Kei IIDA

Present Status

Legal Section

Present Post

Partner of Nakamura & Partners
Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney

Main Practices

Industrial Property Law including Patent Law, Trademark Law, Design Law, etc.; Unfair Competition Prevention Law, Copyright Law, Antimonopoly Law, Contract Law re License, Joint Development, Development Consignment, etc.; Corporate Legal Affairs; Intellectual Property Law; International Transaction Law

Languages

Japanese and English

Education and History

Passed the BAR Examination in 1992;
Graduated from Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo (LL.B.);
Graduated from the Legal Training Institute in 1995;
Registered for The Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Daini Tokyo Bar Association in 1995;
Joined Nakamura & Partners in 1995;
Registered for Japan Patent Attorneys Association in 1997;
Studied at Franklin Pierce Law Center (LL.M. in IP, 2002);
Practiced at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (New York) from 2002 to 2003;
Assistant Partner of Nakamura & Partners in 2003;
Partner of Nakamura & Partners in 2006
Instructor of Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2008-)
Instructor of Graduate School of Law, Waseda University (2009-2010)

Membership and Activities

Daini Tokyo Bar Association (1995-)
  Law Practice Task Force (1996-1997)
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (1995-)
Japan Trademark Association (1995-)
  International Activity Committee (1995-2001)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1997-)
  Border Enforcement Committee (2005-2006)
    Vice-Chairman (2005-2006)
  Industrial Competitiveness Promotion Committee (2006-)
    Vice-Chairman (2006-2007)
    Chairman (2007-2008)
  Copyright Business Working Group (2008-)
APAA (1997-)
  APAA･JAPAN(1997-)
    Copyright Committee (1997-)
      Chairman (2007-)
    Officer (2007-)
  APAA(1997-)
    Copyright Committee (2006-)
    Officer (2009-)
Anti Counterfeit Adviser appointed by Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (1999-2001)
The Copyright Law Association of Japan (2003-)
Entertainment Lawyers Network (2004-)
Licensing Executives Society Japan (2004-)
  Trade Secret Working Group (2004-)
AIPPI·JAPAN (2005-)
  Foreign Association Interchange Committee (2005-)
  Research and Study Committee of Protection of True Owner against Usurped Application or Patent (2009-2010)
Japan Association of Industrial Property Law (2005-)
Agent of Unfair Competition Prevention Law for Ministry of Economy (2006-)
Intellectual Property Association of Japan (2006-)
International Literary and Artistic Association (2006-)
Japan Law Foundation (2006-)
Special Agent for Customs of Ministry of Treasury (2008-)
Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP)
  Research and Study Committee of Measures against Enforcement of Rights which may Disturb Development of Industries (2008-2009)
  Research and Study Committee of Practices of Utilization of Industrial Property Rights in light of New Company Activities etc. (2009-2010)
Japan Patent Office
  Provisional Agent for Patent Attorney Review Sectional Committee of Industrial Property Council (2009)
Association of Copyright for Computer Software (2009-)
  Legal and General Affairs Committee (2009-)
Software Information Center (2010-)
  Study Group concerning Judicial Patent Protection of Software Related Invention (2010-)

Main Articles

"Border Enforcement on Infringing Goods", Jiyu to Seigi Vol.56 No.8 by The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2005)

"Recent Trend of Case Law re Doctrine of Equivalents", Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property Laws, Vol. 1 by Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing (2007)

"Enforcement of Trademark Rights and Grounds for Invalidation or Cancellation", Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property laws, Vol. 3 by Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing (2007)

"Massage Chair Case, IP High Court Decision", Journal of the Japanese Group of AIPPI, Vol. 52 No.7 by AIPPI·JAPAN (2007)

"Modification of Goods with a Registered Trademark [Nintendo Case]", Jurist Separate Vol. 188, 100 Selected Decisions of Trademark, Design and Unfair Competition by Yuhikaku (2007)

"Maneki TV Provisional Injunction Procedure", Hanrei Times Vol. 22, Commentary on Heisei 19 Civil Leading Case by Hanrei Times (2008)

"Protection of Sound Mark and Relationship with Copyrights and Neibouring Rights", Copyright, Vol.49 No.582 by CRIC (2009)

"Determination of Author (2) - Interview Article - [SMAP Study Case]", Jurist Separate Vol. 198, 100 Selected Decisions of Copyright by Yuhikaku (2009)

"Issues re Moral Rights", Theory and Practice of Copyright Business by Seibundoh (2010)

"Article 33 [Right to Obtain Patent]", The New Commentary on Patent Act by Seirin Shoin (2011)

"Article 34 [Right to Obtain Patent]", The New Commentary on Patent Act by Seirin Shoin (2011)

"Article 102 [Calculation of Amount of Damages]", The New Commentary on Patent Act by Seirin Shoin (2011)

"Case of access control and monitor system of Internet server", Investigation Research Report concerning Software Patent by Software Information Center (2011)

Main Lectures

"Selection of Dispute Resolution re Patent Infringement Case in Japan", AIPPI·JAPAN (2004)

"Customs Tariff Law and Border Enforcement", Intellectual Property Law Workshop No.3 of The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2004)

"Recent Legal Situation re Employee Invention", Japan Foods Intellectual Property Center (Currently Japan Foods & Biotechnology Intellectual Property Rights Center) (2004)

"Basic Knowledge re Intellectual Property Law", Shojihomu (2004-)

"Joint Workshop re Intellectual Property Law", Daini Tokyo Bar Association and Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2005)

"Ability Guarantee Workshop", Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2005-)

"Special Study re Practice of Intellectual Property Law", Japan Law Foundation (2006)

"Enforcement of Trademark Rights and Grounds for Invalidation or Cancellation", Intellectual Property Law Study Group of Tokyo Bar Association (2006)

"Seminar on SME's Measures for Counterfeit Goods - Import Prohibition System by Customs", Tokyo Metropolitan Government Intellectual Property Center (2007)

"Import Business and Intellectual Property ", Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization (2007)

"Parallel Import in Japan, EU and USA", Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization (2007)

"Parallel Import and Trademark Right in Japan", TIPO Taipei Symposium on Trademark Infringement (2007)

"Patent Licensing in Japan in light of Lear and Medlmmune", AIPLA Annual Meeting (2007)

"Standardization Activities, Patent Pools, and Hold UP Problem under JP Laws", AIPLA MWI Meeting (2008)

"Intellectual Property Rights and Parallel Import", Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2008)

"Special Lecture of Intellectual Property Law", Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2008)

"Intellectual Property Law", Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2008-)

"Damages under Article 102(1) of Patent Act", Licensing Executives Society Japan (2008)

"Company's Practical Measures against Counterfeits and Pirates based on Intellectual Properties", Shojihomu (2009)

"The 104th Copyright Precedent Seminar", The Copyright Law Association of Japan (2009)

"Copyright Law Study (2)", Graduate School of Law, Waseda University (2009-)

"Software Intellectual Property Right Introductory Course", Software Information Center (2011)

"Amendment of Patent Act and its Effects on Practices", Software Information Center (2011)