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Naho Fujimoto – Maiwald

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Dr. Naho Fujimoto

Partner

German Patent Attorney

European Patent Attorney

Representative before the UPC

Chemist

Naho advises and represents companies from the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industries with respect to patent prosecution proceedings worldwide. On account of her linguistic and cultural background, Naho’s Japanese clients naturally make up a large part of her workload, which have a focus on Europe. Naho also supervises and manages complex global patent families and portfolios, from filing to grant to post-grant procedures.

She has many years of experience in providing strategic advice on product-related projects, including conducting state of the art searches, preparing freedom-to-operate opinions, monitoring competitor activities, supporting clients in licensing negotiations and participating in opposition and appeal proceedings.

"Naho Fujimoto is a fluent Japanese speaker with a large and sophisticated practice for Japanese pharmaceutical and biotech names seeking protection in Europe. Strategically minded and sharp, she provides high-level portfolio advice, conducts comprehensive searches and prepares FTO analyses."

– IAM Patent 1000, 2023

"Naho Fujimoto: Very solution-oriented; very efficient."

– Legal 500 DE, 2022

“Through careful white space analyses and a deep understanding of the prior art landscape as well as a remarkable knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, Naho Fujimoto anticipates possible hurdles and develops thoughtful strategies that maximise her client’s opportunities.”

– IAM 300, 2022

“Naho Fujimoto is a terrific prosecutor who provides excellent advice and clear guidance on European patent matters. She is an incredibly strategic thinker and a superb advisor.”

– IAM Strategy 300, 2023

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since 2022
Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald
since 2019
Partner at Maiwald
since 2015
Patent attorney at Maiwald
2013 - 2015
Patent attorney trainee at Maiwald
2012 - 2013
Patent attorney trainee at a French IP law firm in Paris

2023
Admitted to practice before the UPC
2016
Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
2015
Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2013 - 2015
Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
2005 - 2009
Doctoral degree in the field of organic chemistry from the University of Hamburg
1999 - 2005
Studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg

  • Patent prosecution and portfolio management
  • Filing strategies and drafting patent applications
  • Freedom-to-operate and validity analysis
  • Opposition and nullity proceedings

  • Listed in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Recommended as one of the world's leading intellectual property strategists by IAM Strategy 300 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Recommended in IAM Patent 1000 “World’s Leading Patent Professionals” 2023
  • Recommended in Legal 500 Deutschland 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation

  • German Patent Attorney Association
  • epi
  • GDCh

  • German
  • Japanese
  • English
  • French