Atsumi & Sakai

Atsumi & Sakai‘s group advises on both domestic and international contractual matters across the full spectrum of IP, including licensing agreements for patents, trade marks, designs, and copyrights, as well as employee invention regulations. The practice is co-headed by Chie Kasahara, an IP, TMT, and life sciences specialist with extensive experience in patent, regulatory and compliance matters, particularly within the life sciences and tech sectors; and Harukuni Ito who is highly experienced in patent litigation before Japanese courts and proceedings before the JPO, with expertise spanning electronics, automotive, machinery and pharma.