Information Technology
Strong, flexible support to help growing information technology businesses
In information technology, the speed at which an idea evolves from proposal to realization is crucial to its success. Drawing up schemes, negotiating with business partners, securing funding where necessary, and investigating the legal aspects—all of these must take place within a limited timeframe. The realities of venturing into new businesses include encountering unexpected legal issues with lack of precedents and well-defined regulations, inconsistent practice, and unforeseen consequences of regulations.
Our decades of experience in the information technology sector place us in an exceptional position to provide timely, appropriate, and practical assistance to help clients address these legal issues. The combined experience of our lawyers in the information technology practice since the dawn of the internet and the technology bubble of the early 2000s enable our lawyers to offer much needed solutions, insight, and advice to our information technology clients, which range from major players to start-ups, across every field and at different stages of progress. We guide our clients as they set up and grow their information technology businesses. We work with them as they introduce and improve cutting-edge technologies. We support and advise them as they navigate untested commercial and legal territories. We put our knowledge and capabilities to work making our clients’ ideas a reality.
Information Technology：People
Information Technology：Newsletters
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES Vol.12 November 2024
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES Vol.11 September 2024
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES Vol.10 July 2024
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES Vol.9 May 2024
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES
- TECH, IP AND TELECOMS LAW UPDATES Vol.8 March 2024
Information Technology：News
- Awards
- MHM lawyers selected in "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2024"
- Public Service
- The "Guidelines for NFT Businesses 3rd Edition," in which Masafumi Masuda was involved in the formulation as Legal Counsel of the NFT Subcommittee, is released by Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA)
- Public Service
- Atsushi Okada states his opinions as an expert at the Special Commission on Investigation of Digital Society and Creation of New Industry, Iwate Prefectural Government
- Public Service
- Revised "Guidelines on Blockchain Games," whose formulation included the involvement of Masafumi Masuda, are released by CESA, JOGA, and MCF
- Public Service
- Masafumi Masuda becomes a member of the Peer Review Committee for "the Development of Basic Technology and Rules for the Expansion of the Virtual Economy," Strategic Innovation Promotion Program, Cabinet Office
Information Technology：Seminars
- Nov. 26, 2024External Seminars
- "Threats and Countermeasures of Generative AI"
- Nov. 7, 2024External Seminars
- "Winter School on Economics of Competition Law"
- Sep. 26, 2024External Seminars
- "The Role of Social Media on Mental Health Among Younger Populations: Analyzing how technological advances are causing a new social dilemma"
- Sep. 24, 2024External Seminars
- "AI and Copyright: Essential Information for Global, Cross-Border Business"
- Sep. 5, 2024External Seminars
- "Cyber Avatars, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: The Japanese Perspective”
Information Technology：Publications
- Magazine Article
- "Special Feature: AI and Law -Risks and Outlook in the Era of Generative AI Part 2 [Papers] Current and Future Status of AI Law and Policies of the Japanese Government"
- Book
- "Rules for Writing a Novel Using Generative AI (Included in "AI Techniques for Novelists - Talking with AI Expands your Ideas for Stories")"
- Magazine Article
- "Practical Q&A on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Part 13): Special Care-Required Personal Information"
- Book
- "Regulations Regarding Genomes"
- Magazine Article
- "Series: Technology x Copyright - Keywords for Promoting a Better Understanding (7): Fine-tuning"