Atsushi Okada

Practice Areas

Atsushi Okada is co-head of the firm's IP, Data Security, Fintech, Healthcare and AI/IoT practice groups.

He focuses on international and domestic infringement litigation, licensing, TMT, data protection, product liability disputes, cyber security, and other IP/IT related transactions in a broad range of technical fields. He is also an expert in privacy and global compliance with data protection laws in Japan, Europe, the U.S. and other Asian countries.

Career

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2001); joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2002); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2007); with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Silicon Valley (2007-2008);

Lecturer at Rikkyo University (Patent and Trademark) (2010-2011); Visiting Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University (Copyright) (2011-); Lecturer for the Infringement Litigation Training Program at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (Unfair Competition) (2015-2017);

Member of Committee on AI and Data Contract Guidelines, METI (2017-2019); Member of Committee on Smart City Architecture, Cabinet Office (2019); Member of Board of Examiners, Japan Patent Office (2021-); Working Group Member of the Project Team for the Evolution and Implementation of AI, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (2023-); Member of the AI Strategy Council, Cabinet Office (2023-); Member of the Committee for IP Rights in the Age of AI, Cabinet Office (2023-); Member of the Expert Committee for the Guidelines for Utilization of Generative AI, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (2023-); Working Group Member of the AI Operator Guidelines, METI (2023-)

Professional Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association; New York State Bar Association

Publications

"Act on the Protection of Personal Information" 2024

"Patent Litigation" 2022

"Privacy Laws & Digital Advertising: Multi-jurisdictional Overview and Implications - CJPP Japan Data Guidance" 2021

"Japan - Cookies & Similar Technologies" 2022

"Legal Affairs for Platform Businesses [2nd ed.]" 2022

"The Financial Technology Law Review [5th ed.]" 2022

"The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review [3rd ed.]" 2022

"Q&A: Digital Health and Law [2nd ed.]" 2022

"Regulations on Autonomous Cars and MaaS Businesses" 2021

"Drone Business and Regulations (2nd ed.)" 2022

"Biometric data using facial recognition technology and privacy in public space" 2021

"Trademark Protection Towards the Upcoming Tokyo Olympics: Legal Framework to Regulate Ambush Marketing" 2020

"International Libel and Privacy Handbook" 2020

"Legal Frontier in AI, IoT and Big Data" 2019

"Contract Guidelines for AI and Data Utilization" 2018

"Standard Essential Patents and International Arbitration" 2018

"Regulations on Health Food Labels" 2018

"Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Interpretation of Patent Claims - Doctrine of Equivalents" 2012

"Thorough Analysis of Employee Invention" 2005