Koichi TSUJII (Mr.)

Partner
Section: Legal

Profile Summary

Koichi Tsujii (Mr.) is a licensed patent attorney in Japan and a licensed attorney at law in both Japan and the U.S. In the Legal Section his main practices include intellectual property law, international transactions, and general corporate law matters. He studied at Chuo University and the Legal Training Institute of the Supreme Court in Japan and at Cornell University in America providing him with well-rounded knowledge of both domestic and international IP rights. He is a member of a number of IP organizations as well as entertainment and sports related organizations such as the All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference, Japan Anti-Doping Agency, and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency. Mr. Tsujii has gained recognition for writing numerous articles on topics such as parallel imports, licensing agreements, trademark issues, and the analysis of various specific case judgements made in Japan. He has given lectures for the International Trademark Association, the AIPPI World Congress, and the Tokyo University of Technology among others.

Membership and Activities:

Daini Tokyo Bar Association (1983-)
The Japan Federation of Bar Association (1983-)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1985-)
Japan Trademark Association
Licensing Executives Society Japan
AIPLA
ABA
New York State Bar Association
Cornell Law Association
All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference
  Director (2000-)
Japan Anti-Doping Agency
  Director (2001-)
Japan Sports Arbitration Agency
  Auditor (2003-)
AIPPI JAPAN
  President (2019-)

Main Articles:

(written in English)
"Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods In Japan", INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW by Harwood academic publishers (1987)
"ASIA: Parallel Imports of Trademarked Goods (Japan)", IP ASIA by Shomei Ltd (1991)
"General Overview (JAPAN)", Patent World by Intellectual Property Publishing Ltd (1991)
"Special Report on Japan", INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW by Euromoney Publications (1993)
PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND CHEMICAL INVENTIONS VOLUME I, II (joint authorship) by Oxford University Press (2011)
(written in Japanese)
"U.S.-Japan Intellectual Property Law Litigation" by Kobundo (1994)
"Amendment, Correction, Division, Priority Claim and Infringement Litigation", Vol.8 of Civil Litigation and Court Practice, Intellectual Property Right by Gyosei (1998)
"Calculation of Lost Profits for Patent Infringement (Case Introduction: Tokyo District Court Decision dated October 12, 1998)", Patent Studies by Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (1999)
"Failure of Joint Application and Consent of Joint Inventor", Festschrift for Dr. Masanari Oba by Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (2002)
"Issues relating to Patent License Agreements etc.", Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property Laws, Vol.1 "Patent Law [I]" by Shinnippon-Hoki (2007)
"Decorative Use of Trademark (POPEYE Undershirts Case)", JURIST Additional Vol. No. 188,100 Cases of Trademark, Design and Unfair Competition) by Yuhikaku (2007)
"Copyrightability of Record created by Courtroom Spectator relating to Examination of Witness (Case for Courtroom Spectator's Record on Livedoor Case)", Hanrei Times Additional Vol. 25, Commentary on Heisei 20 Civil Leading Case by Hanrei Times (2009)
"Whether or not 'Means for Looking Up Words in an English Dictionary' is considered to be 'Invention' (Case of "Means for Looking Up Words in an English Dictionary")", Hanrei Times Additional Vol. 29, Commentary on Heisei 21 Civil Leading Case by Hanrei Times (2010)
"Order to Produce Document to Prove Infringement", New Trends in Intellectual Property Law: Celebratory Volume in Honor of Prof. Eiji Katayama by Seirin-Shoin (2010)
"Limitation of Claims by Corrections of the Specification Other Than the Claims (Clip Case)", JURIST Additional Vol. No. 209, 100 Cases of Patent by Yuhikaku (2012)
"Kilby Case" (joint authorship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"Movie 'Akatsuki no Dasso' Case"(joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"Fulibanserin Case"(joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"Carvedilol Case"(joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"'がんばれ!ニッポン!' (Cheer up! Japan!) Case", Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"'CLUBHOUSE' (trademark) Case"(joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"'THE BOOM' Case / 'HEAT WAVE' Case" (joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)
"'TDK' (logo) Opposition in China" (joint authourship), Present Intellectual Property Litigation by Yuhikaku (2014)

Main Lectures:

"Compatibility Advertising", INTA 1995 (International Trademark Association)(1995)
Lecture on Infringement Litigation for Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2004-2010)
"Enforcement Strategies in Japan, IBC Global Conference, International IP Protection and Enforcement Strategies (2005)
"Survey Evidence in Japan ", AIPPI World Congress 2006, Workshop V Survey Evidence in Trademark Cases (2006)
"Creative Culture and Copyright Law" - Class for Music and Cultural Industries Argument I offered by JASRAC, Ritsumeikan University College of Social Sciences (2007)
"Litigation in Japan" State Bar of Texas, 3rd Advanced Patent Litigation Course (2007)
"Basic Knowledge for Intellectual Property Laws", Study Group on Top Level of Sports Clubs Management of Aichi Prefectural Education & Sports Promotion Foundation (2007)
"Entertainment and Copyright" - Special Lecture II (Theory of Live Entertainment), School of Media Science of Tokyo University of Technology (2007)
"Basic Knowledge of Copyright and Disputes involving Copyright", Master's Program, Graduate School of Business Science, University of Tsukuba (2008)
"Mock Trial in Japan" AIPPI World Congress 2008, Workshop (2008)