Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune's practice provides targeted legal support across patent litigation, IP licensing, trade mark and copyright disputes, as well as in the range of tech-focused transactions. The team is spearheaded by Yasufumi Shiroyama, who acts for clients in a broad range of IP matters, including patent, trade mark, and copyright infringement cases, and Yoshikazu Iwase who has extensive experience handling patent infringement litigation in Japan. Akihito Nakamachi is also a key figure in the team who harnesses particular capabilities advising tech-driven clients, from start-ups to global corporates, on the range of IP matters.

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'Always very responsive. AMT team provide high work quality and understanding of both factual and legal issues across Japan and the US.'
'Anderson Mori has a strong intellectual property team with expertise in the overlap of IP and other regulatory areas, such as export controls.'

Key clients

Toyota Motor Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
DENSO CORPORATION
AISIN CORPORATION
JTEKT CORPORATION
ADVICS CO., LTD.
USHIO INC.
BluE Nexus Corporation
Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.
KAKEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.

Work highlights

Advised SUPERNOVA Inc., a startup specialising in generative AI, on drafting the terms and conditions for its partnership with NTT Docomo Inc. to launch Japan’s first full-scale generative AI service for the general public.

Advised Toyota Motor Corporation on its high-profile collaboration with NTT Inc. to advance the use of generative AI in autonomous driving and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

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