Atsumi & Sakai‘s team advises on domestic and cross-border contractual agreements covering all types of IP, including licensing agreements for patents, trade marks, designs, copyrights, and regulations related to employee inventions. The team is jointly led by Chie Kasahara, who is highly experienced in advising corporations on protecting their IP rights related to tech, biotech, and medicine, and Harukuni Ito, who is well-versed in handling patent litigation and proceedings before the Japanese Patent Office in areas such as electronics, automotive machinery, and pharma. Ian Stanley Scott is a name to note in relation to sport and entertainment-related IP advisory.
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Key clients
- Revox, Inc
- Shinryo Corporation
- Cyto-Facto Inc.
- TOMY Inc.
- Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
- World Rugby (WR)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe
- NICI Corporation
Lawyers
Leading partners: Bengoshi
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Chie Kasahara; Harukuni Ito
Other key lawyers
Ian Stanley Scott
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