Tsugihiro Okada

Mr. Okada focuses his practice on intellectual property law and information technology and communications matters. He also has significant experience advising clients on data protection, telecommunication law, and antitrust law matters.

• Represented foreign companies in IP-related cases to protect their rights to intellectual property, including characters, brands and software.
• Advised on and prepared documents for license agreements or franchise agreements relating to intellectual properties rights.
• Advised on and prepared documents for agreements involving information technology and communications matters.
• Represented foreign companies in registration for plant variety rights at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
• Represented foreign companies before Japanese courts in infringement and invalidation cases.
• Represented foreign companies in customs seizures of counterfeit products.
• Advised on intellectual property financing and represented financing companies in registration procedures thereof.
• Advised on data protection and privacy policy.
• Provided support in an application for a leniency program for administrative fines under the Japanese Antitrust Act.
• Advised on issues relating to corporate governance.

• New York State Bar Association - Member
• Tokyo Bar Association - Member
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property - Member