Yumiko Waseda
Partner Attorney-at-Law/Partner Patent Attorney
Principal Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Software Development and Disputes
- AI・Information Technology
- Entertainment Law
- Corporate Law
- Labor Law
Professional Organizations
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association
| 1978 | Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School |
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| 1983 | Graduated from Hitotsubashi University |
| 1985 | Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan |
| 1985 | Admitted as attorney-at-law in Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) |
| 2004 | Vice president, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (one-year term) |
| 2005 | Executive director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (one-year term) |
| 2005 | Max Law Offices merged with Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
| 2013 | Joined Tokyo Roppongi Law & Patent Office |
| 2016 | President, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (one-year term) |
| 2016 | Vice president, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (one-year term) |
| 2014-2018 | Outside auditor, Kao Corporation) |
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| 2015-Present | Outside auditor, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. |
| 2021-Present | Outside auditor, IHI Corporation |
| 1995-2002 | Member, Copyright Council Committee of Experts, Agency for Cultural Affairs |
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| 2000-2001 | Member, Research Committee on Protection of Image Designs Displayed on Screens, Institute of Intellectual Property |
| 2001-2003 | Vice chairman, Computer Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2002-2004 | Member, Rights Restriction Committee, Copyright Research and Information Center |
| 2002-2004 | Member, Rights Attribution Committee for Governmental Procurement of Software, Software Information Center |
| 2003 | Councilor, Software Information Center |
| 2003-2004 | Member, Committee to Promote Digitalization of Information on Cultural Heritages, Agency for Cultural Affairs |
| 2003-2004 | Member, Research Committee on Issues Related to Ensuring Peace of Mind and Trust in a Highly Networked Society, Joint Project of the Electronic Commercial Transaction Promotion Council |
| 2004-2005 | Member, Research Committee on the State of Design Protection in Foreign Countries, Institute of Intellectual Property |
| 2004-Present | Member, Ethics Committee for Medical Engineering Experiments, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| 2005-2009 | Part-time assistant professor, Waseda University, Graduate School of Law |
| 2006-Present | Member, Ethics Committee for Experiments on Human-Derived Samples, Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| 2006-2009 | Member, Portrait Rights Committee, Copyright Research and Information Center |
| 2008-Present | Conciliator and arbitrator, Software Information Center, Software Dispute Resolution Center |
| 2010-2014 | Member, Disciplinary Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association |
| 2010 | Member, Green Innovation Working Group, Restriction and Reform System Subcommittee, Administrative Reform Conference, Cabinet Office |
| 2011-2014 | Temporary member, Industrial Property Rights Council, Japan Patent Office |
| 2011-2013 | Chairman, Training Center, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2012-2014 | Vice president, Intellectual Property Center; and chairman, Copyright PT, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2013-2016 | Lecturer, Specific Infringement Lawsuit Agency Business Training (Unfair Competition Prevention Act), Japan Patent Attorneys Association |
| 2014-2019 | Temporary member, Industrial Structure Council (Intellectual Property Subcommittee), Japan Patent Office |
| 2014-2015 | Secretary general, Intellectual Property Center, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2015-2016 | Chairman, Intellectual Property Center, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2020-Present | Director, Center for Housing Renovation and Dispute Settlement Support Public Interest Incorporated Foundation |
| 2020-Present | Senior managing director、Japan Law Foundation |
| 2022 | Received 2022 Intellectual Property Merit Award (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) |
| 2022 | Expert Member of the Council for Cultural Affairs (Copyright Subcommittee) |
Principal Publications
- Intellectual Property Lawsuit Practice Compendium III (Characteristics of Justice and Practice concerning Rights Adjacent to Copyrights), Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2014
- “The Latest in Intellectual Property Lawsuit Practice,” Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2020
- 〔2nd ed.〕100 Q&A You Want to Know about Copyright Law from the CRIC Copyright Counselling Room” Copyright, Copyright Research and Information Center, 2020
- “The Latest in Intellectual Property Lawsuit Practice,” Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2020
- 100 Q&A You Want to Know about Intellectual Property Law from the CRIC Copyright Counselling Room, Copyright Research and Information Center, 2014
- Notes of Intellectual Property Law Supreme Court’s Precedents Compendium III－Copyright Law/Overall Precedents Index, Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2009
- Copyright Law Notes (all 3 Volumes), Keisou Shobo (joint work), 2009
- “Copyright Law for Members of the Intellectual Property Department Part 2 (Practice) Infringement of Copyright and Tort,” Patent News No. 12357
- “Protection by Copyright Law and Neighboring Laws,” Monthly Kopiraito No. 567, 2008
- IT IP and Legal Operation [2nd edition], Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (joint work), 2008
- “Design and Copyright,” Patent News, 2008.4.16
- “Impact of Corporate Reorganization on License Contracts and Perspectives for Consideration,” NBL (joint work), Vol. 1 No.861 2007.7.5, Vol. 2 No.862 2007.8.1
- “Intellectual Property Law as Business Law: The Practical Understanding that is Demanded”, NBL No.854 (joint work), 2007.4.1
- Legal Advice about IP License Contracts, Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2007
- “About Intellectual Property Law Risks in M&A, etc.,” NBL No.844 2006.11.1
- Research Report on the State of Design Protection in Foreign Countries (UK), Institute of Intellectual Property (joint work), 2005
- Copyright Related Litigation Procedure Law (New Judge Practice Compendium), Seirin Shoin (joint work), 2004
- IT Business Law 2003, IMS Shuppan, 2003
- “Protection of Copyright and Provider Liability Limitation Law,” Law and Computer No. 21, 2003.7
- Research Report on Protection of Image Designs Displayed on Screens, Institute of Intellectual Property (joint work)
- Legal Knowledge and Q&A Concerning the Internet & Digital Contents, Hougaku Shoin (joint work), 2000
- “Kopiraito Q&A,” Copyright Research and Information Center (joint work)
- Work of Municipality and Copyright, Copyright Research and Information Center (joint work)
- Copyright Business and Law Practice, Training Culture Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (joint work)
- Basic Knowledge of Business Legal Terms, Jiyukokuminsha (joint work)
- Computer, Business, Law, Shoujihoumu Kenkyukai (joint work)
Academic Congresses, etc.
- Member, Copyright Law Congress
- Member, Law and Computer Congress
- Member, Intellectual Property Law Workshop, Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Member, Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan (IPLNET Japan)