Iwata Godo has a very strong practice in intellectual property, including patents, utility models, design rights, trademarks, copyright and unfair competition. In addition, we are also particularly strong in matters in other fields which require knowledge and understanding of technology. Recent developments in technological innovation have been rapid, and research and development of new technologies is accelerating. Intellectual property, the result of research and development, is a management resource and a source of competitiveness. It is therefore of the utmost importance to formulate strategies to invest in and leverage intellectual property, to establish a framework for managing IP, and to make appropriate disclosures.
For a law firm to meet these challenges, it is necessary to have both the knowledge and experience of a traditional corporate advisory practice (e.g., company law, governance, disclosure) as well as the specialized knowledge and understanding of current technological developments, IP-related business strategy, IP policy and strategy on filing successful applications. In order to provide comprehensive service related to technology and IP management, we have established IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. in collaboration with Tsujimaru International Patent Office. We provide one-stop service with both specialized patent attorneys and attorneys with expertise in other fields.
Publications Related to Intellectual Property
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2024.03
Adachi Makoto authors a commentary on METI's model clause on the sharing of technical information related to cyberattacks (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- ADACHI Makoto
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2024.03
Sekiguchi Akimasa authors a commentary on Agency for Cultural Affairs releases on AI-related copyright policy (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- SEKIGUCHI Akimasa
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2023.10
Uenishi Takuya authors a commentary on the study group of the Prime Minister's Office on AI-related IP issues (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- UENISHI Takuya
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2023.06
Anzai Kazuto authors a commentary on the Japanese Government's Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2023 (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- ANZAI Kazuto
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2023.03
Sekiguchi Akimasa authors a commentary on the review by METI's Industrial Structure Council of the trademark system from the standpoint of brand strategies (Shoji Homu Portal website)
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- SEKIGUCHI Akimasa
Lectures, Seminars and Conferences Related to Intellectual Property
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2024.07
IG hosts a webinar "AI-Related Laws, Policies, Issues: Update for Business Lawyers"
Speaker： SAITO Hiroki SEKIGUCHI Akimasa
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2023.11
Matsuda Akira, Ikeda Minako and Sekiguchi Akimasa gave a webinar "The Unfair Competition Prevention Act and the Information Society" for Business & Law LLC
Speaker： MATSUDA Akira IKEDA Minako SEKIGUCHI Akimasa
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2023.02
Kudo Ryohei and Ito Nanako gave a lecture "A Practice Manual for IP Disclosure and Governance" at a webinar of the Business Research Institute
Speaker： KUDO Ryohei ITO Nanako
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2022.07
Ito Nanako and Kudo Ryohei delivered a lecture "Corporate Governance and Disclosure of Intellectual Property Information".
Speaker： ITO Nanako KUDO Ryohei
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2022.06
Kudo Ryohei, Ishikawa Teppei, and Matsuda Taiki conducted a seminar "Antimonopoly Act - for IP Staff" at our firm.
Speaker： KUDO Ryohei ISHIKAWA Teppei MATSUDA Taiki
News Related to Intellectual Property
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2023.07
A special feature of IGIP Iwata Godo Patent Attorneys Inc. and Iwata Godo titled "Intellectual Property Management Strategy" was published in the July 3 issue of Nikkei Business
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2022.09
An interview with Kudo Ryohei appeared in Nikkei Business Daily An interview with Kudo Ryohei, ""Intellectual Property Strategy: How to Disclose Effectively"", appeared in Nikkei Business Daily on September 28
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2022.06
The June 20 Nikkei carried a comment by Matsuda Akira in its article "Act on the Protection of Personal Information(4) Mandatory Reporting Even for Potential Leakage".
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2022.04
11 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023.
Best Lawyers
■ Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
MOTOMURA Takeshi
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Product Liability Litigation
TOJI Yoshihiro
■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
TAGO Shinya
URANAKA Hirotaka
■ Labor and Employment Law
TAGO Shinya
■ Arbitration and Mediation
UEDA Atsushi
■ Banking and Finance Law
SAKAMOTO Tomoko
Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
KARASAWA Akira
FUKUCHI Takumi
■ Arbitration and Mediation
SAITO Hiroki
■ Privacy and Data Security Law
HORITA Koji -
2021.08
Matsuda Akira's comment on the amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2022 appears in the article (dated August 9, 2021) titled "Japan revised guidelines tighten data security" of Global Data Review.
Matsuda Akira's comment regarding 2020 Amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act appeared in the article titled "Japan's privacy amendments finalised" (dated June 17, 2020) at Global Data Review.