Band 4
Provided by Makoto Okada
Patents / IP Litigation / TMT / IT / Entertainment and Sports / Medicine / Medical / Healthcare / Trademarks / Designs / Copyright / Unfair Competition / IP Transactions / IP Strategy Support
TMI Associates (Partner, 2010-Present; Associate, 2007 - 2010)
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York (Foreign Trainee, 2006 - 2007)
Asahi Law Offices (Associate, 2001-2007)
IPR Expert Advisor under the Customs Law regarding Intellectual Property Right Border Enforcement by Japan Customs (2016 - 2021)
Member of “Working group for appropriate evaluation of the amount of damages of patent infringement” at the Japan Patent Office (2017 - 2018)
Member of the Training Committee (Kanto) of the Licensing Executives Society Japan (2021-Present)
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Copyright Law Committee
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
"Law & Practice JAPAN," Chambers Global Practice Guides-Patent Litigation (2017 - 2024)
"Exercise of Patent Rights and Defense of Abuse of Rights on the grounds of Violation of the Antimonopoly Act, etc. (based on the Intellectual Property High Court Judgment on March 29, 2022, etc.),” Collection of Articles in Celebration of Mr. Misao Shimizu’s 70th Birthday, Toward the Future of Diversifying Intellectual Property Litigation, Nihon Kajo Shuppan (2023)
“New Commentary on Patent Law [2nd Edition] [Volume 1] [Volume 2]” Seirin Shoin (2017)
“Patent Infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalents in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Fields (Intellectual Property High Court's Grand Panel Decision on March 25, 2016 for Case No. 2015 (ne) 10014, regarding the manufacturing process of maxacalcitol preparations, etc.),” AIPPI No. 61 Vol.9 (2016)
Japanese / English
Makoto Okada is known for handling both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, but especially, patent disputes including patent infringement litigation and litigation rescinding trial decisions at the court, patent invalidation trials at the Japan Patent Office and import suspensions at Customs. Mr. Okada has been selected as one of the “ALB North Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2023” in Asian Legal Business. Mr. Okada has also been identified as one of the “IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Practitioners” in IAM (2020 - 2025), “IAM Global Leaders” in IAM (2025, 2026), “Patent star” in Managing IP (2021 - 2025), “Leading Individual” in Dispute Resolution (2021 - 2025) and Intellectual Property (2023, 2025) in the Legal 500, and an expert in the field of Intellectual Property in Best Lawyers (2020 - 2025).
Mr. Okada was selected by Customs as a member of IPR Expert Advisors “with sufficient knowledge and experience in the area of IPR” under the Customs Law and the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law (2016 – 2021). Graduated from The University of Tokyo (LLB), and Stanford Law School (LLM).
Stanford Law School
LL.M. in Law, Science and Technology
2006
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2001
The University of Tokyo
Bachelor, Faculty of Law
1996
ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators
Asian Legal Business
2023
IAM Global Leaders (2024, 2025)
IAM
IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Practitioners (2020-2025)
IAM
MIP IP Stars – Patent star (2021 - 2025)
Managing IP
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Individual (Intellectual Property) (2023 - 2025)
The Legal 500
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Individual (Dispute Resolution) (2021 - 2025)
The Legal 500
Expert in the field of Intellectual Property (2020 - 2025)
Best Lawyers
Provided by Chambers
Makoto Okada is a seasoned IP practitioner. He is particularly adept at handling patent litigation for clients in the electronics and media sectors.
Provided by Chambers
Makoto Okada has extensive experience in patent infringement litigation. He listens to the client's opinions carefully and makes judgements in a well-balanced manner.
Makoto Okada has extensive experience in patent infringement litigation. He listens to the client's opinions carefully and makes judgements in a well-balanced manner.
Provided by TMI Associates
Art and Entertainment
Business and Professional Services
Health and Life Sciences
Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)