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Atsushi Okada

Atsushi Okada is co-head of the firm’s IP, Data Security, Fintech, Healthcare and AI/IoT practice groups and regularly advises on cutting edge technology issues across industries. In addition to IP infringement litigation, licensing and product liability disputes, he has great expertise in privacy and global compliance with data protection laws in Japan, Europe, the U.S. and Asian countries.

Contact Information

TEL: +81-3-5220-1821
FAX: +81-3-5220-1721

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Practice Areas

Atsushi Okada：Awards

Jan. 11, 2023 Awards: Top Rankings Received from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023
Dec. 15, 2022 Awards: Top Rankings Received from Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
Nov. 21, 2022 Awards: Atsushi Okada listed in IAM Global Leaders 2023

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Atsushi Okada：News

Apr. 7, 2022 Public Service: Atsushi Okada states opinions regarding Japan's approach to AI/data transactions as member of Japanese delegation at Working Group on Electronic Commerce of UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
Feb. 18, 2022 Public Service: Initiatives by the Expert Committee in which Atsushi Okada serves as a member, introduced as a specific example of practicing privacy governance in the "Corporate Privacy Governance Guidebook for the DX Era ver. 1.2"
Jul. 1, 2021 Public Service: Atsushi Okada became a member of Board of Examiners, Industrial Property Council of Japan Patent Office

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Atsushi Okada：Legal Topics

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Atsushi Okada：Seminars

Jul. 20, 2022External Seminars: 『Academia and Industry Patent Disputes in Japan』

Apr. 7, 2022External Seminars: ”Japan's legal approach to AI / data transactions"

Feb. 22, 2022External Seminars: ”Japan APPI: Are You Ready for The Upcoming Amendments?”

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Atsushi Okada：Publications

Book: ”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”
Magazine Article: "Latest Practical Issues and Challenges for Protection of Personal Data (Part 12): Consent"
Magazine Article: "Latest Practical Issues and Challenges for Protection of Personal Data (Part 11): Extraterritorial Application"

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Atsushi Okada：Other

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2001)
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2007)
with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Silicon Valley (2007-2008)
Harvard University (Certificate in Applied Sciences 2008)

Major Activities

Lecturer at Rikkyo University, College of Law and Politics (Patent and Trademark Laws) (2010-2011)
Visiting Professor of the Graduate School of Business, Aoyama Gakuin University (Copyright Law) (2011-)
Advisor for Damage from Counterfeit Products, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (2012)
Lecturer for the Infringement Litigation Training Program for Patent Attorneys at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2015-)
Member of Study Group on AI and Data Contract Guidelines, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (concurrently serving as the chair of a working group for the study group) （2017-）
Member of Examination Committee on Subsidy to Promote Industrial Data Sharing for FY 2017, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2018)
Expert Member of Study Group on Data Contract Guidelines in Agricultural Sector, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries（2018-）
Member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association's "Working Group for Reviewing Training Curriculums in Response to Revisions to the Patent Attorney Act" (2018-)
Senior Researcher at Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo (2018-)
Member of Examination Committee on Contract Guidelines for the Project to Accelerate Cooperation in the Global Venture Ecosystem (Startup Factory Establishment Project) (2018-)
Lecturer for Mandatory Training at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (Amended Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Data-Related Business) (2019-)
Technical Committee Member, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (2019-)
Member of Study Group on Global Data & AI utilization System and Management, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2019-)
Member of the "Review Meeting for Smart City Architecture," Cabinet Office (2019-)
Advisory Member of Connected Industries Open Framework Promotion Committee, Industrial Value Chain Initiative (2019-)
Senior Researcher at Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo (2019-)
Member of Study Group on Data Utilization for Increasing the Sophistication of Trading Operations, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2019-)
Advisor to Japan DPO Association (2019-)
Member of Advisory Committee on Data Utilization, Recruit Co., Ltd. (2019-)
Member of AI Social Implementation Guide Working Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry（2020-）
Member of AI Governance Guideline Working Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2021-)
Member of Board of Examiners, Industrial Property Council of Japan Patent Office (2021-)
Member of Expert Committee on Privacy Governance, Safie Inc. (2021-)
Member of the "Study Group on the Terms of Use, Etc. for Mirasapo Connect," organized by The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (2022-)

Practice Group

Intellectual Property Practice Group
Data Security Practice Group
Healthcare Practice Group
Fintech Practice Group
AI/IoT Practice Group
International Dispute Resolution Practice Group

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2002; New York, 2008
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association