Winning lawsuit on patent infringement case becomes final and conclusive.
In June 2011, the Tokyo District Court Judgment of October 15, 2010 became final and conclusive when the appeal to the IP High Court was withdrawn by the appellant. Eiichi Fukushima, Hiroshi Suga, Naoko Omukai and Tomoyuki Miyauchi represented the defendant in the case (a patent infringement case regarding the patent of a document preparation system), and our client won the case at the Tokyo District Court.
She has a strong track record of representing domestic and overseas clients before the Courts and Patent Offices in Patent, Trademark and other IP disputes and proceedings, including a case that resulted in the first Grand Panel Decision of the IP High Court in Japan. In addition, she has been involved in IP transactions for business development, including license franchising, and corporate projects with Brand & IP strategies. She has been a committee member of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, a member of the special consulting committee for the Minister of METI, and a director of the Japan Trademark Association. In addition, she oversees many lecturers at IP seminars sponsored by bar associations, patent attorney associations, the Japan Intellectual Property Association, etc.