Kumiko Iwai
Special Counsel
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1568
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2568
Have dealt with matters including making and reviewing contracts both in domestic and cross border, such as making distributorship, commercial transaction, establishing joint venture companies, granting intellectual property licenses, joint research, developing software. Also have provided advices on matters related general corporate governance, technology transfer and open source software and so on.
Practice Areas
Topics
Oct 21, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
Background
| Mar 2001 | Keio University (LL.B.) |
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| Mar 2006 | Keio University Law School (J.D.) |
| 2007 - 2008 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| Dec 2008 - Jun 2011 | Soga Uryu & Itoga (Beijing, Tokyo and Shanghai Office) |
| Jul 2011 - Jul 2014 | Seconded to The National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT) |
| Mar 2012 - Apr 2019 | Soga Law Office |
| 2012 - 2015 | Assistant lecturer, Keio University Law School |
| 2012 - 2015 | Software Information Center(SOFTIC）, Member of the Committee for the Study of Intellectual Property Rights Issues in China |
| 2013 - | The Association of Intellectual Property Education |
| 2014 - 2021 | Part-time Lecturer, Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management |
| 2015 | Part-time Lecturer, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School for working adults |
| 2015 - 2018 | Software Information Center(SOFTIC）, Member of the Committee for the Study of the Use of OSS d Legal Risks in the IoT Era |
| Sep 2016 - Jul 2018 | Seconded to Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law, Philippines） |
| 2018 - | Japan Intellectual Property Association, Instructor for Training Seminar |
| Apr 2020 - Sep 2020 | Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University |
| 2022 - | Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Member of the Center of Intellectual Property |
| Apr 2022 - | Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University |
| Apr 2022 - | Part-time Lecturer, Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management |
Publications
Practices How to Manage the Risks concerning Licensing Agreements of Open Source Software
Business Law Journal (Aug 2019)
Jun 2019
The Textbook for OSS Licenses
Gijutsu-Hyoron Co., Ltd.
Sep 2018
Q&A on the Use of OSS and Legal Issues in the IoT Era
General Incorporated Association Software Information Center (SOFTIC)
Mar 2018
Data Privacy Act and Implementing Rules and Regulations in Philippines
Kokusai Shoji Homu, vol.45 No.7
Jul 2017
The Latest Situation and Practical Points of Draft of the Work Invention Ordinance in China
Kokusai Shoji Homu, vol.43 No.7
Jul 2015
The Manual for Risk Management For Overseas IP Litigation
Japan Patent Office
Mar 2015
Outline of the Collection of Opinions on Revisions to Copyright Act in China
Kokusai Shoji Homu, vol.40 No.6
Jun 2012
Lectures
Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property(JSIP)2021~IP Dispute Resolution in Asia~ Program by Ministry of Justice (Civil Lawsuit regarding
Trademark Infringement)
Supreme Court, Intellectual Property High Court, Ministry of Justice, Japan Patent Office, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Lawyers IP Net
Oct 21, 2021
Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property(JSIP)2019 Follow Up Seminar (Myanmar)
Ministry of Justice
Jan 19, 2021
Legal Issues on Open Source Software
SMBC Consulting Co., Ltd., LexisNexis Japan
May 24, 2019
Legal Issues of Open Source Software~ From the Basics to the Latest Trends and Tips for Daily Business～
Lexis Nexis Japan / Business Law Journal
Dec 18, 2018
Professional Admissions
- Japan (2008)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English
- Chinese (Mandarin)