Seiji OHNO
Managing Partner,
Attorney-at-Law (Admitted in Japan and New York)
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PRACTICE AREA
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| Intellectual Property Litigation; Licensing and Opinion Works |
ADMISSION／MEMBERSHIP
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Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
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EDUCATION ／WORK EXPERIENCE
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
- 2007-present
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Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property Law of Keio Law School, Tokyo
- 2005-2008
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Adjunct Staff of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo
- 2004-2007
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Adjunct Professor in Pharmaceutical and Medical Business of Tokyo Graduate School, Tokyo
- 2003
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Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property Law of Tsukuba Graduate School, Ibaraki
- 2001-2002
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Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property Law of Chiba University , Chiba
- 2000-present
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Managing Partner of Ohno & Partners, Tokyo
- 1991-1994, 1996-2000
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Yuasa and Hara, Tokyo
- 1995-1996
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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner, L.L.P., Washington
D.C. (Associate Attorney of Biotech and Pharmaceutical Group)
- 1994-1995
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Fenwick & West, L.L.P., Washington D.C. (Visiting Attorney)
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EDUCATION
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- Aug. 1994-May. 1995
The George Washington University Law School,
Washington D.C., LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property
- Apr. 1989-Mar. 1991
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Legal Research & Training Institute attached to the Supreme Court of Japan, Tokyo
- Apr. 1981-Mar. 1985
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University of Tokyo, Tokyo, LL.B.
- Apr. 1979-Mar. 1981
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University of Tokyo College of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo (Major: Biology)
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RECOGNITION |
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◆Listed in A-List: Japan's top 100 lawyers,by ASIA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL.(2020-2021)
◆Listed in IP Stars, a guide by Managing IP listing leading IP practitioners in each jurisdiction (2014-2015,2017-2019)
◆Listed in IAM Patent 1000 (2022)
◆Recommended by IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Practitioners - in litigation and transactions categories (2014-2017)
◆Listed in Chambers Global as one of the Band 1 lawyers in Intellectual Property (2013-2014, 2018)
◆Listed in Chambers Asia-Pacific as one of the Band 1 lawyers in Intellectual Property (2013-2019)
◆Listed as one of the leading practitioners in Patents by Who's Who Legal, a guide by Law Business Research Ltd. selecting the foremost lawyers in each jurisdiction (1998, 2001, 2003, 2005-2024)
◆Listed as one of the leading practitioners in Life Sciences by Who's Who Legal (2009-2024)
◆Listed as one of the leading practitioners in Intellectual Property by Who's Who Legal: Japan (2016-2024)
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PUBLICATIONS
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Publications (Books):
◆Future in IP Cases
(Co-author, Daini Tokyo Bar Association 2003)
◆Basic Theories on International IP Infringement Litigation
(Co-author, Keizai Sangyo Chosakai 2003)
◆Discussions on Claim Interpretation by Patent Practice Experts
(Co-author, Hatsumei Kyokai 2003)
◆Practitioner’s Guide Vol. 5
(Co-author, Tokyo Horei Shuppan 2002)
◆Validity of Patents in Patent Infringement Litigation
(Co-author, Professor Naoki Koizumi of Sophia University
and Institute of Intellectual Property ed., Yushodo Press 2001)
◆Studies on Business Method Patents in the United States
(Co-author, Institute of Intellectual Property ed., Keizai Sangyo Chosakai 2001)
Publications (Law Review Articles):
◆Theoretical and Practical Analyses on the Supreme Court Decision in Card Reader Case
(48 AIPPI 164) (2003)
◆Review on the Supreme Court Decision in Card Reader Case
(4 Chizai Prism 5) (2003)
◆Court Review on the Tokimeki Memorial Copyright Supreme Court Decision
(HANREI TIMES ) (2002)
◆Patent Strategies for Post Genome Era
(51 Chizai Kanri 1389) (2001)
◆Invalidation Defense in Patent Infringement Litigation
(42 Chizaiken Forum 40) (2000)
◆Outbreak of Business Model Patent Battles
(6 CIAJ Journal 43) (2000)
◆Enforcement of U.S. Patents before Japanese Courts
(42 Chizaiken Forum 34) (1999)
◆Patent Dispute in the Cyber Space Era
(1010 Keiri Joho 4) (1998)
◆Practical View Points on the Supreme Court Decision in the Aluminum Wheel case
(71 CIPIC Journal 43) (1997)
◆The Licensing Elixir: Pumping Life into Exhausted Patent Rights?
(2 IP Asia 33) (1998)
◆International Exhaustion Principles
(Co-author, 32 les Nouvelles 97) (1997)
◆Practical Researches on the Control Method of Attorneys’Fees
in U.S. Intellectual Litigation
(46 Chizai Kanri 1895)(1996)
◆Doctrine of Equivalents and Two Estoppel Theories
(49 Patent 2) (1996)
◆Copyright Issues on Cartoon Characters
(22 Intellectual Property 15)(1994)
◆Practical View Points on the Amendment on the Unfair Competition Prevention Law
(19 Intellectual Property 3) (1993) |
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LANGUAGES |
| Japanese, English |
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PAGETOP
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