ISSHIKI & PARTNERS https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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. Yaeko Hodaka Insight Series vol.8 “Legal Framework for Protecting Product Design and Combating Counterfeits” Insight Series vol.7 “AI and Inventorship: The U.S Patent Context” Insight Series vol.6 “Utilizing Section 1782 Discovery in Foreign Proceedings” Taro Isshiki Akira Yamazaki Yukako Wagatsuma joined Isshiki & Partners as a partner. PRACTICES Strengthening of Our Intellectual Property and Corporate Practices – New Partner and Associate Hire Hiromi Furushima Featured in Asia Business Law Journal Yukako Wagatsuma Insight Series vol.4 “Managing the Risk of Information Contamination” Hiromi Furushima Featured in Asian Legal Business Insight Series vol.3 “Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege in U.S. Litigation” Hiromi Furushima has joined Isshiki & Partners as a partner. Insight Series vol.5 “Navigating the Nuances: Five Key Considerations for Success in Japan’s Healthcare Market” Joseph P. Farrar Shigehiro Kawase Shigehiro Kawase has joined Isshiki & Partners as an associate. We are pleased to launch the Insight Series, a collection of articles exploring key issues relevant to cross-border businesses. The second article of the Insight Series : “Unique Challenges in Litigating Intellectual Property Cases in Japan.” Isshiki & Partners Bolsters IP Litigation Practice with Addition of a Partner Yukio Nagasawa Kazuo Isshiki Hiromi Furushima Yukio Nagasawa joined Isshiki & Partners as a partner. Yaeko Hodaka joined Isshiki & Partners as a partner. contact_thanks CONTACT_CONFIRM CONTACT SITEMAP PRIVACY POLICY CAREERS Taro Isshiki will be a moderator at the Intellectual Property Forum 2023 sponsored by Keio University. 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. 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. Taro Isshiki and Kazuo Isshiki jointly founded Isshiki & Partners. Taro Isshiki gave a lecture on “Software IP Protection for ICT Industry: Trade Secret Protection of Software and Data” at the Global IP Management Course in the Global Legal Studies Program at Keio University Law School. Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “Oracle’s monopoly on software assets halted; Google’s victory in U.S. Supreme Court is a double-edged sword” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on April 7, 2021. Taro Isshiki gave 12-part online seminars on “Practical Guide to the U.S. Litigation and Patent Disputes” between September 2020 and December 2020. Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “Google v. Oracle over Software Copyright Dispute” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on January 27, 2021. Taro Isshiki’s article entitled “Early Case Assessment: Litigation Management System For Reducing Costs and Formulating Effective Strategy” in the February 2012 edition of “Intellectual Property Management,” a monthly periodical of the Japan Intellectual Property Association. Isshiki International Law Office held a seminar on “Trade Secrets”. ABOUT