Morrison Foerster‘s team is well-regarded for its expertise handling IP matters in the tech sector, in particular. The team regularly collaborates with the firm’s US offices to handle high-value cross-border matters for major tech multinationals. Masato Hayakawa, Louise Stoupe and Yuka Teraguchi co-lead the team; Hayakawa is experienced advising on the IP aspects of M&A deals, while Teraguchi has noteworthy expertise in handling IP disputes. Max Olson is active in patent and trade secret litigation. Chie Yakura is also a standout member of the group. Seth Graham brings over 15 years of experience with complex TMT transactions.
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‘Highly specialised and provide appropriate services for each case - the cases are well-considered.’
‘They understand the intent of the client's questions well and provide accurate answers without any omissions.’
‘Morrison Foerster has a great team for handling IP matters, particularly patent and antitrust litigation cases. They know how to maximise benefits for clients through litigation. The team always satisfies its clients, and that is why they're repeatedly selected by major US clients for their very important cases.’
'Chie Yakura is an experienced attorney who has handled many cases for US clients with US or Japanese opponents. She always provides comments and suggestions whenever they are needed, based on her vast experience. She is also good at managing costs and time scheduling for cases and at managing technical teams, including patent attorneys for patent infringement and invalidity cases.’
‘The team has lawyers of multiple jurisdictions working at its Tokyo office. This helps us to work together in the same time zone. The lawyers have both legal and technical knowledge that helps a lot during the negotiations.’
‘Max Olson, Yuichi Inase, and Yuka Teraguchi are very professional and have both legal and technical knowledge to provide support.’
Key clients
- ARM Ltd.
- Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- Cruise LLC
- Fujitsu Limited
- Fujitsu America, Inc.
- Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
- Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
- Liquid AI, Inc.
- Ono Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
- Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
- Rakuten Group, Inc.
- Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
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Practice head
Masato Hayakawa; Louise Stoupe; Yuka Teraguchi
Other key lawyers
Max Olson; Chie Yakura; Yuichi Inase; Yukihiro Terazawa; Seth Graham