NEWS&INSIGHT

Taro Isshiki will be a moderator at the Intellectual Property Forum 2023 sponsored by Keio University.

We have renewed our homepage. Our group firm, Isshiki Patent & Trademark Firm, has also renewed their homepage under the same brand in addition to changes to their firm name and management.

Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “Corona vaccine lawsuit may turn into a muddy litigation battle due to ‘patent thicket’ phenomenon” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on September 3, 2022.

Yukako Wagatsuma joined Isshiki & Partners as a partner.

We have been selected as one of the “ALB top 10 Japan law firms to watch” (June 2022 edition of Asian Legal Business, Thomson Reuters).

Taro Isshiki gave a seminar on “How to deal with information contamination risks” at an online seminar organized by Japan Association for Chief Human Resources Officers.

Taro Isshiki’s article entitled “How to deal with information contamination risks arising from transactions with U.S. entities” was published online by the Public-Private Forum on Trade Secrets.

Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “Who bears the burden of IoT patent fees: rising concern about “free riding” by data companies” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on October 18, 2021.

Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “Amicus Brief system is newly introduced in Japan: Patent Law Amendment in May 2021 allows courts to broadly call for opinions from third parties” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on July 19, 2021.

Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “The end of tech war: Daimler to pay patent royalties to Nokia for ‘connected cars'” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on June 2, 2021.