Kaori Horikawa holds a B.S. in pharmacy from Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences. She began her career as a member of the product development staff with P&G Healthcare Corporation. Since entering the field of intellectual property in 1990, she has developed a great deal of expertise in the preparation and prosecution of Japanese patent applications in the fields of chemistry and semiconductors. Ms. Horikawa is a member of the Japanese Patent Attorneys Association, and she is also a registered pharmacist.