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Kozo Yabe
TokyoPartner (Attorney)
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association / Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Practice Areas
- Intellectual property litigation and contracts
- Civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation in Internet-related fields (domain name, copyright, information protection, dispute settlement, etc.)
- International business transactions and dispute settlement
- M&A corporate compliance
Biography
| 1962 | Born in Tokyo |
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| Mar. 1980 | Toin Gakuen High School |
| Mar. 1985 | Chuo University Faculty of Law Department of Law |
| Apr. 1991 | The Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (43rd term) Registered with Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association Yuasa Law & Patent Office (current: Yuasa and Hara) |
| May 1994 | University of Illinois College of Law (LL.M.) |
| Sep. 1994 | Keck, Mahin & Cate (Chicago, IL) (- 1995) |
| 1995 | Graham & James LLP (Los Angeles, CA) (- 1996) |
| 1999 | Registered as a patent attorney |
| 2000 | Adjunct Professor of University of Illinois College of Law (the course of “Japanese Business Law”) (- present) |
| 2003 | Visiting Lecturer of Chuo Law School (Intellectual Property Legal Clinic) (- 2009) |
| 2009 | Vice Chairman of the JFBA Committee on Law School (- 2021) |
| 2009 | Examiner of the Patent Attorney Examination (- 2013) |
| Jun. 2017 | Outside Director of Nihon Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd. (- present) |
| Jun. 2021 | Chief Secretary of the JFBA Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (- Jun. 2022) |
| Jan. 2022 | Midosuji LPC Tokyo Office |
| Jun. 2022 | Chairperson of the JFBA Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (- May 2023) |
Publications
- “E-commerce Operators and Related IP Risks” (Business & Law LLC, October 2023)
Lectures
- “Lecture on Intellectual Property in 2024 – Intellectual Property and Contracts: Drafting Agreements Useful for Business” (Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, July 2024)
- “Business Expansion into the U.S. through M&A and Relevant Legal Affairs – CFIUS Regulations and Latest Practice on Antitrust / Competition Merger Regulations and Filings in the U.S. -” (joint seminar by Midosuji LPC and Baker & Hostetler, June 2022)
Activities
- AIPPI Japan, Senior Director
- Board Member of Japan Trademark Association
- Board Member of Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan
- Member of Licensing Executives Society Japan
- Leading Practitioner for Intellectual Property, Chambers
- Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property, asialaw
- Leading practitioner in Gold, World Trademark Review
- Lawyer of the year for IT, Corporate INTL
- The A-List 2024: Japan’s Top Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
- Distinguished Alumnus, University of Illinois College of Law
Languages
Japanese / English