Hidetoshi Masunaga
Global Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Dispute Resolution: Domestic
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Provided by Hidetoshi Masunaga
Practice Areas
Intellectual property law and tax law
Career
Case highlights: - Case of a claim for nullification of correction of corporate tax to JPY 25.2 billion （Tokyo High Court judgment 2006/03/15） - Case of a claim for a reasonable remuneration for employee’s invention (Blue LED) by Dr. Shuji Nakamura, Nobel prize laureate in Physics 2014. The Tokyo District Court 2004/01/30 ordered company to pay 20 billion as the consideration for transfer of the patent.
Professional Memberships
Admitted in Japan (1973), Washington D.C. (1981), New York (1984).
Publications
Article concerning “Vote-Value Disparity in the Upper House” (Hanrei Jiho 2456-125, 2020/11/11）
Book “Litigation under the Governance Theory of Population Proportional Election Ⅳ” (Nippon Hyoron Sha Co., Ltd., 2023/9/30)
Book “Litigation under the Governance Theory of Population Proportional Election Ⅲ” (Nippon Hyoron Sha Co., Ltd., 2021/5/3)
Book “Litigation under the Governance Theory of Population Proportional Election Ⅱ” (Nippon Hyoron Sha Co., Ltd., 2020/09/30)
Book “Litigation under the Governance Theory of Population Proportional Election” (Nippon Hyoron Sha Co., Ltd., 2020/03/31)
Article “Two Major Issues in the December 19, 2018 Decision of the Supreme Court of Japan Grand Bench” (Hanrei Jiho 2403-130, 2019/06/21)
Languages Spoken
Japanese / English
Education
Columbia University
LL.M.
1979
The University of Tokyo
B.E.
1973
The University of Tokyo
LL.B.
1965
Chambers Review
Global
Hidetoshi Masunaga has significant expertise in handling contentious matters in Tokyo District Court, High Court and Supreme Court. He is particularly experienced in advising on corporate tax disputes and IP infringement litigation.
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