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- Languages:
- Japanese English
- Practice areas:
- Startups & Venture CapitalCorporate & Commercial TransactionsIP LitigationDisputes Related to Trade SecretsIP TransactionsTrademark/Design ProsecutionAnti-Counterfeiting/Brand ManagementTrade Secrets/Unfair CompetitionPersonal Data & Privacy/Big Data BusinessesIT/CloudTelecommunication & MediaProtection of Commercial Secrets & Customer InformationCyber SecurityConsumer Contract ActAct against Unjustifiable Premiums & Misleading RepresentationsTelecommunicationsBroadcasting Internet/Cyber LawFilmEntertainmentSportsFashionMedicine/Medical DevicesMedical Field/HealthcareHealthcare IT/Medical CloudBiotechnologyElectronicsAutomotive & Auto PartsRobotics/Artificial IntelligenceChemicalsDigital OperationsDigital Innovation
- Qualifications:
- Admitted in Japan (1997)
Admitted in New York (2004)
Hitomi Iwase is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi specializing in the areas of IP (intellectual property), IT (information technology) and data privacy. She handles patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other IP-related matters in multiple business sectors, including IT, life sciences and healthcare, machinery, food, fashion, environment and energy, entertainment, financial services, and e-commerce. Ms. Iwase’s expertise encompasses all forms of IP transactional work, both cross-border and domestic, including licensing, strategic alliances, joint development, and asset transfers, as well as various types of IP disputes, including patent/trademark infringement litigation. She also assists clients in anti-counterfeiting and in the development of IP portfolios and prosecution strategies. Ms. Iwase regularly advises clients on emerging legal issues relating to the latest technology, such as IoT and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as on complex system-related transactions and disputes over such transactions. In the area of data privacy, Ms. Iwase extensively provides data protection and privacy compliance including establishing global compliance systems as well as incidents such as data breaches. Ms. Iwase also advises on related areas such as e-commerce, advertising, and consumer protection.
Recent activities
- 1/2023
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023: Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi
Awards
- 12/2022
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023: Top rankings for Nishimura & Asahi
Awards
- 10/2022
Asian Legal Business: Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers 2022 in Asia
Awards
Education
- 2003
- Stanford Law School (LL.M.)
- 1994
- Waseda University (LL.B.)
Professional experience
- 2018 -
- Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS)
- 2003 - 2004
- Visiting Scholar, The George Washington University Law School
- 1997 - 2000
- SAH & Co., Tokyo