Legal Services
Intellectual Property Litigation
For IP litigations in Japan, we work together with Japanese attorneys and assist our clients for litigating before courts. Our firm has expertise in the international IP litigations and serves you with international law firm quality.
For IP litigations and ITC proceedings in the U.S., we work closely with the litigation firms in the U.S., handling various technologies such as electronics, telecommunications, semiconductors, software, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. We choose and work with a U.S. litigation firm which has deep expertise in the technologies involved, and more importantly, which has no conflict issue.
| Representative Litigation Experience in Japan |
・ Represented a major telecommunication company and a system provider in multiple patent infringement litigations and invalidity actions involving telecommunication technologies
・ Represented a smartphone provider in patent infringement litigation involving telecommunication and semiconductor technologies
・ Represented a semiconductor company in action against trial decision
・ Provided advice with a pharmaceutical company regarding patent infringement litigation
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| Representative Litigation Experience in the U.S. |
・ Represented an LCD panel manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation
・ Represented a camera manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation involving telecommunication technologies
・ Represented a chemical company in a patent infringement litigation involving medium technologies for HDD
・ Represented a camera manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation involving data transmitting technologies
・ Represented a facsimile manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation involving telecommunication technologies
・ Represented a mobile phone manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation involving standard essential patents
・ Represented a consumer product manufacturer in a multi-defendant patent infringement litigation involving semiconductor technologies
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Patent Enforcement
We counsel and provide expert opinion concerning infringement of patents.
We support our clients for licensing negotiation and infringement litigation.
Patent Analysis
We counsel and provide expert opinion concerning the invalidity and/or non-infringement of patents owned by the third parties.
We also provide advice how to deal with the warning letter of IP infringement from the third party.
| Rrepresentative Matters |
・ Advised and provided expert opinions regarding the third parties' patents relating to semiconductor technologies
・ Advised and provided expert opinions regarding the third parties' patents relating to consumer products
・ Advised and provided expert opinions regarding the third parties' patents relating to chemical products
・ Advised and provided expert opinions regarding the third parties' patents relating to laser/LED technologies
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Invalidation Procedures
We support our clients for:
- Filing oppositions against patents with the Japan Patent Office.
- Filing trials for invalidation of patents with the Japan Patent Office.
- Filing court appeals for revocation against the Japan Patent Office decisions.
Due Diligence
We conduct due diligence investigation regarding Japanese patents as well as U.S. patents.
