JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Yoshiyuki Inaba, Hiroshi Nemoto, Makoto Okada and Atsushi Sato, TMI Associates
TMI Associates is a Japanese law firm focus- ing on intellectual property as an integral part of its practice since its establishment. The firm now has extensive experience and expertise in the area, including in patents and trade marks. The team is made up of lawyers and patent/ trade mark attorneys, as well as patent/trade mark paralegals, and acts for clients across a
wide variety of businesses and technologies all around the globe. TMI Associates handles all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent/trade mark prosecution, trials before the Japan Patent Office, infringement litigation, IP due diligence, and import suspension applica- tions before customs.
Authors
Yoshiyuki Inaba is a senior partner at TMI Associates and has more than 45 years of experience. He heads the firm’s intellectual property group, using his expertise in patent and
Hiroshi Nemoto is a partner at TMI Associates, whose practice focuses primarily on patent litigation, patent-related trials before the Japan Patent Office and other pre-litigation
trade mark prosecutions and enforcement to oversee the daily management of each client’s IP portfolio, ensuring that proper protection is obtained and the client’s interests are fully covered. Yoshiyuki also handles and supervises patent and trade mark lawsuits at both the District and IP High Court levels and conducts invalidation procedures at the Japan Patent Office. In addition, he is active in negotiations for clients, including those regarding licensing, transfers and general co-operative arrangements.
counselling, including preparing successful strategies for avoiding threatened litigation, adversarial negotiation and opinion work. Hiroshi has litigated cases involving a variety of technologies, such as semiconductors, medical devices, telecommunications and chemical products, for both domestic and foreign clients. He also has significant experience and expertise in IP transactions, such as licensing and conducting IP due diligence for IPOs and M&As.
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