Yuichiro Kawamura

Yuichiro Kawamura joined Honda in 1980. Since 1982, he has mainly been engaged in IP administration, IP-related technical contracts such as licenses, joint development, and venture investment, and IP litigations at Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Honda R&D Americas, Inc. established GE Honda Aero Engines, a joint venture for manufacturing turbo fan engines for a business jet application. In 2007, Mr Kawamura established Guangzhou Honda Automobile R&D in China. Since 2008, he has managed general IP activities for Honda global operations and is currently general manager of the IP division. He has been managing director of the Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) since 2008, and in 2011 he established the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) GREEN database services as part of collaborative efforts between WIPO and the JIPA. He has been vice president of the Japan Design Protection Association since 2011.