SUMITANI, Yuji
[Division & Section] Law Division
Associate
2018 Admission as Attorney-at-law
Telephone: +81-80-2216-1048
Email: sumitani@yuasa-hara.co.jp
Practice Areas
General Corporate Cross-border Practices Intellectual Property Patents Designs Trademarks Copyright Law Unfair Competition
Major Areas of Expertise
Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights, Unfair Competition, Anti-Counterfeiting/Brand Management, Domains, General IP , Information Law(personal information, privacy, data protection) AI, IoT, Robotics, Cyber and date-related fields, System Development Disputes, Software, Cyber Security, Entertainment, E-sports, Gaming-related Fields Labor/HR advice, Labor Disputes, Insolvency and Restructuring, PFI, M&A, Joint Ventures, Commercial Transactions, Regulatory Law, Consumer Law, Inheritance Dispute Resolution, other Contractual, Corporate and International legal matters, etc
Membership & Other Qualifications
Intellectual Property Net, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
Education & Experience
Academic History
- 2015
- KOBE University, LL.B
- 2017
- KOBE University, JD
Job History
- 2019
- YUASA AND HARA
Awards & Achievements
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan 2023 (Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan 2024 (Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan 2025 (Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan 2026 (Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan（Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law）(2027)
Publications
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Publications Intellectual Property、Trademarks Cases
Trademark Case Note No. 86: The Sky Lantern Case — On the Applicability of Article 3(1)(iii) of the Trademark Act in Japan
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Publications Intellectual Property、Unfair Competition Cases
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles Book Titles and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
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Publications Intellectual Property、Unfair Competition Laws
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles Similarity in Product Form and Applicability of Product Labeling Between Brand-Name Drugs and Generic Drugs under Unfair Competition Prevention Act
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Publications Intellectual Property、Copyright Law Cases
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Copyright and Tort ― The Copyrightability of the Band Score”
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Publications Intellectual Property、Trademarks Cases
Case Note：”Nepal Tiger” Case, An Action for Rescission of a Trademark Trial Decision(Intellectual Property High Court, April 11, 2024, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10115) — Application of Article 3(1)(iii) under the Trademark Act in Japan
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Publications Intellectual Property、Trademarks
Trademark Case No.83 The “Nepal Tiger” case（Consideration of Descriptive Trademarks, Comparison with the “Tibet Tiger” and “hololive Indonesia” Cases)
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Publications Intellectual Property、Patents、Trademarks、Copyright Law
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Cross License Agreements – Strategic Use and Legal Considerations “
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Publications Intellectual Property、Trademarks
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Existence of prior registered trademarks and the Consent System. “
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Publications Intellectual Property、Patents
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Employees and Intellectual property rights “
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Publications Intellectual Property
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “ Trade secrets and Employee career changes “）
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Publications
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Third-Party Opinion Solicitation System in Patent Infringement Litigation “（Amicus Curiae similar system）
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Publications
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “Otherwise Provided” in the Joint Filing Agreement.
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Publications Intellectual Property、Patents
Q&A Practice for Prevention and Treatment of Intellectual Property Troubles “License Fee after Extinction of Patent Right by Expiration of Duration
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Publications Trademarks
Trademark Case No. 66 “Sohonke Surugaya” Case for Cancellation of Trial Decision
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Telephone
+81(3)3270-6641