Intellectual Property: Domestic
Global Guide 2024 : Japan
Band 2
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+81 3 6452 9280About
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Chairman: Eiichiro Kubota
Number of partners: 5
Number of lawyers: 12
Languages: English, Japanese
Firm Overview:
The firm’s history goes back to 1994 when the firm first started as the Kubota Law & Patent Office. In 2008, the old firm merged with the then Lovells (currently Hogan Lovells) Tokyo office but decided to go independent again in May, 2015.
The firm has one of the strongest all-round patent litigation practices in Japan, with experience across all technologies, and also have a large volume of trademark work, including prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, Customs actions, internet and transactional work
PRACTICE AREAS
IP Litigation
Trademark Prosecution
Design Prosecution
Commercial Litigation
Regulatory
Employment
Chambers Review
KUBOTA maintains an impressive client base which includes both pharmaceutical and technology companies. The firm has notable strengths in defending clients in IP litigation, including patent invalidation actions. The team is also skilled in managing trade mark portfolios and anti-counterfeiting matters for leading multinational brands. Key clients include Apple, Merck and Patagonia.
Work Highlights
- KUBOTA supported the Broad Institute in resisting an invalidation claim brought by Toolgen relating to the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology.
Notable Practitioners
Eiichiro Kubota is the founding and managing partner at KUBOTA and often handles patent litigation, as well as trade mark portfolio management.
Yusuke Inui has an established practice that includes advising on the IP portfolios of multinational clients and on patent litigation cases. His clients include major international brands from the fashion and consumer goods sectors.
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Industries
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Apparel
Bio and Pharmaceuticals
Electronics
Food and Beverage
Machinery