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Chinese Laws and Regulations Regarding the Limitations and Exceptions to Patent Rights: Significant Matters for Foreign Patent Holders and Consistency with TRIPS.
Tokyo
External Seminars
Toshihiko is a partner in our IP practice. He specializes in intellectual property, AI, data protection, and technology, and previously spent three years in academic research laboratory studying neural networks, which are the foundational technology of generative AI.
He graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (M.S.) in 2004. Due to his technical background, he advises clients on various technology matters, including artificial intelligence (AI), data protection, medical field, healthcare, software, system, cloud computing, information technology, and DX. He has deep knowledge of artificial intelligence because he studied neural networks, which is the main technology of artificial intelligence, in an academic lab for three years. He successfully passed the Japanese patent attorney examination in 2002, and he has been admitted in Japan since 2009. Therefore, he advises clients on various intellectual property law matters due to his technical background and knowledge as a Japanese patent attorney. Regarding dispute matters of intellectual property, he has handled patent litigation, litigation regarding employee inventions, trade secret litigation and so on. Especially, he has considerable experience in trade secret disputes, and he provides a support service on countermeasures against divulging trade secrets, including drafting company regulations, data management practice, and employee training.He graduated from the University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences) with an M.S. in 2004, passed the Japanese patent agent examination in 2002, and has been admitted to practice law in Japan since 2009. He regularly draws on his technical background and expertise to advise clients on various technology matters, including AI (particularly generative AI), data protection, med-tech, healthcare, software, systems, cloud computing, information technology, DX, and quantum computing. He has a deep understanding of artificial intelligence due to his research on neural networks, and uses his experience as a Japanese patent attorney to advise clients on a wide range of legal matters. He also handles litigation involving patents, employee inventions, trade secrets and other tech and intellectual property issues, and has considerable experience with trade secrets disputes and supporting clients with the establishment and implementation of countermeasures to protect trade secrets, including drafting company regulations, designing data management practices, and conducting employee training.
Representative Work
Seminars
Publications
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Legal Practice in the Agri-Food Business: Legal Strategies to Support Sustainability and Innovation in Food and Agriculture
Books
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Chambers Global Practice Guides - Trade Secrets 2022 (Japan Chapter)
Articles
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Chambers Global Practice Guides - Trade Secrets 2021 (Japan Chapter)
Articles
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Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)
Books
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Practical Law Global Guide: Confidentiality Q&A - Japan
Articles
News
- Appointment
- Notice of the appointment of our new partners
- Appointment
- Appointment to the Intellectual Property Legislation Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Appointment
- Toshihiko Hamano has been appointed as a member of the Examination Committee for the “Intellectual Property Management Skills Test”
Education
- 2007
- Waseda Law School (J.D.)
- 2004
- University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences(M.S.)
- 2002
- The University of Tokyo (B.E.)
Professional Experience
- Chairperson of the Intellectual Property committee of the AI and Law Society
- A member of the Intellectual Property Legislation Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- A member of the Examination Committee for the “Intellectual Property Management Skills Test”
- Intellectual Property Div., NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
- Kyowa Patent and Law Office
- Kyowa Patent and Law Office
- Successfully passed the Japan patent attorney examination