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Koji Sugimura

Koji Sugimura is one of the managing partners of SUGIMURA & Partners. His practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property, including transactions (eg, licensing, joint research and development and mergers and acquisitions) and disputes (eg, infringement actions, invalidation procedures and arbitration). Mr Sugimura counsels clients on all forms of intellectual property – including patents, trademarks, design patents, trade secrets and copyright – and also advises on adjacent areas of the law, such as information technology, personal data and privacy, media and entertainment. · SUGIMURA & Partners

JapanIntellectual Property, Corporate / M&AEnglish, Japanese
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Koji Sugimura is a managing partner at SUGIMURA & Partners who advises on all aspects of intellectual property, including IP transactions (licensing, joint R&D and M&A) and disputes (infringement actions, invalidation procedures and arbitration). He counsels on patents, trademarks, design patents, trade secrets and copyright, and also advises on adjacent areas such as information technology, personal data/privacy and media & entertainment.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyCorporate / M&ALitigationArbitrationTechnology & DataMedia & Entertainment

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Japan

SUGIMURA & Partners · Koji Sugimura is one of the managing partners of SUGIMURA & Partners. His practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property, including transactions (eg, licensing, joint research and development and mergers and acquisitions) and disputes (eg, infringement actions, invalidation procedures and arbitration). Mr Sugimura counsels clients on all forms of intellectual property – including patents, trademarks, design patents, trade secrets and copyright – and also advises on adjacent areas of the law, such as information technology, personal data and privacy, media and entertainment.

Japan

Expertise

IP Transactions (licensing, joint R&D, M&A)IP Litigation and Invalidation ProceedingsPatent Post-Grant ProceedingsPatents, Trademarks, Design Rights, Trade Secrets and CopyrightInformation Technology and Data PrivacyIP Legislation and Policy

Education

  • The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.)
  • The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Admissions

  • The Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)

Languages

EnglishJapanese