Outstanding IP boutique firm Nakamura & Partners is intimately familiar with application procedures for patents, design registrations and trademark registrations, demands for appeals and various other steps and procedures taken before the Japan Patent Office. The firm is particularly renowned for its patent contentious capability as well as IP transactions and unfair competition work. Its industry expertise includes TMT, high-tech electronic, chemical and manufacturing. Kazuhiko Yoshida is a key practitioner.
Work highlights
Successfully defended KDDI in a case filed by GPNE seeking ¥100 million as a partial claim for unjust enrichment of ¥154 billion ($1 billion).
Successfully defended Sandoz in a case filed by Warner Lambert seeking injunction against the client's products.
Successfully represented Toho in a case filed against Taguchi Industrial based on violation of the unfair competition act.
