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髙部 眞規子 Makiko TAKABE

髙部 眞規子
髙部 眞規子

Makiko TAKABE

  • Of Counsel
  • Tokyo

A wealth of practical experience as a senior judge with particular expertise in intellectual property proceedings.

Ms. Takabe has over 40 years’ experience as a senior judge handling civil proceedings in a variety of fields, including more than 20 years presiding over intellectual property proceedings. Ms. Takabe was in charge of numerous cases during her time as a judge and led intellectual property proceedings in Japan. This experience has made her exceptionally capable in assisting her clients achieve favorable results in patent infringement proceedings, trademark-related proceedings, copyright proceedings, and trade secret infringement proceedings. She also advises clients on matters relating to design, brand, character, honor, privacy, publicity, portrait rights and license agreements.

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Education

1979
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional Experience

Member, Advisory board of infringement judgment (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Unfair Competition Prevention Act)
Outside Corporate Auditor, Toray Industries, Inc
Member, the Council of Agency for Cultural Affairs
Lecturer, Waseda University Graduate School of Law
President, Takamatsu High Court 
Chief Judge, Intellectual Property High Court 
Presiding Judge, Intellectual Property High Court 
Chief Judge, Fukui District Court and Family Court 
Chief Judge, Kawasaki Branch of Yokohama District Court and Family Court 
Judge, Intellectual Property High Court 
Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court 
Judicial Research Official, Supreme Court 
Judge, Tokyo District Court 
Judge, Takamatsu District Court and Family Court 
Assistant Judge, Takamatsu District Court and Family Court 
Assistant Judge，Matsudo Branch of Chiba District Court and Family Court 
Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court 
Assistant Judge, Toyama District Court