Hiroto ImaiPartnerTokyo

Biography
Hiroto Imai is a bengoshi (Japanese qualified lawyer)
and a benrishi (Japanese qualified patent attorney) in
Hogan Lovells' Tokyo office. Since 1997, Hiroto has
handled various patent and other intellectual property
disputes/matters, including patent litigations in avariety of industry sectors, invalidation trials, face-toface negotiations, settlements, brand protections,licensing, and IP aspects of corporate and commercialtransactions. Whilst his primary focus is on IP practice,
Hiroto also has extensive experience in handling
corporate and commercial disputes/matters in a wide
variety of areas.
Hiroto studied science at Waseda University (B.Eng.
1991) and at the Graduate School of Science andEngineering, Waseda University (1991-1992). He
studied law at the Legal Training and Research Institute,
the Supreme Court of Japan and at the University ofPennsylvania, (LL.M. 2002). Prior to joining Hogan
Lovells, he worked at the Tokyo and London offices of a
Magic Circle firm in the IP and Corporate practicegroups, as well as at leading Japanese law firms.
In Japan, few attorneys have scientific or engineering
backgrounds; however, Hiroto actively uses thestrength and knowledge of his own scientificbackground in handling patent disputes/matters, etc., invarious technical fields, whether they are contentious ornot.

Representative experiencePhone+81 3 5157 8166

Fax
+81 3 5157 8210

Emailhiroto.imai@hoganlovells.com

Languages
Japanese
EnglishPracticesIntellectual Property
Commercial
Litigation Services
Employment
Privacy and Cybersecurity

Industries
Life Sciences and Health Care
Technology and Telecoms

Advising global and Japanese companies in relation topatent disputes including performing provisional
dispositions, litigations, invalidation trials, face-to-facenegotiations with adverse parties, and settlements.

Education and admissions
Education

Advising global and Japanese companies on IP related
contracts, IP commercial transactions, patent/trademark
infringement search reports, IP due diligence, personal
data protection.

LL.M., University of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Legal Training andResearch Institute, 1995-1997
Graduate School of Science andEngineering, Waseda University,1991-1992
B.Eng., Waseda University, 1991

Advising clients on company law, product liability law,anti-monopoly law, government regulatory laws,
commercial matters, labour laws, and real property.

Bar admissions andqualifications

Advising global and Japanese companies regarding IP
disputes including trademark, design, copyright, trade
secret, Unfair Competition Prevention Law.

Acting for and advising global and Japanese companies
regarding various disputes in relation to commercial
transactions, contracts, product liability andemployment issues.

Japan - Daiichi Tokyo Bar
Association
Japan Patent Attorneys Association

Awards and rankings

Accolades

Leading individual in Japan for Enforcement andLitigation, World Trademark Review 1000, 20232024
Next Generation Partner: Bengoshi, Legal 500 AsiaPacific, 2020 - 2024
Patent Star in Japan, Managing Intellectual Property
IP Stars, 2020 - 2024
Leading individual for Patent Litigation in Japan, IAM
Patent 1000, 2023- 2024
Leading individual for Patent Transactions in Japan,
IAM Patent 1000, 2023- 2024
The Best Lawyers in Japan, Intellectual Property, Best
Lawyers, 2022
Leading individual in Japan for Intellectual Property,
Who's Who Legal, 2023

Latest thinking and events
NewsJapan: Interim report on the revision of the Act on"...the engineering master Imai is ararity on the domestic scene; few
Japanese attorneys at law soeffectively combine cross-cultural
sensitivity, immense technical depthand astute legal insight."

IAM Patent 1000, 2018

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