Mr. ABE is an Attorney-at-Law, admitted in both Japan and New York. He is currently a Guest Professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and formerly a lecturer of The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine. He is an arbitrator in Japan and sit on various positions in Japanese medical/pharmaceutical societies.
Mr. ABE works in wide areas of international and corporate matters with a focus on intellectual property law and international commerce. The patent litigations that he has participated in to date, covers the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry, electronics and machinery, which involve advanced technology such as biotechnology, semiconductors, etc., and which are cross-border matters. He has extensive experience on representing and advising multinational and domestic clients in pharmaceutical industry and is currently involved in the drastic battle between brand pharmaceutical companies and brand pharmaceutical companies and also the one between brand pharmaceutical companies and generic companies. He also has experience in trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation.
He is a frequent speaker and author to various industrial media and forums. He is also being interviewed by notable journals and magazines concerned with intellectual property law and business.
Year Joined Firm: 2003
Education/Alumni:
- Tokyo University, Faculty of Law
- Boston University School of Law
Languages Spoken: Japanese, English
Network Memberships: AIPLA, INTA, IBA, AIPPI