Mr Makoto Hattori > Abe, Ikubo & Katayama > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Offices
GranTokyo South Tower,
1-9-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-6613,
Japan
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Mr Makoto Hattori
Work Department
Legal Department
Position
Partner
Career
[Professional Admission]
Admitted to Daiichi Tokyo Bar (1998)
Admitted to New York Bar (2004)
[Professional Experience]
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama (1998-Present)
Secondment as Deputy Director to Intellectual Property Policy Office in Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2001)
Researcher at Max-Planck Institute (Munich) for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law (2003-2004)
Legal Counsel to Tokyo Customs (2022-)
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
・AIPPI
・Licensing Executives Society Japan
・Japan Academy of Industrial Property Law
・Japan Academy of Copyright Law
Education
LLB, Keio University, Faculty of Law (1994)
LLM, University of Pennsylvania Law School (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Intellectual property: Independent local firms
The team at Abe, Ikubo & Katayama has ‘deep knowledge and expertise’ in IP infringement litigation and procurement, benefiting from a combination of experienced litigators and patent lawyers in the chemical, biotech, software, and electronics fields. The team is jointly led by Eiji Katayama, who is well-versed in domestic and cross-border intellectual property-related matters, and Hiroshi Kobayashi, who is experienced in infringement, opinion, licensing, and opposition patent-related matters. Junichi Kitahara and Makoto Hattori focus on patent litigation and trade secret litigations, respectively, representing both domestic and international clients. Mami Hino is a name to note in relation to pharma patent protection.