Practice Areas

Intellectual Property
Corporate / M&A

Education and Experience

Kyoto University (LL.B.), 1987

Publications

Books
“The America Invents Act, a practical guide by US and Japanese lawyers and patent attorneys”(editor and co-author), Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation
“Sample and Format for Provisional Attachment and Preliminary Injunction” (co author), Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing
“Theory and Practice of IP Related Agreements” (co-author), Shojihomu
“Laws regarding Digital Contents” (co-author), Shojihomu

Articles
“Recent Cases regarding Patentability”, Kigyo to Hatsumei No.507
“Damages and Injunctive Relief regarding Inducement of US Patent Infringement conducted in Japan”, Kigyo to Hatsumei No.443
“Confusing actions on goods entities”, Patent Vol.51, No2

Seminars

Past Seminars

• “Neighboring rights stipulated in Copyright Act’s Articles 7, 68, 100 etc.” with Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, April 2010

• “Strategy for patent application and litigation in the U.S. under AIA regime,” jointly hosted with Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, DLA Piper LLP, April 9 - 11, 2013

• “Important Cases for Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Copyright Act”, Kansai Patent Attorneys Study Group, April 10, 2012

• “Patent Litigation under Revised Patent Act and Recent Trend of case Laws”, Hyogo Section of Kinki Branch Office, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, February 2012

• “Trend of Case Laws for Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Trademark Act”, Patent Club 21, November 2010

• “Patent Litigation and Border Enforcement in Japan, US (ITC) and Korea (KTC),” sponsored by Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, July 27 and 29, 2010

• “Recent Trend of Obviousness in litigations rescinding the trial decision” with Kinki Branch Office of Japan Patent Attorneys Association, June 2010

• “Acts of making or circulating a false allegation stipulated in Article 2 (Section 1 (14)) of Unfair Competition Prevention Act” with Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, April 2010

• “Indication of goods stipulated in Article 2 (Section 1 (1)) of Unfair Competition Prevention Act” with Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, April 2010

Awards / Honors Banner

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025, Intellectual Property Law (First Year Listed: 2013)

Bar Admissions

Japan, 1992 Japan Patent Attorney, 1993

Languages

Japanese & English