=\"a--h2rich-icon ef\" style=\"color:false\"><i class=\"jin-icons jin-ifont-v2pencil\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--h2rich-contents\"><h2 class=\"a--h2rich-maincopy d--bold ef\" style=\"color:false\">Qualifications<\/h2><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-iconbox b--jinr-block b--jinr-iconbox\"><div class=\"d--simple-iconbox1 block-96266ce6-9786-4f66-aca6-d80dd9c0bd96\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"jif jin-ifont-v2check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"a--jinr-iconbox\">\n<p>2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passed the Patent Attorney&#8217;s Examination<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<style>.block-96266ce6-9786-4f66-aca6-d80dd9c0bd96.d--simple-iconbox1{background:rgba(255, 201, 86, 0.1);}<\/style><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(149deg,rgba(41,47,54,0.77) 3%,rgba(22,31,38,0.79) 59%,rgba(120,97,60,0.82) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" style=\"opacity:0.29999999999999993;background-size:1.6666666666666667%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-background b--jinr-block b--jinr-background\"><div class=\"o--background-container d--background-design-shadow d--background-shadow-l d--border-outset\"><div class=\"c--background-inner d--border-none d--border-2px t--round\" style=\"border-color:#c5c5c5\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-designtitle b--jinr-block b--jinr-h2rich d--h2rich-left d--h2rich-style1 d--titledesign-weight-thin d--h2rich-icon js--scr-animation\" style=\"border-color:false\"><div class=\"c--h2rich-decoration\"><div class=\"a--h2rich-icon ef\" style=\"color:false\"><i class=\"jin-icons jin-ifont-v2cardboardbox\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"c--h2rich-contents\"><h2 class=\"a--h2rich-maincopy d--bold ef\" style=\"color:false\">Memberships<\/h2><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-iconbox b--jinr-block b--jinr-iconbox\"><div class=\"d--simple-iconbox1 block-b4dd45b3-ffb1-4dec-a4d5-2ae4c7704d37\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"jif jin-ifont-v2arrowdouble\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"a--jinr-iconbox\">\n<p>Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<style>.block-b4dd45b3-ffb1-4dec-a4d5-2ae4c7704d37.d--simple-iconbox1{background:rgba(255, 201, 86, 0.1);}<\/style><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-jinr-blocks-iconbox b--jinr-block b--jinr-iconbox\"><div class=\"d--simple-iconbox1 block-52574a3e-31be-4732-8a33-54a89049bfcc\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"jif jin-ifont-v2arrowdouble\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"a--jinr-iconbox\">\n<p>The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<style>.block-52574a3e-31be-4732-8a33-54a89049bfcc.d--simple-iconbox1{background:rgba(255, 201, 86, 0.1);}<\/style><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"a--background-color\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(149deg,rgba(41,47,54,0.77) 3%,rgba(22,31,38,0.79) 59%,rgba(120,97,60,0.82) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"a--background-image t--round d--background-pattern1\" 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