Ohtsuka Patent Office is seeking an engineer or patent attorney able to work on part-time basis.
Tasks include:
Translations from Japanese into English, vise versa
Communication with clients
Analyzing patent documents and preparation of reports
Proofreading patent documents that have been translated from Japanese to English.
Checking grammar and overall quality of outgoing English documents, letters, email etc.
The qualified candidate is a native English speaker with strong technical writing skills, and is able to read and speak technical Japanese. Candidates with a background in electrical engineering, telecommunications, mechanical engineering, computer science, and/or physics are preferred. IP experience is preferred but not required.
Ohtsuka Patent Office is an IP firm located in Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The firm has over 30 years of experience specializing in computer-related hardware and software, telecommunications, semiconductors, and automobiles.
Working hours are 2-3 days (15 - 25 hours) per week, negotiable.
Compensation is 3000 yen per hour, negotiable based on skills and experience.
President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America’s relations with Japan are at their most contentious since the trade wars of the 1990s - and back then, the fights were over luxury cars and semiconductors, not over whether the two countries should re-examine their half-century-old strategic relationship. Meanwhile, Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has called for a more equal relationship with the United States, and his government wants a review of the status of forces agreement, which protects American troops from Japanese legal prosecution. (New York Times)
