With more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property counseling and litigation, Michiru Takahashi has represented famous brands such as Starbucks, Dell, Mag Instrument, and Sunkist. Her practice focuses on trademark, unfair competition, and copyright issues, including infringement litigation and trademark prosecution.
Michiru has significant experience protecting trade dress and product configuration. As lead counsel, she represented Mag Instrument in the landmark case at the Intellectual Property High Court. The case marked the first time the court granted 3-D trademark registration to a product configuration (i.e., Mini Maglite flashlight product shape). She also has extensive experience in cross-border technology transactions, including patent and know-how licensing and development agreements.
In addition, Michiru frequently counsels clients on privacy and data security issues. With more than 10 years of experience in this practice, she regularly advises foreign clients on Japanese personal information protection law, including the development of internal policies and measures against privacy breach cases. She also has significant experience advising Japanese multinational clients in relation to international transfer of personal data and EU and other Asian nations' data protection laws and regulations.
Michiru is a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and the International Trademark Association.
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Altre Pubblicazioni
- March 2023
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023, Chambers Global Practice Guides - March 2022
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022, Chambers Global Practice Guides - March 2021
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021, Chambers Global Practice Guides - March 2020
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2020, Chambers Global Practice Guides - March 2019
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2019, Chambers Global Practice Guides - January 2018
Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2018, Chambers Global Practice Guides - December 2017
ビジネスの視点から見た中国サイバーセキュリティ法(『日中経協ジャーナル』12月号) - September 2017
Data Breach Advisory Note-Japan, DataGuidance - May 2016
Data Breach Advisory Note-Japan, DataGuidance (on-line) - May 2009
A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore - January 2007
Q&AでスッキリわかるIT社会の法律相談/Q&A Legal Issues in IT Society(清文社) - March 2006
Personal Information Protection Law in Japan, Privacy & Data Security Law Journal - March 2006
Personal Information Protection Law in Japan, Privacy & Data Security Review - March 2006
Personal Information Protection Law in Japan, World Data Protection Report, BNA International - June/July 1995
Parallel Importation of Patented Goods Does Not Constitute Patent Infringement, Issue 73 of Patent World
- October 2020
蘭日貿易連盟(Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation): 情報漏洩の法的側面~2020年改正法を中心に~ - September 2020
JICN (The Japan In-House Counsel Network): Amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act and its Impact - October 23, 2017
How to Prepare for the GDPR for Japanese Companies - October 2017
ジョーンズ・デイセミナー:EU一般データ保護規則(GDPR)への備え - 日本企業向け - - July 2017
ジョーンズ・デイ知的財産セミナー:小宮義則特許庁顧問による「第四次産業革命と今後の日本の知的財産戦略」講演 - April 2017
ジョーンズ・デイ ライフサイエンスセミナー:医薬品に関する国際契約書の作成・交渉(1) - July 2016
ジョーンズ・デイセミナー:近時のEUにおけるプライバシーに関する新情勢 - June 2016
ジョーンズ・デイ ライフサイエンスセミナー:近時の EUにおけるデータに関する新情勢 - April 2016
AIPPI JAPANセミナー:米国特許訴訟の最新情報 - September 2015
ジョーンズ・デイ米国訴訟セミナー:米国訴訟において日本の企業が留意すべき事項 - September 2015
日本弁理士会セミナー:米国における知財法務の最新動向 ~現在のアンチパテント環境における道標 - December 2014
AIPPI JAPANセミナー:米国特許訴訟の最新情報 - September 2013
AIPPI・JAPANセミナー:米国特許訴訟の最新情報 - September 2012
AIPPI・JAPANセミナー「米国特許法改正及び米国特許訴訟の最新情報」 - November 30, 2001
Privacy Protection in the Network Society, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health.
"She consistently provides outstanding service and advice. She has excellent communication skills as well as a service-minded and thoughtful approach."Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Cornell University (LL.M. 1993); The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1989); Kyoto University (LL.B. 1985)
- Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) as an attorney at law and (Japan Patent Attorneys Association) as a patent attorney
Ranked as a leading lawyer/individual for intellectual property by:
WTR Global Leaders 2024 (private practice)
World Trademark Review (2014-2024)
Chambers Asia-Pacific (2011-2024)
Chambers Global (2012-2024)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2013-2024)
"IP Stars" (2014-2021) and "IP Stars — Top 250 Women in IP" (2016, 2018), Managing Intellectual Property
World IP Review (2016-2018, 2020-2021) and "Top 80" WIPR Influential Women in IP (2019)
The Best Lawyers in Japan (2019-2024)
Acritas Star Lawyer (2021)
- English, Japanese