Trade Secrets 2025

JAPAN Trends and Developments Contributed by: Seiro Hatano, Rikiya Sato, Keiichiro Umino and Tomohiro Kuribayashi, TMI Associates

Keiichiro Umino is a partner at TMI Associates, who handles both contentious and non- contentious aspects of IP law, with a focus on trade marks, design, copyright, unfair

Tomohiro Kuribayashi is a senior associate at TMI Associates, who handles both contentious and non- contentious aspects of IP law, with a focus on trade marks,

competition, trade secrets, labour and risk management. Drawing from his experience while seconded to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (where he was involved in the revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law), a major Japanese company, and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, he also specialises in the fields of labour, trade secrets and compliance, etc.

design, copyright, unfair competition and trade secrets. Drawing from his experience while seconded to a major listed IT company in Japan, he also specialises in the field of IT law and TMT matters, including data privacy, e-commerce, and software and technology agreements.

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