Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property
We have experienced lawyers who have expertise in the constantly evolving and increasingly complex areas of information technology, life sciences, and intellectual property. We provide a variety of legal services in response to the diverse legal needs of our clients in these fields. These legal services include advising on regulatory requirements, setting up business, corporate housekeeping, contract negotiations, and dispute resolution.
Strong, flexible support to help growing information technology businesses
Experience in the fast changing arena of life sciences, including pharmaceuticals and medical sciences
A wide range of legal services in the fields of technology, entertainment, and media, including cross-border transactions and disputes
Expertise in leveraging user information while protecting your business
Tapping our expertise and extensive experience in cybersecurity laws and regulations to support clients’ risk management, information security management systems, and cybersecurity incident response capabilities
A wide range of legal services in the information technology and entertainment field, including with respect to cross-border transactions and disputes
Advising clients facing complex problems with our broad experience handling disputes relating to information technology systems development
Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property：People
Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property：Newsletters
- New Regulations on Payment and Settlement and Cross-Sectional Financial Services Intermediaries (The Amendment of the Payment Services Act and the Act on Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments)
- Japanese Virtual Currency Regulations take effect in April 2017
- Amendments of the Civil Aeronautics Act to Introduce the New Rules Restricting UAVs
Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property：News
- Awards
- High evaluation received from " Who′s Who Legal: Japan 2020"
- Awards
- High evaluation received from "Who’s Who Legal: Global 2020"
- Awards
- 9 lawyers were selected as Japan's top 100 lawyers in Asia Business Law Journal
- Awards
- Firm receives high evaluation in ALB IP Rankings 2020
- Awards
- Top rankings received from "IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2020"
Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property：Seminars
- Sep. 10, 2020External Seminars
- "Dispute Settlement in the Digital Economy"
- Aug. 28, 2020External Seminars
- "Challenge of MONET Technologies and Legislative Developments Aimed at Carrying forward MaaS"
- Aug. 20, 2020External Seminars
- "Japanese Privacy Laws: What is the Impact of the New Amendments?"
- Aug. 12, 2020External Seminars
- "The Data Security issue in IOT Devices"
- May 20, 2020External Seminars
- "Disrupted industries – the example of the automotive industry, Part of the Virtual Entrepreneurship Conference"
Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property：Publications
- Magazine Article
- "IP Case Bulletin: Misleading Indication of Quality, Etc. Under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Yatsuhashi Case) - Kyoto District Court Decision of June 10, 2020"
- Article
- "Cyber Incident Response and Data Breach Notification (Japan)"
- Article
- "Information Security Considerations (Japan)"
- Magazine Article
- "Recent Trends in Electronic Contracts amid the Spread of COVID-19"
- Magazine Article
- "Corporate Legal Affairs Frontier : Amendment of Act on Protection of Personal Information in 2020"