Hidetada Kato is the representative partner of Shinjyu GLOBAL IP. He holds a B.Eng in Construction Engineering from Yokohama National University, and he has a number of years of industrial experience in ship construction and plant technology. Mr. Kato began his career as a hull construction design engineer with Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd, and then worked as a steel mill furnace engineer with Chugai Ro Corporation. His technical expertise includes construction engineering, computer analysis of structure and vibration, and combustion technology. His professional associations include membership in the Japanese Patent Attorneys Association and the Asian Patent Attorneys Association.