Professionals
Practice Areas
- Additive Manufacturing Practice
- Automotive Practice
- Design Patents Practice
- Electrical Engineering Practice
- Energy Storage, Batteries, and Materials Practice
- Expedited Patent Examination
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- International
- Invalidity Opinions
- IP Transactional
- Licensing
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Product Clearance
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Technology Transfer
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Aerospace & Aeronautics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automotive Technology
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Electro-Communications
- Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Optics
- Polymer & Materials Science
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
- Telecommunications
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008
State of Texas, 2010
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2010
- University of Michigan, Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2005
- Clemson University, Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2003
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Koichiro ("Ko") Nakamura has over 18 years of experience in intellectual property, including performing and managing patent prosecution, IP counseling, invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and clearances for both domestic and international clients in a broad range of industries. Ko concentrates his practice in the mechanical and electromechanical fields and has experience handling technologies including automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, medical devices, oilfield, desalination, manufacturing, 3-D printing, and sporting equipment. Ko is fluent in Japanese and has extensive experience handling Japan-origin patent applications, and has represented both Houston Intellectual Property Association and the Carolina Patent Trademark Copyright Law Association as delegate in annual meetings with the Japan Patent Office. Prior to joining Cantor Colburn, Ko practiced patent prosecution at two different IP boutique firms and worked as in-house IP counsel for Techtronic Industries Power Equipment.
Experience Highlights
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2023-present
Intellectual Property Counsel, Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, 2022-2023
Patent Attorney, Dority & Manning, 2019-2022
Patent Attorney, Osha Liang, 2011-2019
Patent Agent, Osha Liang, 2008-2011
Patent Engineer, Osha Liang, 2005-2008
News
- September 12, 2023
Cantor Colburn proudly announces the expansion of its legal team with the hiring of 11 new attorneys and patent agents.
Professional Affiliations
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
- Carolina Patent Trademark Copyright Law Association
- US Bar - Japan Patent Office Liaison Council.