Mori Hamada's team has expertise in handling IP infringement cases involving patents, design rights, trade marks and copyrights, as well as invalidation trials, appeals, and disputes over employee inventions. The team is co-headed by Yutaka Miyoshi who advises on a broad spectrum of contentious IP issues, including patent, copyright, and trade secret litigation, as well as IP-related tech; Yoshifumi Onodera who concentrates on both domestic and cross-border IP dispute resolution, arbitration, and licensing, covering patents, trade marks, and copyrights; and Atsushi Okada whose focus lies in IP litigation, tech-relates cases, and product liability disputes. Also of note is Hideaki Kuwahara who plays a key role in managing IP litigation and disputes.
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Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
Yutaka Miyoshi is a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2006-present). He focuses on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation, as well as a variety of IP-related transactions including M&A and licensing, while also engaging in many domestic and international high-profile lawsuits and technology transfers. His practice covers a variety of industries, including drugs, bio-engineering, telecommunications, Internet-related businesses, game software, sports, and entertainment. He also has vast experience handling cases in jurisdictions outside Japan, including the U.S. and Europe, as well as international arbitrations before ICC and JCAA. His writing includes “Patent Litigation in Japan” (co-author, Practical Law, 2018) and “Trade Mark Litigation” (co-author, The European Lawyer Ltd., 2013).
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association; New York State Bar Association
Education
Keio University (LL.B., 1991); The George Washington University Law school (LL.M., intellectual Property Law Course, 2003)
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Key clients
- Shiseido Company, Limited
- Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation (“PPIH”)
- Hitachi Metals (currently Proterial)
- Kowa Company, Ltd.
- Japan Football Association