Sayaka Ueno is an attorney at TMI Associates. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Tokyo, as well as an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She also holds a Japanese pharmacist license. Her practice focuses on intellectual property and regulatory matters in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries, with particular expertise in patent term extension (PTE), patent linkage, regulatory compliance, and IP dispute resolution. She has served as a member of multiple Japanese government advisory committees, including the Health Sciences Council and the Social Security Council, and frequently publishes and speaks on U.S.-Japan life sciences legal practice.