From pharmacology to international patent lawyer in Japan with Mami Hino

Mami Hino was enjoying her career in pharmaceuticals until it was made clear that she would need to leave the company after marrying someone from the same industry but a different company. This set Mami on a path to retrain as a patent lawyer, learn English to be able to study in the US to get to where she is today. It’s an astounding story of turning unfortunate circumstances into opportunities. 
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In this episode you’ll hear:

How Mami started her career in pharmaceuticals and transitioned into being a patent attorney

How she overcame her English language struggles to study law in the US

What happened on 9/11 when Mami was working in Midtown New York City.

The struggle of finding a way to improve on DEI in Japan

Her favourite sushi restaurant and other fun facts 


About Mami
Mami Hino is a partner of Abe Ikubo & Katayama, a Japanese Patent Attorney and admitted to practice in New York.
Mami has represented the world’s leading technology companies for many years in disputes, litigation and transactions. Her practice is focused on invalidity trials and resultant IP High Court appeals, cross-border infringement litigation, strategic patent prosecution, client counselling, and opinions. 
Mami is also a registered pharmacist. It is due to her background as a registered pharmacist that Mami has built extensive experience representing innovative pharmaceutical companies to protect their patents, including by filing patent term extension applications, defending patents in invalidity trials and IP High Court appeals, and filing preliminary injunction requests and/or patent infringement suits against generic drug companies. 
Mami had to quit her previous company due to marriage with her husband and then went on to obtain her JD and became a U.S. attorney.  
Mami obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmaceutical sciences from Kyoto University and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. She is the first chairperson of the diversity committee of Japan Patent Attorney Association.

Connect with Mami
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mami-hino-3b1379/ 

Links
Aux Bacchanales: https://www.auxbacchanales.com/shops/#kioicho 　
Suzu Sushi restaurant: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130903/13046817/　
Hakone Honbako: https://hakonehonbako.com/ 

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