Keita Arai

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Nihon University’s College of Science and Technology

Master’s in Mechanical Systems, Chiba University’s Graduate School of Natural Science

2025

He began his career in 2006 at Ricoh Printing Co., Ltd., focusing on the design and development of fuser units for high-speed printers. In 2008, he transitioned to Ricoh Co., Ltd., where he dedicated approximately 17 years to intellectual property operations. His extensive IP experience covers filing and prosecuting applications, drafting expert opinions, building patent portfolios, and drafting specifications in-house for a wide range of technologies such as fuser units, scanners, development, inkjet, and post-processing.  His expertise lies in patent and utility model prosecution, including drafting specifications and handling office actions.