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ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

Title
Associate
E-mail address
hiroaki.ishikawa@iwatagodo.com

Career Summary

June 1987
Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan
March 2006
Graduated from Takada High School
March 2010
Received his B.S. from Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
March 2014
Received his J.D. from Osaka University Law School
2014-2015
Served at Kai-U Patent Law Firm
December 2016
Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (69th)、Registered as a Japanese attorney
January 2017
Joined Kusui Law Offices
2017
Served as Project Researcher at Intellectual Property Center, Osaka University
May 2017
Joined SOEI Patent and Law Firm
May 2020
Joined Iwata Godo
2021-2023
Served on the Trial and Appeal Department of Japan Patent Office

Engaged Cases

・Intellectual property litigation (litigation, trials and infringement warning responses concerning design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, with a focus on patent infringement litigation, patent invalidation trials, and litigation rescinding the trial decision)
・Patent infringement investigation, appraisal of patent invalidation
・Providing advice on intellectual property rights, review and preparation of contracts regarding intellectual property (joint research agreements, joint application agreements, patent license agreements, trademark license agreements, confidentiality agreements, etc.)
・Legal advice on the Civil Code, the Companies Act, Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and other business laws
・M&A
・Review and preparation of various agreements (including basic transaction agreements, services agreements, civil trust agreements, lease agreements, terms and conditions of use, various agreements in English)・Daily legal consultation for companies

Message

Up until now, I have been engaged mainly in intellectual property business. Looking ahead, I will strive to provide our clients with the best legal services, making the most of the experiences I have obtained so far.

Professional Memberships

Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association

List of Main Publications

・“The Latest Shareholder Meeting Stories” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2022)
・“6,000 Lectures on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions” (co-author, Kinzai Institute For Financial Affairs, 2022)

Publications

News

  • 2023.05

    19 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024.

    Best Lawyers
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    UEDA Atsushi

    ■ Banking and Finance Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    SAKAMOTO Tomoko
    MATSUDA Takao

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    MOTOMURA Takeshi

    ■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    TAGO Shinya
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    TAGO Shinya

    ■ Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ Product Liability Litigation
    TOJI Yoshihiro


    Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    ISHIKAWA Teppei

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    KARASAWA Akira
    IKEDA Minako
    YAMADA Kohei
    SUZUKI Tomohiro
    FUKUCHI Takumi

    ■ Information Technology Law
    SAITO Hiroki

    ■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    KITAGAWA Hiroki

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    HORITA Koji

  • 2020.05

    We welcomed a new attorney, Ishikawa Hiroaki.