Yoshikazu Iwase
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
Chambers Global 2024
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
asialaw 2024
IP STARS 2024
Chambers Global 2012
Key Practice Areas
IP Dipspute (litigation, arbitration, customs action)
IP Transaction, M&A (License, IP Due Diligence)
Tech/Data/IT/Telecom
Corporate
Dispute Resolution
TEL:81-3-6775-1048
/FAX:81-3-6775-2048
Yoshikazu Iwase joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune after working with an intellectual property firm in Tokyo for three years. His litigation experience involves a number of patent infringement trials and revocation suits against the trial decisions of the Japanese Patent Office concerning patentability/validity of patents over various technologies. He has also been involved with a wide range of trademark/trade dress and copyright infringement suits, licensing and IP assets transfer transactions, and dispute resolution. Mr. Iwase has provided a wide range of advice regarding U.S. patent infringement issues in Japan. His experience also includes drafting and negotiating licensing, patent and various intellectual property transfer agreements, transactions and due diligence of intellectual property in the course of M&A deals.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Tech/Data/IT/Telecom
Corporate
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Industries
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
IT, Internet and Security
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Chemical
Food and Beverage
Brand and Apparel
Electronics and Equipment
Education and HR
Digital
AI/Technology
RELATED INSIGHTS
SEMINARSSeminars
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
Mar1995
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Apr 1997
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (LL.M.)
May 2003
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M.)
Sep 2003 - Nov 2004
Associated at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1997)
New York (2004)
Japan Patent Attorneys (2005)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
The Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2000 - 2002 and 2005 - present)
International Trademark Association (2004 - present)
AIPPI JAPAN (2005 - present)
LES JAPAN (2005 - present)
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Yoshikazu Iwase
TEL:81-3-6775-1048
/FAX:81-3-6775-2048
IP Dipspute (litigation, arbitration, customs action)
IP Transaction, M&A (License, IP Due Diligence)
Tech/Data/IT/Telecom
Corporate
Dispute Resolution