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TEL: +81-3-5223-7769 (Tokyo); +86-10-6590-9292 (Beijing)
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Yoshifumi Onodera：Awards

Oct. 2, 2024 Awards: MHM lawyers selected in "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2024"
Jun. 5, 2024 Awards: Top rankings received from IAM Patent 1000 2024
Apr. 18, 2024 Awards: The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)

Yoshifumi Onodera：News

Feb. 19, 2021 Firm News: Opening of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Intellectual Property Co., Ltd.
Nov. 15, 2017 Public Service: Yoshifumi Onodera became the member of Working Group on "Research and Study of Intellectual Property Value Evaluation in Foreign Countries" in the Project for International Comparative Research on Industrial Property Systems for FY 2017
Feb. 3, 2016 Public Service: Yoshifumi Onodera became the member of the Intellectual Property Laws Advisory Group for "Legal and Judicial Development Assistance Project" in Myanmar, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Yoshifumi Onodera：Seminars

Oct. 17, 2023 - Oct. 19, 2023External Seminars: "Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property/TOKYO2023-JSIP2023～IP Dispute Resolution in Asia～"

Sep. 7, 2023External Seminars: "IBA Conference 'Metaverse; Artificial Intelligence; and Web3.0 Technology' "

Oct. 31, 2022External Seminars: ”IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022 『Around the tables: a taste of hot topics in the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section』”

Yoshifumi Onodera：Publications

Book: "Generative AI and Intellectual Property / Personal Information Q&A"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Data Protection & Privacy 2024 - Japan Chapter"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Cybersecurity 2024 - Japan Chapter"

Yoshifumi Onodera：Research Reports

Involved in research on the protection of inventions, designs, and trademarks that is not based on the registration of industrial property rights, such as patents, design rights, and trademark rights, in ASEAN (April 2013)
Study on Systems for Utility Models and Simple Patents in ASEAN
Study on Systems for ISP Responsibilities for Online Distribution of Products that Infringe Intellectual Property Rights in ASEAN
Investigations of Intellectual Properties Risk in Emerging Countries (Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia) (May 2016)
Investigations by JETRO Beijing of Chinese Judicial Trends Related to Intellectual Property issues (August 2016)
Involved in Research Study on Dispute Resolution Between Parties Involved in Intellectual Property Infringements in China(March 2018)
Court Decisions and Cases on Intellectual Property Right Infringements in China for FY 2018, JETRO (March 2019)
Investigation Report on Trials and Proceedings Regarding Intellectual Property in Vietnam, JETRO (March 2019)
Court Decisions and Cases on Intellectual Property Right Infringements in China for FY 2019, JETRO (March 2020)

Yoshifumi Onodera：Other

Background

The University of Tokyo (B.S., 1998)
Joined Mori Sogo Law Offices (currently: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) (2000)
became partner of the firm (2008)
Chief Representative of Beijing Office, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2014-2020)
Executive Director and General Manager, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Intellectual Property Co., Ltd. (2020-)

Major Activities

Member of Intellectual Property Center Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (International PT)
Member of International Bar Association (IBA), Officer of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Member of Japan Association of Industrial Property Law
Member of AIPPI
Member of INTA
Member of the Licensing Executives Society Japan
Member of the Intellectual Property Laws Advisory Group for "Legal and Judicial Development Assistance Project" in Myanmar, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Advisor for Damage from Counterfeit Products, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation
Visiting Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University Law School (2007-2015)
Member of Research Group on Intellectual Property Enforcement Strategies in Emerging Countries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2013-2014)
IPR Expert Advisor, Tokyo Customs (2014-2019)
Member of Working Group on "Research and Study of Intellectual Property Value Evaluation in Foreign Countries" in the Project for International Comparative Research on Industrial Property Systems for FY 2017, Japan Patent Office (2017-)

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2000
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
American Bar Association